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Boreal Forest Cranberry Brownies

Here's how you make Boreal Forest Cranberry Brownies
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • BROWNIES
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen-no need to thaw)
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • FROSTING
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup cranberry sauce (jellied)
  • 2 tablespoons cranberry juice (see note)
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: NOTE: to make cranberry juice for icing (if you don't have bottle juice on hand) simmer cranberries for brownies a few minutes in 1/8 cup water. Drain and reserve liquid and use berries in brownies.

  • Step 2: Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.

  • Step 3: Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

  • Step 4: Melt 1 cup butter in large saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup cocoa powder. Add 2 cups sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoons almond extract; stir until well blended.

  • Step 5: Stir chocolate mixture into flour mixture. Add cranberries and nuts and mix just until blended.

  • Step 6: Pour batter into baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.

  • Step 7: Cool completely and frost.

  • Step 8: FROSTING: Melt 3 tbls. butter in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoons almond extract, cranberry sauce and juice; stir well. Add confectioners' sugar; mix until well blended. Spread over cooled brownies.

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