These Black Forest Brownies will knock the socks off from any chocolate lover! Rich and indulgent, these delicious Black Forest Brownies from scratch are much easier to make than their delightful flavor would have you assume!
Ingredients
1Csweet, unsalted sweet cream butter (room temp)
2Csugar
4eggs, room temp
2tspvanilla
2/3Ccocoa powder
1Cflour
1/2tspsalt
1/2tspbaking powder
1/2Cmini chocolate chips
1can of Cherry Pie Filling, drained
Rich Chocolate Ganache:
1 1/2Csemi-sweet chocolate chips plus some for topping
3/4Cheavy whipping cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.
Melt butter in the microwave.
Remove from the microwave.
Add ingredients one at a time.
Add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder.
Using your electric mixer incorporate the above ingredients.
Fold in the mini chocolate chips
Using a fork, lift some cherries out of the pie filling and tap the edge of the bowl. You dont want any of the jam from the filling to get into your brownie mix
add the cherries into the brownie mix and mix until combined
Pour brownie mix into prepared baking dish
Add a few more cherries on top of the batter
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow to cool on the counter completely
Chocolate Ganache Directions:
Using a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips, and heavy whipping cream
Place into the microwave on increments of 30 seconds until the chocolate chips start to melt
Use a whisk and whisk until chocolate is completely melted and the ganache starts to appear thick
Scoop some ganache into a piping bag to use later.
Pour the remaining ganache onto the cooled brownies
Allow for the ganache to harden for 20 minutes
Cut the tip off the piping bag and drizzle onto the brownies