Description
Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies are a decadent dessert combining chewy brownies, cherry buttercream icing, and rich chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 3/4 to 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 (12-ounce) jar CherryMan maraschino cherries (for icing)
- 3/4 cup butter, softened (for icing)
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for icing)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons half-and-half or milk (for icing)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice (for icing)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract (for icing)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (for ganache)
- 4 tablespoons butter (for ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 13×9-inch baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Combine sugar, melted butter, and water in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the cherry icing: Drain and chop cherries, reserving juice. Cream butter, powdered sugar, half-and-half, cherry juice, and almond extract. Stir in chopped cherries.
- Spread icing over cooled brownies. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- For the ganache: Microwave chocolate and butter in 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Spread evenly over icing.
- Let ganache set before cutting into squares.
Notes
- Use high-quality cocoa for best flavor.
- Chill brownies before cutting for cleaner slices.
- Adjust cherry juice in icing for desired consistency.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg