Maraschino Brownies Recipes

MARASCHINO CHERRY CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar with spoon until smooth. Add flour, cherries, cherry juice and egg white; mix until well blended. Set aside.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box adding reserved egg yolk. Reserve 3/4 cup brownie batter; set aside. Spread remaining batter in pan. Spoon filling by tablespoonful dollops evenly onto batter, making 3 rows by 3 rows. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the reserved brownie batter in center of each filling dollop. Draw knife through mixture in four straight lines horizontally, the vertically for swirled design.
• Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

BANANA SPLIT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth., In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar on high speed 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Gradually stir in flour. Fold in cherries. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in mashed banana and preserves. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Spread over brownie batter; sprinkle with peanuts., Bake until topping is set and a toothpick inserted in brownie portion comes out mostly clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., Cut into bars. If desired, serve bars topped with banana slices and additional cherries. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

"WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT" BROWNIES!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8 inch square pan or line with foil.
• In a medium bowl combine melted butter and cocoa and stir until cocoa is dissolved.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs one at a time and stir until well combined.
• Stir in vanilla, flour and salt until you no longer see any flour (do not overmix).
• Fold in "WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT"!
• Spread in pan and bake for approximately 25 minutes.
• DO NOT OVER-BAKE -- your brownies will come out dry. Adjust time/temp accordingly for your oven. If you do the knife/toothpick test, it should come out with moist crumbs, not clean.
• Cool completely before cutting into squares.
• For vegetarian omit the marshmallows.
• For double recipe, bake in 9x12 pan and add 5 minutes to baking time.

MARASCHINO CHERRY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Blend in flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat dough evenly into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine shredded coconut, condensed milk, red and green maraschino cherries, walnuts, and raisins in a bowl; spread evenly on top of cooked shortbread.
• Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes more. Let cool completely before slicing into bars.

DISAPPEARING MARSHMALLOW BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• Using a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butterscotch chips and butter together in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix in the melted butterscotch chips, then the flour, baking powder, and salt until smooth. Stir in the marshmallows and chocolate chips last. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in preheated oven. Cool, and cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Bake 1-2 minutes longer or until marshmallows are soft but not browned. Sprinkle with cherries. Cool on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and cream; stir until smooth. Drizzle over brownies. Let stand until chocolate is set.

DEATH BY CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat to 350.
• Drain cherries, save juice.
• Cut Cherries in half (I leave a quarter of the hole, cut half in half and cut the last quarter in fours. but then again I am odd).
• Set aside.
• Combine flour ,salt and baking powder.
• Combine melted butter and coca until well dissolved.
• Add sugar and mix again.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Stir in vanilla and 2 table spoons of cherry juice.
• Mix in dry ingredients until just mixed
• Add Cherries and morsels.
• Grease and flour (or use coco powder) a 9 by 9 pan.
• Bake for 24 min.
• Knife is come out a little fudgy, its done.
• Don't over bake unless you like cakey brownies.
• I often whip my own cream flavored with a bit of cherry juice and but a dollop on top of each then place a few chocolate shavings on that.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• Mix brownie batter as directed on box. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup cherries. Spread in pan.
• Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips over top of baked brownies; cool 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cherries over top. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring halfway through, until chips can be stirred smooth. Spoon into resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut small tip from corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over top. Let stand about 2 hours or until chocolate is set. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.