Chocolate Cherry Brownies

These chocolate cherry brownies are a black forest version of my all-time favorite brownie recipe. They're made in just one bowl, bake up in about 30 minutes, and are truly irresistible! Each fudgy bite is studded with chocolate chunks & juicy cherries, and balanced out perfectly with homemade whipped cream. I hope you love these as much as I do! 

For more brownie recipes, try Small Batch Brownies, Red Velvet Brownies, Brownie Blondies, and Frosted Tahini Brownies.

Ingredient Notes

• All-Purpose Flour: You'll need a little more than one cup of flour.
• Cocoa Powder: I prefer to use dutch-process cocoa powder for a richer chocolate flavor.
• Eggs: You'll need three eggs at room temperature. Eggs significantly affect the texture of brownies and determine whether they bake up cakey or fudgy. I settled for one less egg than I typically would use in a brownie recipe in order to ensure they baked up ultra fudgy and chewy!
• Vanilla: Extract: Every good brownie recipe needs high quality vanilla. My favorite brands are Rodelle and Heilala. 
• Brown Sugar: I opted for dark brown sugar in this recipe because the extra molasses content that adds more depth of flavor, but you can use light brown sugar. 
• Granulated Sugar: You'll need about 1 cup of granulated sugar for the brownies and 1 tablespoon for the whipped cream. 
• Chocolate: You'll need some chocolate to melt and add to the batter, and some to finely chop and mix in the batter for pieces of chocolate studded throughout each bite! I recommend using semi-sweet or bittersweet.
• Unsalted Butter: You'll need about 1 ½ sticks or ¾ cup of butter. No need to bring it to room temperature because it will melted with the chocolate and sugars.
• Cherries: Use fresh or frozen cherries to mix into the brownie batter.
• Heavy Cream: Use cold heavy cream for the homemade whipped cream.

See recipe card for full information on ingredients and individual quantities.

Step by Step Instructions

Here are step by step photos and instructions on how to make this chocolate cherry brownie recipe! For the full ingredient list and method, see the recipe card at the end of this post.

STEP 1: Make the batter. Melt the butter, chocolate, and sugars together. Whisk in the eggs & vanilla, then the flour and cocoa powder. Lastly, fold in the chopped chocolate & cherries.

STEP 2: Bake. Bake brownies for 34 minutes.

STEP 3: Cool and cut. Let the brownies cool down after baking and then cut into 16 even squares.

STEP 4: Decorate. Top the brownies with homemade whipped cream and chocolate shavings and enjoy!

Expert Baking Tips

• Store these cherry brownies with whipped cream in the fridge for 3-5 days. If they do not have whipped cream on them, they can be stored at room temperature. 

All of the recipes on this blog are carefully developed with gram measurements so you can easily recreate them in your own kitchen with success. Volume measurements are extremely inaccurate and leave room for significant errors. Not all measuring cups are made equally, so your one cup of flour will be different from my one cup of flour. By providing precise measurements in grams (aside from minor ingredients, which are given in tsp/tbsp), you can make these recipes accurately and with less cleanup! All you need is this kitchen scale. 

If this still isn't enough to convince you, I have provided volume measurements in the recipe card. If you are interested in understanding the conversions, this is the best conversion chart.

But trust me, once you try baking in grams you'll never turn back!

Happy baking! x