Christmas Recipes
Chocolate Cherry Fudge Bars
Yield: 3 dozen; 36 servings, one bar each
Ingredients
- 4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (4 serving size) package Jell-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
- 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries with 7 tablespoons of the juice reserved, divided
- 2 ounces (1/4 of 8 ounce package) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 13 x 9 inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Grease foil. Set aside.
- Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- Add granulated sugar; mix well.
- Blend in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Add flour and dry pudding mix; mix well.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the cherries and 1/3 cup of the reserved cherry juice; spread into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.)
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
- Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining cherry juice until well blended.
- Drizzle over cooled dessert; top with remaining 1/4 cup cherries. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.
- Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
Notes
How to drizzle frosting easily: Place freezer-weight resealable plastic bag inside small bowl or measuring cup with top of bag extending over top of bowl. Fill bag with frosting; seal bag. Cut small hole in one of the bottom corners of bag. Squeeze frosting through hole onto bars.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 140 Total fat 6g Saturated fat 4g Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 85mg Carbohydrate 21g Dietary fiber 1g Sugars 16g Protein 1g
Vitamin A 4% DV Vitamin C 0% DV Calcium 0% DV Iron 4% DV
Attributioin
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Kraft Heinz Company