Black Forest Brownies OT

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Black Forest Brownies

 

24 ounces frozen or fresh Cherries

FOR THE FILLING:

4 ounces Neufchatel cheese or cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon almond flavoring

2 teaspoons cherry concentrate

FOR THE BROWNIES:

1 1/3 cup WW pastry flour, 160 grams

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate

1/4 cup ghee

1 1/3 cup honey

3 Tbsp. ground flax seeds

TO SERVE:

powdered sugar

mint sprigs

vanilla ice cream (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9-inch square pan with shortening and

line with parchment paper. Lightly grease the paper with shortening.

 

 

TO MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

Beat the Neufchatel cheese or cream cheese in a medium sized bowl using a hand

held electric mixer. Add the sugar and beat until smooth, scraping sides if

necessary. , almond flavoring and cherry concentrate; beat until smooth.

Refrigerate until needed for assembling the brownies.

 

TO PREPARE THE BROWNIES:

Put the flour, baking powder, and salt together and stir with a whisk to mix

together. Set aside.

 

Place the chocolate and the butter in a large bowl, cover loosely with waxed

paper, and heat in the microwave oven until melted. This will take about 3-5

minutes depending on the microwave. Cool slightly.

 

Add the honey and mix to incorporate.

 

 

Add the flour mixture, stirring just enough to blend the ingredients so that all

of the flour is incorporated.

 

TO ASSEMBLE AND BAKE:

Put about half of the brownie mixture into the prepared pan. Arrange the

cherries on top of the chocolate mixture. Spoon the cream cheese mixture on top

of the cherries. Then, spoon on the remaining brownie mixture. Swirl lightly

with a knife to mix the colors.

 

Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes. The center will still be a bit gooey at the end

of baking time. Do not wait until the center is completely dry; if so the

brownies are overcooked.

 

Cool brownies, remove from pan, and cut into squares.

 

TO SERVE:

Place a brownie on a plate and sprinkle powdered sugar over it. Garnish with a

sprig of mint. You may also serve these brownies with vanilla ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Irresistible I'm sure ;-) I see you were inspired by the cherry blossoms which

were briefly

displayed on our homepage! I don't think I've ever had brownies with a cherries

in this

way. Thank you - there are chocoholics here in abundance and at least one

cherryholic.

 

Best love, Pat