Description
Roasted Chocolate Cherry Brownies are ultra-fudgy homemade brownies made with rich cocoa, melty chocolate chips, and roasted cherries for deep, caramelized cherry flavor in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved
- 1 to 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Spread cherries on sheet, sprinkle with sugar, and roast for 10 minutes.
- Lower oven temperature to 325°F.
- Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment and spray lightly.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt together.
- Beat sugar, eggs, and egg yolk on high speed for 5 minutes.
- Mix in melted butter, oil, and vanilla until combined.
- Fold dry ingredients gently into wet mixture.
- Fold in half of the roasted cherries and chocolate chips.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until edges are set and center is slightly soft.
- Cool completely, then chill briefly before slicing.
- Top with remaining cherries before serving.
Notes
Do not overmix the batter and allow brownies to cool fully for clean, fudgy slices.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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