Cheesecake Brownies With Fresh Cherries

A treat of a super fudge brownie, combined with cheesecake and cherries! What is not to love about this? Chocolate and cherries go together like Laurel and Hardy, Rick and Forty, coffee and cream. This is not a recipe you want to avoid making. Sure it has calories, but the flavor far outweighs the fact.

Happiness for me, as well as millions of others, begins with chocolate and cherries. I remember being a kid and my mom would bring in the first cherries of the season. Man, I was so ecstatic, I sat and ate all the cherries I could handle.
Now that I am an adult, I have found a company that delivers the freshest cherries that I could dream of. They are super juicy, delectable bites of heaven. Cherry season is one of my favorites, actually all fruit seasons are my favorite.

Ingredients
Brownies:
1 cup unsalted, melted butter
2 cips of granulated sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetend cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp baking powder
4 large eggs
Cheesecake Swirling:
8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 egg
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 can cherry pie filling
Instructions
FIRST STEP:
Preheat the oven to 350*

In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the brownies and mix well, until all is smooth

SECOND STEP:
In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, spread the brownie batter into a well greased dish

In another mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, ⅓ cup of sugar, 1 large egg and combine well.

THIRD STEP:
If you are using canned cherries, all you need are the cherries, not the filling.

If using fresh cherries, take the stems out and remove the seeds by slicing in half

FOURTH STEP:
Stir the cherries in with the cheesecake mix

Spread the cheesecake mix over the layer of brownie batter

FIFTH STEP:
Using a butter knife, create swirls through the cheescake and the brownie batter.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean

You can top the cheesecake brownie with additional cherries if you like, and of course, a dollop of whipped topping.

Enjoy!