Okara Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownies Food

DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees. Butter a 8 or 9-inch square cake pan or line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Melt butter in a medium sized sauceplan. Add baking chips, stirring over low heat until melted.
• Remove from heat, stirring in splenda, sugar and vanilla. Beat in egg whites, two at a time.
• Add the flour and stir for one minute, until batter loses its graininess and becomes smooth and glossy.
• Stir in the chopped nuts, cherries and baking chips. Spread into prepared cake pan and back for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

OKARA DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a microwaveable bowl melt together the chocolate chips, bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, and butter. Microwave for one minute, stir and set aside to finish melting.
• In a large mixing bowl sift the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt. Add the walnuts and cherries and mix well.
• In a small mixing bowl stir together the okara (or tofu) and vanilla. Add the melted chocolate mixture. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Spread into a greased 8" x 8" square baking pan. (To make it easier to cut, line your pan with a sheet of foil that overhangs the edges an inch or two. Spray the foil with cooking spray, then spread your batter. When it is finished baking, just lift out the foil and you can cut perfect squares with no waste -- and that is important when you are serving something chocolate!)
• Bake for approximately 35 - 45 minutes. Do not overbake.

MERRY CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of 13 x 9 inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients with spoon until smooth; set aside.
• In 2 quart saucepan, melted chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat chocolate mixture, 2 cups sugar, the vanilla and 4 eggs with mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts.
• Spread half of batter in pan. Spread filling over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over filling. Gently swirl through batters with knife for marbled design.
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. FOr brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

SKINNY GOOEY CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray an 8 inch non-stick square pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, cocoa and mix well with a wire whisk to break up any clumps.
• Add all the other ingredients and mix well until all is combined and with a rubber spatula, dig deep to the bottom of the bowl to make sure all the dry ingredients are well incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 22-28 minutes. Do not over bake. Test with a wooden skewer or toothpick. Should come out with moist crumbs.
• Let cool on a wire rack and then cut when cooled but still a little warm and enjoy! Makes 16 brownies.

DARK-CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8" x 8" baking dish with cooking spray. In a bowl, whisk together flours, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In another bowl, beat butter, sugar and coffee with an electric mixer on high until crumbly, about 30 seconds. Add eggs one at a time; beat on medium until a thick mocha-colored mixture forms. Add half-and-half, vanilla and chocolate chips; beat on low until just combined. Add flour mixture; beat on low until a thick batter forms. Pour into baking dish and top with cherries. Bake until edges are slightly firm but center is soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 30 minutes; cut into 12 pieces.

MARBLED CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Prepare Cherry Cream Filling; set aside.
• Cherry Cream Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar in small bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until blended.
• Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat well. (Mixture will be thin.)
• Stir in cherries.
• Heat oven to 350°F Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
• For Brownies: Stir butter and cocoa in small bowl until well blended; cool slightly.
• Beat eggs in medium bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar and vanilla, beating until well blended.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture.
• Add cocoa mixture; stir until well blended. Spread half of chocolate batter into prepared pan; cover with cherry filling.
• Drop spoonfuls of remaining chocolate batter over filling. With knife or spatula, gently swirl chocolate batter into filling for marbled effect.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool; cut into squares.
• Cover and refrigerate leftover brownies. Bring to room temperature to serve.

CHEERY CHERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 11" X 7" baking dish.
• Stir flour, Splenda, cocoa and baking soda together in bowl.
• Add milk, butter, egg substitue, honey and vanilla. Stir until blended.
• Pour into baking dish.
• Sprinkle cherries on top
• Bake 13-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack.

FAT FREE DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 13" X 9" baking pan with no-stick spray. Set the pan aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, cocoa, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour and baking powder. Set the flour mixture aside.
• In another large bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Slowly stir in the prunes or applesauce, buttermilk and vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Fold in the walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes or until the brownies just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan (do not overbake). Cool completely on a wire rack. Lightly sprinkle with the powdered sugar, then cut into bars.