Roast Cherry Dark Chocolate Brownie Sundaes

The cherry season has been nice and long and they are still plentiful and cheap which is good because I recently came across the idea of using them to make roast cherry brownies on Foodie Bride which I just had to try! I always enjoy roasting things because it tends to concentrate and strengthen their flavour and I really liked the sound of hitting the little nuggets of concentrated cherry flavour deep under the surface of chocolate brownies!

Roast Cherry Dark Chocolate Brownie Sundaes

ingredients

• 2 cups cherries, pitted and halved
• 1/4 cup port
• 6 ounces dark chocolate (70-75% preferred or bittersweet), coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups cherries, pitted and halved
• 1/4 cup port
• 1/4 cup sugar

directions

1. Toss the cherries in the port, place them on a baking sheet in a single layer, roast in a preheated 450F/230C oven for 30 minutes and set aside to cool.
2. Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, mix in the melted chocolate and fold in the flour followed by the cherries.
5. Pour the mixture into a greased 8×8 inch baking pan and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until a toothpick pushed in the center comes out clean, about 15-20 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, bring the cherries, port and sugar to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, reduce the heat and simmer until thick and syrupy, about 30-40 minutes, and serve on top of the brownies.

https://www.closetcooking.com/roast-cherry-dark-chocolate-brownie/