Ingredients
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4 unsweetened chocolate squares
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3/4 cup butter
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2 cups granulated sugar
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4 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 cup flour
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/4 cup corn syrup
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3 unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, reserve syrup for glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Microwave chocolate and butter on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted.
- Stir until completely smooth.
- Stir granulated sugar into melted chocolate.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- Stir in flour until well blended.
- Fill greased or paper lined miniature muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick test shows fudgy crumbs; be careful not to overbake.
- Cool slightly and remove from pans.
- Place brownies on waxed papered tray and while still warm make an indentation into each one with the end of a wood spoon or with fingertip.
- Cool completely.
- Drain cherries, reserving syrup, on paper towels and press gently to remove any liquid.
- Allow to dry.
- Chocolate Fudge Filling: Beat cream cheese and vanilla in small bowl until smooth.
- Slowly pour in corn syrup and beat until well blended.
- Add melted chocolate and beat until smooth.
- Gradually add confectioner's sugar, beating until well blended.
- Spoon 1 tsp of filling into each brownie indentation.
- Gently press a cherry into filling.
- Drizzle fancily with glaze.
- Glaze: Combine cofectioner's sugar with enough cherry syrup to make a thin glaze.