Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownies

Yield:
about 48

Ingredients:

  1. For Brownies:
  2. 3/4 cup butter
  3. 3 ounces baking chocolate
  4. 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  6. 3 eggs
  7. 1 cup flour
  8. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  9. 1 cup marshmallow cream
  10. 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped and well drained. Save juice.
  12. For Glaze:
  13. 6 ounces (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
  14. 6 tablespoons butter
  15. 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  16. 2 tablespoons reserved maraschino cherry juice
Directions:

For Brownies:
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease a 13x2-inch pan with nonstick spray.

Heat butter and baking chocolate in large saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Remove from heat.

Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs until blended. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Spread in pan.

Mix marshmellow cream and cherries in small bowl. Spoon by teaspoonfuls onto batter. Swirl lightly with knife.

Bake 30-40 minutes or until marshmallow mixture is light golden brown. Cool completely, about one hour.

For Glaze:
Heat chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted.

Stir in cherry juice. Spread over brownies. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.


TDS 3