For an update to your everyday brownies, I have a super simple recipe that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! All three layers of deliciousness are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth and bring you back for more. My Triple Layer Cherry Brownies are perfect for your next special occasion or normal Friday night.
Triple Layer Cherry Brownies
For the record, this is not a quick brownie mix recipe, although, in a pinch, I suppose you could use a boxed brownie mix, I highly recommend starting from scratch. This entire recipe is from scratch, which is both impressive and, I promise, surprisingly simple.
I have been making brownies for years. I decided it was time to make my own recipe. This brownie mix truly works well with the other two layers. Speaking of the other two layers, the middle layer is a lovely cherry frosting addition and the top layer is a delicious chocolate shell. It will all harden into a beautifully layered brownie that is sure to impress!
Perfect Summer Treat
This is a perfect summer treat since cherries are in season. Fresh fruit always makes a bold statement in desserts. Plus, combining chocolate with fresh cherries is always a great idea!
Keep in mind, each layer needs to cool and harden, so these layered brownies need to be made ahead of time. Tossing the cooling brownies into the fridge will speed up the process, but each step has a waiting period before you can move on to the next layer.
The brownies need to cool completely (at least an hour) before adding the frosting. The cherry frosting layer needs to be nice and cold before adding the chocolate shell so that the butter does not melt. Then the chocolate shell needs to be hardened before serving. It’s a slightly tricky balance, but as long as you give yourself enough time, it will turn out perfectly.
One of the best parts of my recipe is that it uses a foil sling in the pan, so when all the layers are hardened, you can simply lift the whole thing out of the pan and voila; one less dish to wash. Not to mention, since each layer has to cool before adding the next one, it gives you time to clean up the dishes from the previous layer and keep your kitchen together as you go!
Serving also becomes even easier with the brownies out of the pan. The triple brownie layers should all be hard enough to stand on their own and make a beautiful brown and pink dessert that is sure to look impressive and taste even better.
What You Need to Make Layered Brownies
All the Butter: Each of the three layers uses butter. Butter makes everything amazing, don’t you think?
Sugar: Both granulated sugar and powdered sugar are needed, for different layers. The granulated sugar is used in the brownies while the powdered sugar is used to create the frosting layer. Making frosting from scratch is extremely simple, especially when you can control the thickness of it with powdered sugar.
Eggs, Vanilla, Flour, Chocolate Syrup, and Milk Chocolate: These are the remaining ingredients that round out the brownies and give them their yummy chocolate flavor.
Cherry Juice and Chopped Cherries: These two ingredients make the frosting layer a delectable cherry flavor. Cherry and chocolate brownies are such an amazing fruit and sweet combination, don’t you think?
Chocolate Chips (I use semi-sweet): Melted with the butter, this will be your chocolate shell layer. Once it cools, it hardens perfectly to be firm, but not completely solid.
Tips and Tricks for Making Cherry Chocolate Brownies
For a more cakey brownie layer, use the full amount of flour. For more fudgy and moist brownies, use less flour. You may have to play with the recipe a few times to achieve your desired texture, so have fun eating a lot of cherry brownies.
One thing to note is that this recipe only makes a 9×9 pan of layered brownies. So, if you need it to stretch, rely on the fact that this dessert is three layers tall and decadent enough to cut it into smaller pieces and still satisfy a sweet craving without going overboard. Either that or plan to double the whole thing from the get-go.
Everyone loves Brownies! Here’s a few more recipes you might enjoy –
Frosted Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Triple Layer Cherry Brownies
Ingredients
First Layer – Brownies
- 1/2 C Butter
- 1 C Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 1 teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 C Chocolate Syrup
- 4 oz Milk Chocolate – melted and cooled
- 1 C Flour
Second Layer- Frosting
- 1/2 C Butter
- 2 C Powered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Cherry Juice
- 10 Cherries – chopped up
Third Layer – Chocolate Shell
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1 C Chocolate Chips
Instructions
First Layer – Brownies
- Mix the butter, sugar and eggs. Add the vanilla to combine. Mix the syrup and melted chocolate and fold in the flour.
- Line a 9×9 baking dish with 2 pieces of foil to form a sling. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
- Cool brownies for at least an hour. I popped them in the fridge to speed up the process.
Second Layer- Frosting
- Cream the butter and 1 cup powdered sugar. Add cherry juice and remainder of sugar.
- Mix in the chopped cherries just until combined. Layer over the brownies. Let harden in fridge.
Third Layer – Chocolate Shell
- Melt together in microwave for 45 seconds and stir to a beautiful, glossy finish. Pour over the frosting, smooth with an offset spatula and let harden in the fridge.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 479Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 165mgCarbohydrates: 68gFiber: 2gSugar: 57gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
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Too funny, I know what you mean. I can't do "vanilla" – everything has to be out there. 🙂 Love this flavor combo!
The combination of cherries and chocolate is irresistible! Got to try these soon. Great blog–I'm you newest follower.
Oh, my. These sound fantastic! Pinned! I can see this becoming a regular summer dessert around here.
These look wonderful, love the addition of the cherries, because chocolate and cherry is one of my favorite dessert combinations!! This looks like a great dessert!
These look wonderful! I bet the cherries added so much flavor! Fantastic!
Actually, not as much as you would expect. I really only got a good cherry flavor when I bit into a cherry. Other than that, it wasn't overly cherry tasting. The chocolate still was center stage.
OMG – chocolate and cherry in super-sinful-delicious brownies
Just WONDERFUL
Very nice, please link it up with me today at Wow Us Wednesday. Liked you on FAcebook 🙂
pinned & following – all around. Thanks for linking with Kids in the Kitchen – I'd love for you to share our button – but text links are absolutely fine too! We love having you 🙂 (tweeted this out as well)
Thanks so much for the pin, tweet, and follow! I'll be sure to return the favor!
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hahaha! i love it!!! My son is always asking for plain old chocolate chip cookies and I always find myself throwing other stuff into the batter to "jazz" it up, after baking him a few boring plain ones of course:-) The brownies looks super awesome!!!
I know!! Can't just do plain ol' chocolate chip cookies over and over!
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I think I've died and gone to cherry heaven… looks amazing. Please share this recipe on my foodie friday party today.
Your brownies look amazing! I love chocolate and cherry together, in anything. I always like to add extra ingredients to what I'm baking, more interesting that way.
Yum! Completely decadent and beautiful!
The presentation for a brownie like this is amazing. Everyone always seems to drool with layers! Thanks for linking up at Fantastic Thursday at Five Little Chefs! Hope to see you there next week!
Ooh! These look absolutely divine!!
Karyn,
These look divine. Love the chocolate-cherry combo. Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday 🙂
Yum! Another perfect brownie recipe!
Look amazing! My BF adores Chocolate and Cherry… anything! Do these need to stay refrigerated after everything is completely cooled and cut? Pretty sure he would eat them all, but just in case! And I'm guessing these could be made with brownie mix from a box? That's all I've got on hand ):
Did someone say cherries and chocolate? Sign me up!
My mouth is watering!! Yummy!
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