Black Forest Brownie Jumble

This chocolate brownie dessert will bring to mind a classic cake with roots in Germany.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (21-ounce) box fudge brownie mix
2 large eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
16 chocolate cookie wafers, broken into large pieces
1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and halved
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Mix brownie mix, eggs, water and oil in a large bowl until well blended. Spread batter in a 13x9-inch greased pan.
3. Scatter top of batter with cookie pieces, cherries, chocolate chips and walnuts. Drizzle with condensed milk.
4. Bake for about 35 minutes or until topping is golden. Let cool and then cut 4x4 into 16 pieces.

Makes 16 brownies.

Note: If using a glass baking pan, increase cooking time to 40 minutes.

Recipe created by the Kathy Casey Food Studios for the National Sweet Cherries Foundation.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of NationalCherries.com, through ECES, Inc., Electronic Color Editorial Services.