Make merry with cream cheese and cherry brownies. Mmm.
Merry Cherry Swirl Brownies
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Brownies
- 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
Cherry Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped red or green maraschino cherries
- 2 teaspoons red or green maraschino cherry juice
- 1 egg
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat all Cherry Cream Cheese Filling ingredients with spoon until smooth, set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, beat chocolate mixture, 2 cups sugar, the vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts.
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Step3Spread half of the batter (about 2 1/2 cups) in pan. Spread filling over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over filling. Gently swirl through batters with knife for marbled design.
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Step4Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Brownie
- Calories from Fat
- 100
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
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