Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Brownies
Ingredients
- Chocolate-cherry layer:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 6 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 ounces (about 1/2 cup) dried tart cherries
- Cream cheese layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons flour
Steps
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch pan.
To make chocolate layer: Place butter and chocolate in a microwave-proof mixing bowl or in the top of a double boiler. Microwave on medium-high (80 percent) or heat over hot water, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Stir in sugar and unsweetened cocoa. Let cool slightly, then beat in eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour, then cherries. Spread evenly over bottom of pan.
To make cream cheese layer: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, almond extract, and flour together until smooth. Spread evenly over chocolate layer.
Bake in the center of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs clinging to it. Let cool in the pan, then cut into small bars.
To make chocolate layer: Place butter and chocolate in a microwave-proof mixing bowl or in the top of a double boiler. Microwave on medium-high (80 percent) or heat over hot water, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Stir in sugar and unsweetened cocoa. Let cool slightly, then beat in eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour, then cherries. Spread evenly over bottom of pan.
To make cream cheese layer: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, almond extract, and flour together until smooth. Spread evenly over chocolate layer.
Bake in the center of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs clinging to it. Let cool in the pan, then cut into small bars.
Additional tips
Store: In single layers on plates, wrapped with foil
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