Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies are amazing! These homemade brownies are moist, super chocolaty, gooey, and fudgy filled with chocolate chips and delightful chocolate covered cherry cordial middles.
Satisfy your chocolate cravings with this ultra indulgent dessert! This recipe is downsized and makes a small batch of just 4 brownies, perfect for a small dinner party, family of four, Valentine’s Day, or a romantic dessert for two for 2 nights in a row!
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How to make Cherry Cordial Brownies:
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or other medium bowl, combine the cocoa, baking soda, melted butter, and the very hot water. Stir until mixed together.
With the mixer on the lowest speed add in order listed: sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, and salt. Mix until combined.
Gently fold in the chocolate chips just until combined.
Coat a 6 x 6 inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray. Click here for a 6 x 6 inch cake pan.
Cut a piece of parchment paper into a 6 x 12 inch rectangle. Place it inside the cake pan and press down to make a parchment sling for lifting the brownies out after baking.
Coat the parchment sling and cake pan generously with more non-stick cooking spray.
Pour the brownie batter mixture into the cake pan.
Press four cherry cordials upside down into the batter in an equal square pattern. Press each to rest on the bottom.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides. It is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
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Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies
Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies are amazing! These homemade brownies are super chocolaty, gooey, and fudgy filled with chocolate chips and delightful chocolate covered cherry cordial middles.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1/8 cup water (very hot)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 chocolate covered cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or other medium bowl, combine the cocoa, baking soda, melted butter, and the very hot water. Stir until mixed together.
- With the mixer on the lowest speed add in order listed: sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, and salt. Mix until combined.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips just until combined.
- Coat a 6 x 6 inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray. Click for a 6 x 6 cake pan.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper into a 6 x 12 inch rectangle. Place it inside the cake pan and press down to make a parchment sling for lifting the brownies out after baking.
- Coat the parchment sling and cake pan generously with more non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour the brownie batter mixture into the cake pan.
- Press four cherry cordials upside down into the batter in an equal square pattern. Press each to rest on the bottom.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides. It is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 421Saturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 227mgCarbohydrates: 60gFiber: 3gSugar: 42gProtein: 5g
