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Slow Cooker Brownies and Cherries

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Slow Cooker Brownies and Cherries

 

Several weeks ago I was in ALDI and saw cans of tart cherries for sale.  I love tart cherries, so I picked up two cans.  They’ve been hanging out in my pantry waiting.  I sometimes buy ingredients that I don’t have any recipe ideas for yet.  They make good inspiration for new things.

Yesterday, I decided those cherries needed to meet up with a box of brownie mix and become a new slow cooker dessert.  I had no idea if this would turn out like I hoped or not.

Then again, how can you go wrong with cherries and brownies?

The dessert turned out wonderful!  The brownies are soft, but a bit more set than cobbler type desserts.  The cherries taste bright next to the deep, chocolate flavor of the brownies.  A creamy scoop of vanilla tops it all in a classic way.

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Cherry Coffee Cake

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My mom used to make this when I was little.  The cake is moist and sweet.  Anything with cherries is a favorite of mine, but you can use any flavor of pie filling that you like.  What makes this dessert even better and easier is the fact that it uses a yellow cake mix.  Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about Cherry Coffee Cake

Cherry Squares

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cherry squares done

My favorite birthday treat is Cherry Squares. I don’t get them every year, but often my mom will bake a batch for me. Even though I did see her just 10 days before my birthday, she didn’t make me any. Can you believe that? I know. It’s a sad life I lead.

So, I decided to make a pan for myself. This is the first time I’ve ever made them. The recipe makes a large jelly roll pan, but I cut the recipe in half to make a 9×13 pan. Food blogging can start to go to a person’s hips. I did not need to chow down on a full recipe of these sweet cherry treats.

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