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Homemade Chocolate Cherry Brownies with glossy red cherries in a fudgy interior, crinkled crust sprinkled with sea salt, and fresh cherries nearby.

Chocolate Cherry Brownies

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Rich, fudgy Chocolate Cherry Brownies studded with sweet-tart cherries for a decadent Black Forest–inspired treat that’s surprisingly easy to make. No soggy fruit, no overpowering chocolate — just perfectly balanced flavor in every bite.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 48 minutes
Servings: 16 squares
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g dark chocolate - chopped
  • 170 g unsalted butter - cut into cubes
  • 200 g granulated sugar
  • 100 g brown sugar - packed
  • 3 large eggs - room temperature
  • 120 g all-purpose flour - sifted
  • 30 g cocoa powder - unsweetened
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 150 g fresh or frozen cherries - pitted & chopped
  • 75 g maraschino cherries - drained & chopped
  • 2 tablespoon cherry juice or syrup - from maraschino jar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 100 g chocolate chips - optional
  • 60 g chopped walnuts - optional
  • 0.5 teaspoon almond extract - optional
  • powdered sugar - for dusting, optional

Equipment

  • 1 9x13-inch baking pan (metal preferred for even baking)
  • 1 Large mixing bowl (for combining wet and dry ingredients)
  • 1 Double boiler or microwave-safe bowl (to melt chocolate and butter)
  • 1 Rubber spatula (for folding batter)
  • 1 Parchment paper (prevents sticking)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (keeps bottoms from getting soggy)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven, line pan with parchment, prepare cherries.
  2. Melt chocolate and butter, stir in sugars, eggs, vanilla.
  3. Sift in flour, cocoa, salt; fold until just combined.
  4. Fold in cherries, cherry juice, and any optional mix-ins.
  5. Spread batter in pan, bake until moist crumbs, cool completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 75gCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3.5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 170mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 320IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes
 

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