Today I share with you my April contribution to the Secret Recipe Club! We enjoyed these Chocolate Cherry Brownies for dessert last week, with a dollop of whipped cream and cherry sauce.
This month I was assigned the blog Why I’m Not Skinny. I spent a lot of time looking through Maxcie’s blog, she describes herself as a 30- Something from South Africa, living abroad in Brussels. Her blog is full of restaurant reviews and recipes. I actually made two, this one and her Cheese Swirls. Had the season been different you would be reading a recipe for Tomato Salad!
The recipe I followed was for Berry Chocolate Brownies, but we had a slight glitch in the kitchen; His name is Hayden and he is my youngest son. I purchased all of the ingredients, and was slowly putting groceries away in between a half dozen other things when he came to me and said, “those raspberries weren’t for anything special were they?” “Why?” was my reply. “Well, I was standing at the counter talking to Josie (his twin) and I had one, and then I looked down and they were GONE! I don’t know how it happened, but I ate them ALL!”
I always have frozen cherries in the freezer for smoothies … and so the Chocolate Cherry Brownies were born. I had planned to serve them warm with cherry sauce and whipped cream. I will tell you that if you want a gooey brownie, do it that way. If you want a more stabilized brownie, let them completely cool, and they will cut like a brownie most of us are used to. They were good both ways!
Enjoy the recipe!
Love Brownies? Try these other Epic Brownie Recipes.
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Chocolate Cherry Brownies
Gooey fudgy brownies with cherries, served as a dessert with cherry sauce or cooled and cut as bars.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cherries dusted with 1/4 cup flour
- For the syrup:
- 2 cups cherries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
In a saucepan over low heat melt butter and chocolate chips. Stirring until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add sugar. Stir.
Sift in flour and cocoa powder.
Coat cherries with flour, then gently fold into batter.
Spread into pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream and cherry sauce, or cool completely and cut into bars.
Cherry Sauce: Combine cherries, lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan, over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the cherries break down and sauce thickens. About 10-15 minutes. Wonderful over desserts, ice cream, pancakes etc.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 375Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 115mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 41gProtein: 4g
Nutrition isn't always accurate.
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You can make any kind of berries into a sauce using the quick recipe I showed here with cherries.
We love Homemade Raspberry Sauce!
Want to learn more about the Secret Recipe Club? Take a look!
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If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela
Saundra @ Famished Fish says
Oh I love it when the family eats my ingredients! 😛 But hey the mishap led to a lovely dessert. Love Maxcie’s blog!
Michaela Kenkel says
Next time I will get the raspberries in there, right? 😉
Camilla @ Culinary Adventures says
LOVE chocolate and cherry together. Thanks for sharing with the SRC.
Michaela Kenkel says
Love my SRC Mondays! 🙂
Maxine says
So glad that you liked them!
Can’t wait to see your cheese swirls as well!!!!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Michaela Kenkel says
My cheese swirls did not look as pretty as yours! :/ Kids loved them though!
Kelly says
Those brownies are killing me, Michaela! I want some now! For breakfast! 😀 Great pick for the SRC! 😀
Michaela Kenkel says
I will happily share with you, Kelly!
Renee's Kitchen Adventures says
Chocolate and cherries together is a marriage made in heaven! Hand me a spoon!
Michaela Kenkel says
Saved you a big one, Renee!
Corina says
Chocolate and cherries is such a great combination – and raspberries would have been too!
Michaela Kenkel says
Agreed! 🙂
Miz Helen says
I would love to have this awesome Brownie right now! It is always fun cooking with you in the SRC and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Michaela Kenkel says
I love cooking with you, too!! Someday I hope to get YOUR blog! 🙂
Allison says
Yum, I love chocolate and cherries together!
Stephanie at Dessert before Dinner says
This sounds like a great combination, but I only ever eat the gooey kind of brownies. That sounds the best. Great SRC post.
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
Yum! Brownies are one of my favorites…the combination of cherries and chocolate sounds just about perfect!
Mary (The Godmother @ Goodie Godmother) says
Awww… how could you be mad at such a cute question? LOL I’m so glad you had a ready alternative and still made some super tasty looking brownies. These would be great around Valentine’s Day too!