Sometimes, I need a dessert. Quick. So I look in my pantry and see what I have and what I can come up with.
I needed something the other night and I had this recipe for these peanut butter squares, made with peanut butter chips. My husband informed me that he doesn't do peanut butter in desserts (who knew?) so I modified the recipe somewhat and this is what I came up with. I can't give credit for the original recipe where I got my inspiration, though. It was written in my beloved recipe book, so maybe it was my grandmother's?
Chocolate-Cherry Lattice Squares
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 can cherry pie filling (I had this in the pantry, I have no idea WHY)
Heat oven to 375. Microwave chocolate chips 1 minute, stir and heat an additional 30 seconds at a time until melted and smooth. It took only a minute and a half for these to melt.
Beat butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla. Blend in melted chocolate. Add dry ingredients.
Divide the dough in half. Place half in refrigerator. In a 9x13" pan, press the other half of the dough into the bottom of the pan. This part is tricky, because the dough is a little sticky and it tries to pull up as you are pressing it down. Once it is as smooth as you can get it, bake for 10 minutes.
Once cooled, pour the pie filling over the baked layer. Roll chilled dough between two pieces of waxed paper. Cut into strips and place over pie filling in a lattice fashion. Bake for an additional 20-25 minutes.
I needed something the other night and I had this recipe for these peanut butter squares, made with peanut butter chips. My husband informed me that he doesn't do peanut butter in desserts (who knew?) so I modified the recipe somewhat and this is what I came up with. I can't give credit for the original recipe where I got my inspiration, though. It was written in my beloved recipe book, so maybe it was my grandmother's?
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| Chocolate-Cherry Squares, with whipped cream and with rocky road ice cream Served in my pretty new (to me) 1930s Depression glass dessert bowls |
Chocolate-Cherry Lattice Squares
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 can cherry pie filling (I had this in the pantry, I have no idea WHY)
Heat oven to 375. Microwave chocolate chips 1 minute, stir and heat an additional 30 seconds at a time until melted and smooth. It took only a minute and a half for these to melt.
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| Yum, a bowl full of chocolate! |
Divide the dough in half. Place half in refrigerator. In a 9x13" pan, press the other half of the dough into the bottom of the pan. This part is tricky, because the dough is a little sticky and it tries to pull up as you are pressing it down. Once it is as smooth as you can get it, bake for 10 minutes.
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| Press the dough into the bottom of the pan. Don't bake the spatula. |
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| Just out of the oven, the cherry is all bubbly |
We had company over and these got great reviews. I believe the quote was "We get the greatest treats whenever we come over here!" And then tonight, after having them again for dessert, my husband told me they were fabulous, just like me. He's a keeper.
I would make these again, but I think I'd try doing a half batch and using a 9x9" pan. This made a lot. I'd also like to try making them with a homemade filling. I like to do homemade whenever possible, but I was in a time crunch the other night and I had the pie filling available.
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