3 ingredient cherry brownies with boxed or homemade brownie mix are a really fun dessert. Baked in a mini muffin tin, they are the perfect little bite sized chocolate treat that is cute served at a party.
We weren’t sure how this quick dessert would turn out but these cherry brownies were a real hit! Using just 3 ingredients, we threw them together and baked for just 15 minutes in a mini muffin pan. Topped them with a dollop of vanilla frosting and voila, the most amazing quick easy dessert recipes!! (affiliate links present)
3 Ingredient Cherry Brownies
So we love to experiment and try to make quick desserts. I mean, cake mix recipes are the best. Using brownie mix is just as easy.
The other day my girls and I thought that adding some pie filling might work well to fill our chocolatey brownies with some cherries which we love! It was so good it didn’t last until the next day. That time we just used a box from Ghirardelli and this can of light filling.
Ingredient Tips
There are many different brands of pie filing out there, you can find light varieties like this one (still way sweet enough), and black cherry versions. I haven’t found there really to be a difference at all between name brand and generic so I buy what is on sale. 😉
As for the boxed brownie mix you choose I would say it is a bit different than the filling. I will spend the extra money to buy brand name here. There IS a difference between the dollar version and dark chocolate with better ingredients with quality dutch processed cocoa powder inside.
As far as the equipment you need a rubber spatula, bowl and a mini muffin tin. If ou choose to bake in a square 8×8 pan that works too. I will share the baking times for both below.
It is something my girls and I enjoy doing together and now my youngest (well she’s 9, not a baby anymore) makes these all by herself all the time. Makes her feel independent and is a way she can make a treat for all of us…okay and then we can enjoy her treat as well.
They are rich so making them bite sized brownies is perfect because 2 is about the perfect serving size. With a dollop of frosting on top and a slice or whole cherry is fun to do if making them for a party. You can tweak the basics a bit with chocolate chips or adding a scoop of protein like our protein brownie recipe.
We love making air fryer brownies, and our blueberry pie filling dump cupcakes cupcakes are just as easy as this recipe too! About the same size, big enough to just pop into your mouth makes a great sweet treat after any meal.
How do you make brownies fudgy?
Fudgy and flourless cake like is hands down the best. To make more dense you want to either add 1 more egg yolk or moisture like we did here with the canned filling. There are tons of ways to tweak boxed mix.
We used a mini muffin tin for these Brownies with Cherry Pie Filling so timing is listed for that. Make sure you really get the non stick spray in there so they slide right out. If you wanted a regular size like we did with our Brownie Cupcakes From Brownie Mix it would take a bit longer.
You should cool or eat warm topped with whipped cream or ice cream! You can top those with a maraschino cherry too for fun. Here is the printable recipe card so you can get started, and save it if you’d like in your recipe box.
Cherry Brownies
Equipment
- 2 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 box brownie mix, Ghirardelli with chocolate chips is the best we’ve found
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Fold together brownie mix, eggs, and entire can of pie filling so no powder is left, be careful to not mix harshly and smash all cherries.
- Spray mini muffin tin with non stick spray (well so they don't stick) and add brownie mix to holes, about 3/4 way full.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 15 minutes, regular size muffin tin brownies take closer to 24 minutes or until top is firm to touch.
- Cool or eat warm!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have never done this and don’t think it is necessary, no. I would say that room temperature eggs is better than very cold but I don’t always have time to wait and do that too.
Is that an 18 oz box of brownie mix? Adding the units would be helpful.
yes 18 oz is a normal box
Love the recipe.
Do these cool in the pan, or for just a bit then on a rack?
at least for a bit to solidify up before removing so they stay in tact
what would be the time/temp for mini loaves? do you think that would be good? thanks!
Not sure of the timing but yes it should work fine
This was such a unique and unexpected recipe that does not disappoint! Turned out rich, moist and delicious; exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth, indeed!
These turned out perfectly and tasted like I had made them from scratch!! Love the shortcuts with the brownie mix + cherry pie filling – genius!