Cherry Chocolate Chip Brownies
These Cherry Chocolate Chip Brownies are fudg-y, decadent and so delicious! Plus, they're made with simple every day ingredients so they're super easy to make. Vegan with gluten free option.
Servings 16 squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour I used whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup apple sauce room temperature
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups sweet cherries fresh or frozen(thawed) roughly chopped
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and oil or line with parchment paper an 8x8 pan.
- In a large bowl throughly combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a small bowl combine coconut oil, apple sauce, vanilla, and almond milk. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just to combine.
- Add cherries and chocolate chips and gently fold into the batter.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Do not over bake or the brownies will not fudgy.
- Allow to cool completely and then refrigerate for a couple of hours before cutting.
