Easy Black Forest Brownies | With Maraschino cherries
Rich, fudgy chocolate brownies dotted with sweet maraschino cherries and deep cocoa flavor. Easy recipe Inspired by Black Forest cake, these brownies are moist, and rich.
Servings 16 Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup (60ml) Lukewarm Water
- 1 Stick (113g) Butter, cut into 1" pieces
- 1/2 Cup (45g) Natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 Cup (60g) Semi-sweet (72%) chopped chocolate
- 1 1/4 Cup (250g) Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 Cup (60g) Unbleached AP flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt Skip if using salted butter
- 1/2 Cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chopped or chips
- 1/2 Cup (85g) stem-free drained Maraschino cherries, at room temperature.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 335F (170C) and line one eight-inch pan with parchment paper Grease the sides and set aside.
- Cut the drained cherries (60g) in half or quarters, then place them in a bowl over a paper towel. Gently swirl the bowl around to remove access liquid.
- Over the stove, on medium-low heat, melt the butter (113g), dark chopped chocolate (60g), and water (60ml). Mix in the cocoa powder (45g).
- Add the sugar (250g), then whisk in the eggs (two).
- Mix the flour (60g), salt (1/2 teaspoon), and baking powder (1/4 teaspoon) in a separate bowl, then fold them into the cocoa/eggs to the mixture.
- Fold in the chopped chocolate and sliced cherries.
- Evenly spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 27-28 minutes over the middle shelf. The brownies are ready when a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow cooling in the pan completely before removing from the pan and slicing.
Notes
Recipe notes:
- This recipe calls for one 8-inch brownie pan and makes 9, 12, or 16 brownies depending how big you slice them.
- Use salted or unsalted butter.
- If using salted butter, do not add the salt.
- All of the ingredients must be at room temperature before baking.
- You can use 72% or 65%, or 56% dark chocolate.
- Store covered for up to 5 days at room temperature.
- To freeze the brownies, place them in a freezer bag for up to 8 weeks. Allow reaching room temperature before serving.
- You can also use fresh cherries and/or cherry filling, and dot the tops of the batter with some extra cherries.