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    Black Forest Brownies

    21/06/2019 by thebakingexplorer 25 Comments

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    I love cherries and chocolate together which is why Black Forest Cake is one of my favourite desserts, plus it has whipped cream too - it's basically my heaven. I wasn't able to incorporate whipped cream into these Black Forest Brownies, but I highly recommend serving them with a big dollop of it!

    Black Forest Brownies

    I've used my standard brownie recipe as it's super rich, chocolatey and fudgey. Then I've mixed in chopped tinned cherries and dark chocoate chips, as well as some kirsch. I've used tinned cherries because fresh ones aren't available all year round, and I wanted to make sure you could make these Black Forest Brownies any time of year! I also used these extra large dark chocolate chips by Dr Oetker that I bought recently and they were so good I was eating them from the pack!

    For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.

    How to make Black Forest Brownies

    Start by melting the dark chocolate and butter together in a pan on a low heat. Let it cool for 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and dark brown sugar.

    Add the chocolate mixture to the egg mixture, whisking constantly as you pour it in. Then add the plain flour. Finally fold in the chopped tinned cherries and the dark chocolate chips.

    Pour the batter into a lined traybake tin and bake. Once they are cool, cut the Black Forest Brownies into squares and decorate them with a drizzle of dark chocolate and some glace cherries.

    For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.

    Black Forest Brownies

    Tips for making the Black Forest Brownies:

    • You can use fresh cherries instead of tinned cherries if they are in season and you can get hold of some.
    • Check out my Chocolate Brownie Baking Guide for all the answers to lots of popular questions about brownies.
    • You can make these brownies in 8" square or 9" square tins as well, check the recipe notes for details.
    Black Forest Brownies

    The Black Forest Brownies were so moist and fudgey and deeelicious! This is such an easy and quick way to get that fix of those cherry, chocolate and kirsch flavours!

    Recommended equipment & ingredients*

    • Traybake tin
    • Mixing bowls
    • Cooling rack
    • Kitchen scales
    • Glace cherries

    *I earn a small amount of money if you buy the products after clicking on the links. You will not be charged anything extra for this. Thank you for supporting The Baking Explorer!

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    Black Forest Brownies

    Black Forest Brownies

    Rich chocolate brownies with cherries and kirsch
    5 from 9 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: European
    Keyword: Brownies
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 12
    Author: thebakingexplorer

    Ingredients

    For the brownies

    • 350 g Dark chocolate
    • 250 g Butter or baking spread
    • 2 tbsp Kirsch
    • 250 g Dark brown sugar
    • 3 Eggs large
    • 120 g Plain flour
    • 200 g Tinned cherries chopped up
    • 125 g Dark chocolate chips

    For decoration

    • 12 Glace cherries cut in half
    • 75 g Dark chocolate melted
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat your oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a 12" x 9" traybake tin
    • Melt the dark chocolate and butter together in a pan on a low heat. When fully melted, stir together and remove from the heat. Let it cool for 10 minutes
    • In a bowl, whisk together the dark brown sugar and the eggs for 5 minutes using an electric mixer until frothy, add the Kirsch and mix in
    • Slowly pour the melted chocolate and butter into the mixture, whilst constantly whisking
    • Add the plain flour and mix in
    • Fold in the cherries and chocolate chips
    • Pour the batter into the lined traybake tin and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out with several moist crumbs on, but is not wet
    • Leave it to cool completely before cutting into squares
    • Decorate by drizzling the dark chocolate over them and adding the glace cherries
    • Store in an airtight container in a cool place and eat within 3 days
    Made this recipe?Share on Instagram with me @TheBakingExplorer or tag #thebakingexplorer!

    Notes

    If you would like to use a 8" or 9" square tin, you can use the same amount of ingredients, the difference will be the thickness of the brownies and the baking time. If you are using an 8″ square tin, I recommend a baking time of 35-40 minutes. For a 9″ square tin I recommend 25-30 minutes. Or until a toothpick inserted comes out with several moist crumbs on, but is not wet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 394mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 716IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 5mg

    If you like this, check out more of my Brownie recipes!

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    Comments

    1. Donna

      June 21, 2019 at 11:56 am

      5 stars
      Black Forrest is one of my favourite flavours! We do some brownies like this and they are always amazing! #CookBlogShare

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:43 pm

        Yay for black forest!!

        Reply
    2. Sylvie

      June 22, 2019 at 4:57 am

      5 stars
      Loooove the idea of black forest brownies - they look so fudgy and delicious, especially with those yummy cherries in the batter and on top of the cake! #cookblogshare

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:44 pm

        Thanks so much Sylvie!

        Reply
    3. Hannah

      June 23, 2019 at 5:55 am

      These look absolutely incredible - and I really love that you use tinned cherries so that they can be made all year round!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:49 pm

        Thanks so much Hannah!

        Reply
    4. Helen - Cooking with my kids

      June 23, 2019 at 3:16 pm

      5 stars
      I love black forest gateaux so think i'd really enjoy these. #cookblogshare

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:49 pm

        Oh you sure would Helen 🙂

        Reply
    5. Lou | Crumbs & Corkscrews

      June 23, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my... Black Forest is one of my all-time favourites, and these brownies look amazing; perfect and fudgy! #cookblogshare

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:50 pm

        Thanks so much Lou!

        Reply
    6. Jade Tomlinson

      June 24, 2019 at 9:09 am

      Oh wow these look delicious ??

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:53 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    7. Jacqui Bellefontaine

      June 24, 2019 at 12:30 pm

      Oh My I want one! or two or three 🙂 They look so delicious.

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:54 pm

        Haha, thank you Jacqui!

        Reply
    8. Rita

      June 25, 2019 at 9:58 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy! It seems like I could finish all of this!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:54 pm

        Me too Rita!

        Reply
        • Kelly Boyed

          June 27, 2021 at 1:46 am

          I am making this per the method but your post says you use light brown sugar and cocoa powder whereas the recipe don’t mention these things.

          Anyway, with the listed recipe, i think it went really well! Definitely rich, decadent, black forrest-y. My brownie took 40 minutes in an 8” pan exactly like your suggestions.

          Thanks heaps for the recipe. I made it for a bake sale and I hope it goes down well 🙂

          Reply
          • thebakingexplorer

            June 27, 2021 at 2:34 pm

            So sorry about that Kelly, I've fixed the typos now! I hope you sell out at the bake sale! 😀

            Reply
    9. Rebecca - Glutarama

      June 26, 2019 at 5:21 pm

      5 stars
      I just adore cherries and chocolate then you added kirsch to the equation - utterly in love with the idea of these black forest brownies. Thank you for sharing them with #cookblogshare

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:55 pm

        Thanks so much Rebecca!

        Reply
    10. Cat | Curly's Cooking

      June 30, 2019 at 8:50 pm

      5 stars
      Ooh yum. What a great idea to use these flavours in brownies.

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:56 pm

        Thanks Cat!

        Reply
    11. Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder

      June 30, 2019 at 9:46 pm

      5 stars
      Oh wow! They do look super fudgy and decadent and the addition of cherries and kirsch is definitely my cup of tea as it's such a lovely combo. Can't wait to try these!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        July 12, 2019 at 9:57 pm

        Thanks Jo! Let me know if you try them!

        Reply
    12. Kelly Harte

      November 16, 2019 at 8:19 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious!!! Thanks so much for this recipe. Made these today and they turned out great, everyone loved them. Much love, Cakes from the Harte x

      Reply

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