My cooler weather cravings for rich foods continue today with these Roasted Chocolate Cherry Brownies. I do have Golden Girl-level cheesecake cravings, but I have to admit to a pretty indiscriminate sweet tooth. For me, chocolate is right up there with cheesecake, so trying a brownie recipe was an easy decision. Not only are they brownies, but they are chocolate chip brownies with roasted cherries inside and on top. Yup, I need to try this recipe!
These cherry brownies are super fudgy chocolate brownies. They are filled and topped with roasted cherries.
The Ingredients
Brownies. Generally have a short list of ingredients, and this Roasted Chocolate Cherry Brownies recipe was no different. My pre-shopping check showed me I had 7 of the 11 ingredients in my pantry.
Most of the ingredients were pretty basic, but I did have some leftover Dutch process cocoa powder from Droste. It was something I had to order for another recipe, and it’s so much better than what I find at my local grocery store.
And speaking of the grocery store, I had a short shopping list. Just eggs, butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and cherries. The cherries were sold in 1-ounce bags, and I used nearly all of them.
![Roasted Chocolate Cherry Brownies Ingredients](https://www.hungrypinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/roasted-chocolate-cherry-brownies-ingredients.jpg)
The Process
Things kicked off with asking and pitting the cherries. I usually use a straw to pit cherries, but this time I used a paring knife and a small measuring spoon to scoop out the pits. The reason was the. Cherries had to be cut in half anyway, so why pit them and then have to slice them?
![Halving and pitting the cherries](https://www.hungrypinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/roasted-chocolate-cherry-brownies-process-1.jpg)
Next was roasting the cherries on a parchment-lined sheet pan. I generously sprinkled them with sugar first, and they caramelized beautifully. The roasted cherries basically made their own thick sweet syrup as they cooked.
I made the batter while waiting for the cherries to roast and cool. My stand mixer came in handy for mixing the liquids. I used a silicone spatula when was time to fold in the dry ingredients and half of the cherries.
I smoothed the thick batter into a square baking dish I had prepared with parchment paper sprayed with canola oil. The instructions say to bake until the edges are set, and that’s exactly what I did. The center was pretty jiggly straight out of the oven, but it set up as it cooled.
I ended up letting the pan cool overnight on the countertop. The next day I put the pan into the freezer for 15 minutes before slicing and topping it with the remaining roasted cherries.
![Halved and pitted cherries sprinkled with granulated sugar](https://www.hungrypinner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/roasted-chocolate-cherry-brownies-process-2.jpg)
Timing
- 17 minutes to prep the cherries
- 10 minutes to roast the cherries
- 19 minutes to prep the batter
- 50 minutes to bake the brownies
- 2 hours for the pan to cool completely
- 15 minutes to freeze
- 2 minutes to slice and garnish
- 3 hours 3 minutes total
The recipe lists 20 minutes to prep, 45 minutes to cook, and 1 hour and 5 minutes total. If I don’t count the time to cool, my total time would be just under that at 1 hour and 3 minutes.