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Okay, I know you think this is biased opinion and that might be 10% true but this brownie is a whole new level of AMAZING! And trust me, I know my brownies. Brownies are my favourite things to bake- give me any flavour and I’ll bake a batch of brownies outta them. I have tried a lot of brownie recipes but ever since I found THE brownie recipe, I literally swear by it, I kid you not! These cherry brownies are based off that same recipe except, I changed one little thing- sugar. Okay I know this is getting off the track but can we just for a moment appreciate the miracle that is sugar. I mean, I was just thinking at work today about how crazy amazing sugar is with it’s ability to transform from a simple thing to the most complicated bizarre things ever! Wow. Okay, back to brownies now  So as I was saying, I have swapped a portion of castor sugar for brown sugar for extra fudgy-ness and gooeyness and this is new realms of heaven! And how good is that cherry balsamic compote! Quite literally the cherry on top haha  I would eat that compote out of a jar, no kidding.

If you’re looking for a fuss free way to impress your special someone this Valentine’s Day, I strongly recommend making a batch of these because believe me, that’s how I impressed my boyfriend haha! Kidding  But I must warn you, you might not even wanna share so maybe you could sneakily bake two batches? Frankly you need no occasion to bake these so screw Valentine’s Day and go bake these right now!! You can thank me later  Bon appetite! 

Recipe adaptation: My basic chocolate brownies

Recipe

Makes: 12 brownies

Ingredients 

For the cherry balsamic compote:

• 500 g dark cherries, halved and pitted (weighed after pit removed)

• 2 tbsp castor / granulated sugar

• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

• 1 tbsp cointreau, or orange juice

For the chocolate brownie:

• 190 g good quality dark chocolate ( I use Callebeaut 54.5%)

• 160 g salted butter

• 3 large eggs

• 50 g light brown sugar

• 125 g castor sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 110 g plain flour

Method

For the cherry balsamic compote:

• Put the cherries, sugar and balsamic vinegar in a medium pot and cook over low-medium heat until the cherries break down and are quite soft.

• Once done, remove from heat and stir in the cointreau (or orange juice). Let it cool.

For the chocolate brownie:

• Preheat oven to 180 C. Line a rectangular baking pan with baking paper. Keep aside.

• Melt chocolate and butter together over a double boiler.

• Once melted, add in the eggs one at a time, whisking after each addition.

• Add the sugars and vanilla and mix to combine.

• Lastly, add in the flour and mix until well combined.

• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.

• Use half the cherry compote and swirl in between the brownie batter with a knife.

• Bake for 20-25 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into pieces. Serve warm with a spoon of ricotta and more cherry compote.

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