I always make it a point to bake every week. And last week, I decided to combine fruit cocktail and brownies into one. 
When it comes to brownies, people always use nuts, chocolate chips, corn flakes or even colored sprinkles. I have never eaten a brownie with fruits in it (okay fine, I tried the ones with cherry). So when I saw the recipe from a food magazine, which combines fruit cocktail and brownies, I decided to give it a try. And mommas, I promise you it tastes really good.
Fruit Cocktail Brownies
So here’s how to make easy fruit cocktail brownies.
What you’ll need:
2/3 cup butter, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 can fruit cocktail, drained (reserve 2 tbsp of the syrup), 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp iodized salt.
Here’s how to do it:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2) Melt butter in a saucepan. Add the cocoa powder. Stir to dissolve
Cocoa Mixture
3) Transfer the cocoa mixture in a mixing bowl. Add one egg at a time, sugar, vanilla extract and the reserved fruit cocktail syrup. Mix well.
4) Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly.
Fruit Cocktail Mixture
5) Put in the fruit cocktail. Take note that you don’t have to finish 1 can in the brownies. Just adjust the amount of fruits to be included in the mixture.
6) Spread into a greased pan and bake for 30 minutes or until brownies starts to pull away from the sides. Let it cool before cutting into bars.
Before and After
The top is crispy on the outside but so moist and chewy on the inside. Plus, it gives that sweet, fruity flavor that blends well with the brownies. Try this easy brownie recipe.
You can also opt not to use fruit cocktail and just stick with the plain brownies. Simply ditch the fruit cocktail from the recipe. Don’t forget to add more chocolate chips on top or nuts in case you prefer something to chew. The kids and kids-at-heart will surely love it.
I placed the brownie mixture in a round baking pan to make a brownie cake
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Looks delicious! I’m always looking for new brownie recipes!
You should try it. It tastes really good. Plus, it’s quick and easy to do š
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Looks delicious! I think i need to try that! Thanks for sharing! š
Mommy I’m gonna hold you on this cause I also like baking. Simple ones for now. I’ll try this next time. ^_^
This looks yummy. Though I have not tried putting fruits in a brownie but I surely will try this one out.
Yummy! Nakakagutom lalo!!! Tamang tama wala pa akong breakfast! haha.
I suddenly missed baking. I’m on vacation and have no tools to work with. š Brownies is what I used to bake, kaya when I saw this, I miss this. š
Yay, brownies. This looks delicious.
Scouting to get me an oven soon, hoping to do weekly baking too.
Im trying to learn how to bake. Pwede kaya to sa convection? Divided by 2 lang para sa Celsius?
this post made me wanna bake again! š
Now I’m craving for brownies! Haha. i’ve been planning to learn how to bake and might try this one.
Interesting! I haven’t tried including fruits in my brownies. Did you mash them?
No na š I just added the drained fruits as it is. It worked well naman š
It looks like so delicious! Brownies plus coffee a perfect combination š
Yum! I’ve never had brownies with fruit in them too so now I’m intrigued!
This looks yummy. I wish i have the time and the talent to bake. š
You can do it momma š
Nagutom naman ako bigla. Thank you mommy. Will ask my sister in law to bake for me. š
This looks amazingly delicious! I love brownies! Will try your recipe over the weekend š
Great! Let me know how it goes š
For me stress reliever ko pag nagbake ako plus the compliment we received sa mga kumain hehe š Try ko din itong may fruit.
my gosh it looks soooo good i dieddddd hahaha
Look so yummy! Patikim hihi
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MrsMartinez
this looks yum + healthy, too, with all the fruits you added! i will make sure to learn how to make this when i finally get an oven! š