Boreal Forest Cranberry Brownies Recipes

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.

BOREAL FOREST CRANBERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• NOTE: to make cranberry juice for icing (if you don't have bottle juice on hand) simmer cranberries for brownies a few minutes in 1/8 cup water. Drain and reserve liquid and use berries in brownies.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Melt 1 cup butter in large saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup cocoa powder. Add 2 cups sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoons almond extract; stir until well blended.
• Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture. Add cranberries and nuts and mix just until blended.
• Pour batter into baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool completely and frost.
• FROSTING: Melt 3 tbls. butter in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoons almond extract, cranberry sauce and juice; stir well.
• Add confectioners' sugar; mix until well blended.

CRANBERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Position the oven rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat oven to 350°; butter and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined; set aside.
• Add butter and both chocolates in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water; stir constantly until half the butter and chocolate is melted.
• Remove the top of the double boiler, then continue stirring, away from the heat, until the butter and chocolate are completely melted; let cool for 10 minutes.
• In a big bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed; continue beating until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is thick, about 5 minutes.
• Beat in the cranberry sauce, almond extract, and chocolate mixture, about 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated; do not beat.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan, spreading it gently to the corners.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Set pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 30 minutes.
• Cut brownies into 24 pieces while they are still in the pan.
• Carefully remove them with an offset spatula.
• Serve immediately or let them cool completely before covering with plastic wrap for storage.

CRANBERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, oil and yogurt.
• Add brownie mix and stir until combined.
• Fold in cranberries and chips.
• Pour into a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick tests clean.

CRANBERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Combine flour, baking powder and sugar; set aside.
• Mix butter, applesauce, cocoa, eggs, and both extracts until well blended.
• Add chocolate mixture into the dry ingredients, stir well. Add cranberry sauce and stir just until combined.
• Pour batter into the prepared baking dish, and bake for about 35 minutes.

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 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.