BROWNIES WITH DRIED CHERRIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with enough aluminum foil to hang over the edges. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
• Melt baking chocolate and butter together in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes. Stir sugar into chocolate mixture until dissolved. Cool mixture slightly.
• Mix eggs into into chocolate mixture until well mixed; stir in vanilla extract. Stir flour into chocolate mixture just until batter is moistened.
• Process pecans and dried cherries in a food processor until chopped; fold into batter with chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brownies begin to pull away from the edges and are set in the middle, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Line the bottom and sides of an 8" or 9" square baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and chopped chocolate, stirring constantly, until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat, set aside, and allow to cool for about 10-15 minutes.
• When the chocolate/butter mixture has cooled, whisk in the brown sugar and granulated sugars until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking until smooth after each egg addition, then whisk in the vanilla.
• Gently fold in the flour and salt. After everything is combined, add chocolate chips and halved cherries and stir gently until evenly dispersed.
• Pour batter into prepared baking pan, pressing additional cherry halves into the top of the batter, if desired. Bake the brownies for 34-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs on it. Allow the brownies to cool completely on a wire rack before serving. Once cooled, lift the foil out of the pan using the overhang on the sides and cut into squares with a very sharp knife. Store leftovers covered tightly at room temperature up to 5 days. Brownies freeze well, up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature.