monday...1st love month's chocolate recipe

Cherry White Chip Brownies

recipe courtesy of Hersheys

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon kirsch (cherry brandy) or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa or HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips
1/3 cup chopped slivered almonds
WHITE CHIP DRIZZLE(recipe follows, optional)
Maraschino cherry halves, well drained (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-or 9-inch square baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Grease and flour foil.

2. Pat chopped cherries between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture. Beat butter, sugar, eggs, corn syrup and brandy in medium bowl until well blended. Add flour, cocoa and baking powder to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in chopped cherries, almonds and white chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate until firm.

4. Use foil to lift brownies out of pan; peel off foil. Cut brownies into shapes with cookie cutters or cut into squares. Garnish with WHITE CHIP DRIZZLE and maraschino cherry halves, if desired. Refrigerate until drizzle is firm; refrigerate leftover brownies. About 16 brownies.

WHITE CHIP DRIZZLE: Place 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Premier White Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 seconds: stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH additional 15 seconds until chips are melted when stirred. Using tines of fork, drizzle across brownies.

How to make a Fudge Brownie Mix?

Homemade Fudge Brownie Mix Recipe

MIX:

2 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups sifted flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 cup Crisco Shortening

To Make Brownies:

2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups Brownie mix
1/2 cup chopped nuts -- (optional)
icing sugar

To prepare mix; In bowl, combine the dry ingredients, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Cut in Crisco until it resembles coarse cornmeal.

Store in sealed container for up to 6 weeks at room temperature. Will freeze for longer storage.

To make Brownies:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat eggs and vanilla. Add 3 cups of the Brownie MIx. Stir until near smooth. Stir in your chopped nuts. Spread in a greased 8x8x2" pan. And bake for about 30 minutes. Cool. Sift Icing sugar over tops. The Mix makes 2 pans of brownies. Mix makes 3 cups.

chocolate recipe for monday!!

Good day everyone! I hope all of you enjoy the weekend vacation. It's monday again and here's another delicious chocolate recipe to share...

Orange-Kissed Brownies
Recipe courtesy of McCormick®.


Ingredients

1 package (21 ounces) fudge brownie mix

1 tablespoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract

1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips


Procedures:

1. Prepare brownie mix as directed on package. Stir in extract and chocolate chips.

2. Bake and cool as directed on package.

3. Spread with Orange-Kissed Chocolate Frosting, if desired (see recipe in "Additional Info"). Cut into squares.

Orange-Kissed Frosting: Mix 1 can (16 ounces) ready-to-spread chocolate frosting and 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract until well blended.