Chocolate Cherry Chunk Brownies

Happy Valentine's Day, my Valentines!
























 

Yay for new cooking challenges!

Today I'm participating in Sheryl's Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge. The two ingredients this month were CHOCOLATE and CHERRY.


















I had bookmarked this recipe ages ago, and knew this was the perfect opportunity to use it.

 

















I'd recommend putting them in the fridge to harden and set up better. I popped mine in the freezer for like 10 minutes then set it out at room temperature and it wasn't as set as I'd like it to be, as you can see from the pictures. Hopefully we'll make these again soon and I can take a better photo.

And I used milk chocolate chips instead of semi sweet because that's what I had on hand.

 


















Chocolate Cherry Chunk Brownies
from Six Sister's Stuff

Brownie layer:

• 1 brownie mix (the 9x13 size)
• Eggs, oil, and water called for on the back of the box

Prepare brownies and bake as directed on the box. Let cool.

Cherry-Chocolate layer:

• 2 sticks of butter, slightly softened
• 3 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 6 oz maraschino cherries + juice from jar

In the bowl of a mixer, combine butter and 5 tablespoons juice from the maraschino cherries. Beat until the butter is smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar and beat until combined. Increase mixer speed to medium high and beat for about a minute and a half. Roughly chop cherries. Fold chocolate chips into the filling with the cherries. Spread over the top of cooled brownies.

Chocolate layer:

2 and 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

3/4 cup butter

Melt chocolate chips and butter together in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and repeat for 30 more seconds. Continue to do this until chocolate is smooth and melted. Spread over cherry-chocolate layer. Let set up until hardened, in fridge. 


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Check out what everyone else made in the blog hop below:







Peace, and bacon grease!