 Cranberry Orange Ricotta Cheese Brownies
Makes about 16 brownies
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Image © Publications International, Ltd.
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Cranberry Orange Ricotta Cheese Brownies
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Ingredients
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1/2
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cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
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3/4
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cup sugar
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1
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teaspoon vanilla extract
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2
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eggs
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3/4
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cup all-purpose flour
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1/2
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cup HERSHEY'®S Cocoa
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1/2
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teaspoon baking powder
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1/2
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teaspoon salt
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Cheese Filling (recipe follows)
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
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2. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in medium bowl; add eggs, beating well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, mixing thoroughly. Spread half of chocolate batter in prepared pan. Spread Cheese Filling over top. Drop remaining chocolate batter by teaspoonfuls onto cheese filling.
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3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Refrigerate leftover brownies.
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Cheese Filling
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Ingredients
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1
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cup ricotta cheese
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1/4
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cup sugar
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3
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tablespoons whole-berry cranberry sauce
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2
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tablespoons cornstarch
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1
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egg
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1/4
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to 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel
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4
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drops red food color (optional)
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Beat ricotta cheese, sugar, cranberry sauce, cornstarch and egg in small bowl until smooth. Stir in orange peel and food color, if desired.
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© The Hershey Company
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Printed
from fbnr.com
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