Cherry-Fudge Brownies with Chocolate Sauce and Chocolate-Dipped Cherries
- 1/3 cup cherry preserves
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 8 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dried tart cherries (about 3 1/2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup cherry preserves
- Powdered sugar
- Chocolate-dipped Cherries
- Press preserves through fine strainer into heavy medium saucepan.
- Add cream and bring to simmer.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Cover; chill.
- Rewarm before serving.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter 11 x 7-inch metal baking pan.
- Stir chopped chocolate and butter in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth; remove from heat.
- Whisk sugar, eggs and vanilla in medium bowl until blended; whisk in chocolate mixture.
- Sift in flour, baking powder and salt; stir to blend.
- Mix in dried cherries and chocolate chips, then preserves.
- Spread batter in prepared pan.
- Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs still attached, about 35 minutes.
- Cool completely in pan on rack.
- Cut brownies into 8 rectangles.
- Cut rectangles diagonally in half, forming triangles.
- Spoon warm sauce onto 8 plates.
- Place 2 brownie triangles atop sauce on each plate.
- Sift powdered sugar over.
- Garnish with chocolate-dipped cherries.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cherry-fudge-brownies-with-chocolate-sauce-and-chocolate-dipped-cherries-101674 (may not work)