Chocolate Cherry Brownies

I love chocolate covered cherries. Love. Love. Love. When I came across this recipe from Six Sister’s Stuff, I pinned it immediately. And then did what I always do: Pinned way too many more things and forgot about them.

Almost three years later, I rediscover the pin! I made my own few changes to the original recipe. Dang, these were good. They were so good the entire pan didn’t make it twenty four hours. Book club ate half the pan. Others, who shall not be named, ate the other half.

Chocolate Cherry Brownies

Makes 24 - 30 brownies (depending on cut)

Ingredients

1 box brownie mix and ingredients needed to make it

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 6 oz jar maraschino cherries, cherries chopped and juice set aside

3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar

1 cup mini chocolate chips, separated

2 Tbsp Crisco, or other vegetable shortening

1 bag milk chocolate chips

Method

1. Prepare the brownies according to the box directions. Set aside and cool completely.

2. In the bowl of a mixer, mix butter with 5 tablespoons of juice from the maraschino cherry jar. There will be a pool of juice in the bottom.

3. Slowly add confectioner’s sugar to the butter mixture until fully incorporated into a loose frosting. Slowly fold in maraschino cherries and ½ cup mini chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.

4. Using a spatula, smooth the cherry frosting over the cooled brownies.

5. Heat the Crisco and milk chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly so the chocolate does not burn.

6. Pour the melted chocolate over the frosting layer. Sprinkle remaining mini chips on the top of the melted chocolate layer.

7. Place the layered brownies in the fridge to set. Cut using a thick, sharp knife.