Cherry Bliss Brownies
This decadent recipe is a hybrid from two sources - my mother's from-scratch brownie recipe, and the back label of a can of cherry pie filling (because there are some pie fillings that I still can't sucessfully make on my own).
Brownies
-3/4 cup of butter, melted
-1 1/2 cups sugar
-1 1/2 tsp vanilla
-3 eggs
-3/4 cup unsifted AP flour
-1/2 cup cocoa powder
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp salt
Topping
-8 oz cream cheese, softened
-1/3 cup sugar
-2 eggs
-2 T flour
-3/4 tsp vanilla
-21 oz cherry pie filling
1. Blend the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and beat well.
2. In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture until well blended.
3. Liberally grease an 8x8 square baking pan (and I can't stress this step enough - the better greased the pan is, the less of a mess you will have getting the brownies out when they're done!). Pour batter into pan. Set aside.
4. In yet another bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar and mix. Beat in 2 eggs, flour, and vanilla.
5. Pour over brownie batter. Use a knife to marble (I tried, but it just wouldn't marble for me, so I left it as a solid top layer).
6. Spread pie filling on top.
7. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, until it passes the toothpick test. Cool before cutting into squares and serving. Makes 16-25, depending on the size of your squares.
Brownies
-3/4 cup of butter, melted
-1 1/2 cups sugar
-1 1/2 tsp vanilla
-3 eggs
-3/4 cup unsifted AP flour
-1/2 cup cocoa powder
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp salt
Topping
-8 oz cream cheese, softened
-1/3 cup sugar
-2 eggs
-2 T flour
-3/4 tsp vanilla
-21 oz cherry pie filling
1. Blend the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and beat well.
2. In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture until well blended.
3. Liberally grease an 8x8 square baking pan (and I can't stress this step enough - the better greased the pan is, the less of a mess you will have getting the brownies out when they're done!). Pour batter into pan. Set aside.
4. In yet another bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar and mix. Beat in 2 eggs, flour, and vanilla.
5. Pour over brownie batter. Use a knife to marble (I tried, but it just wouldn't marble for me, so I left it as a solid top layer).
6. Spread pie filling on top.
7. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, until it passes the toothpick test. Cool before cutting into squares and serving. Makes 16-25, depending on the size of your squares.