Black Forest Brownie Bars Recipes

BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter; stir in cocoa until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in extracts and chocolate mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Stir in cherries and nuts. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake)., Meanwhile, for icing, in a large bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth; spread over hot brownies. Sprinkle with nuts. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with enough aluminum foil to hang over the edges. Spray the foil with cooking spray.
• Melt baking chocolate and butter together in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes. Stir sugar into chocolate mixture until dissolved. Cool mixture slightly.
• Mix eggs into into chocolate mixture until well mixed; stir in vanilla extract. Stir flour into chocolate mixture just until batter is moistened.
• Process pecans and dried cherries in a food processor until chopped; fold into batter with chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brownies begin to pull away from the edges and are set in the middle, about 1 hour.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIE BARS

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan or in the microwave, stirring until smooth.
• Cool.
• Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
• Set aside.
• In mixing bowl, beat eggs until fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Gradually beat in brown sugar.
• Add cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture until blended.
• Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
• Spread batter in a buttered 13"x 9" baking pan.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Cherry Cream Cheese Filling:.
• Cream butter and cream cheese in a bowl until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Stir in cherries.
• Spread mixture evenly over brownie layer.
• Refrigerate until set.
• Chocolate Drizzle:.
• Melt the chocolate chips and cream over low heat or in the microwave.
• Cool slightly.
• Dip a fork into the mixture and drizzle over the cherry layer.
• Chill until firm then cut in 2"x2" squares.

BLACK FOREST BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides; coat with cooking spray. Whisk the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, almond flour and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low; beat in the flour mixture until combined.
• Press the dough evenly into the prepared baking dish in a thin layer with damp hands. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake until the chocolate layer is set, 25 to 30 minutes; let cool completely in the pan.
• Meanwhile, combine the jam, dried cherries, lemon juice, cornstarch, almond extract and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the dried cherries soften and the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Spread over the chocolate layer and let cool completely.
• Lift the bars out of the pan using the foil. Put the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth; drizzle on the bars. Let stand until the chocolate sets, then cut into squares.

BLACK FOREST DREAM BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil and egg until soft dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop 3 tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart to make 3 cookies. Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, press remaining cookie dough in bottom of sprayed pan. Reserve 1 cup cherry pie filling for topping; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and the remaining pie filling with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Spread cream cheese mixture over crust in pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
• Spread whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Top with spoonfuls of the reserved cherry pie filling. Coarsely crumble baked cookies; sprinkle over top of bars. Refrigerate at least 1 hour for flavors to blend. To serve, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

RICH BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat sugar, butter, and water together in a large bowl; add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, pudding mix, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, to butter mixture, stirring batter well after each addition. Stir dark chocolate chips and mini chocolate chips into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out slightly sticky with chocolate, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in baking dish for 10 minutes before cutting into bars.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIE DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with baking spray with flour. Make brownie mix as directed on pouch, using oil, water and egg. Pour batter into pie plate.
• Bake 24 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir together pie filling and liqueur. Cut brownie into 6 wedges. Place each wedge on individual serving plate. Spoon about 1/3 cup cherry mixture over each wedge.
• In medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add dollop of whipped cream to each serving. Sprinkle with cocoa.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Grease a 30 x 20cm cake tin and line with parchment. Heat oven to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Mix the coffee with 2 tbsp boiling water, then set aside to cool.
• Cream the butter and sugar together for about 5 mins until light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, incorporating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, combine the cocoa powder and the flour. Add in the cherry essence and cooled coffee to the butter mixture, followed by the dry ingredients. Mix well, then fold in the cherries.
• Spoon into the prepared tin, level the top with the back of a spoon and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool completely in the tin.
• Once cool, melt the dark chocolate in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water, then spread in an even layer over the top of the brownies.
• While the chocolate is setting, mix the butter with the icing sugar and a few drops of green food colouring. Put the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a writing tip nozzle. Cut the brownies into 20 squares, place two glacé cherry halves on top of each one and use the buttercream to create the cherry stem.

BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Prepare and bake brownies, following pkg. directions, using a 13"x9" pan. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture.
• Spread over the brownies. Top with pie filling.
• In a microwave or small heavy saucepan, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle the chocolate over the brownies.
• Refrigerate for about 10 minutes to set chocolate. Enjoy!
• Yield: 2 dozen.

CREAM CHEESE BLACK FOREST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Prepare and bake brownies according to package directions. Cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. In a small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into cream cheese mixture. , Spread over brownies. Top with pie filling. In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle over brownies. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until chocolate is set.