1. Dark Chocolate and Cherry Brownies

This is one of the most delicious recipes that mix chocolate and cherries. It makes quite a lot of tasty treats, so make sure you invite your friends over to share. You wouldn't want to keep all the snacks for yourself.

Ingredients:
Cooking spray
3 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3/4 cup)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cherry preserves
1/3 cup water
5 tablespoons butter
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large egg white
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and stir. Combine cherry preserves, water, and butter in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add preserves mixture to flour mixture and stir. Add egg and egg white and stir until smooth. Stir in semisweet chocolate chips. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes. Garnish with powdered sugar.

Source: myrecipes.com

2. Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies

These cookies don't look all that fancy, but they have secret treats hidden inside. It's a sweet surprise for any lover of cherries.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup good quality cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup dry red wine, such as burgundy
10 ounces dark chocolate, broken into chunks
1 cup dried tart cherries

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375F. Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In another bowl, combine butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla, and wine and combine. Add the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate and cherries. On a nonstick cookie sheet, place a tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes.

Source: foodnetwork.com

3. Chocolate Cherry Quickbread

Who knew bread could be such a treat? If you don't want to make anything too unhealthy like a huge batch of brownies, then you can stick to the bread.

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 bag (10 ounces) frozen pitted cherries, thawed
1 bag (10 ounces) frozen pitted cherries, thawed, drained and coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
3 large eggs
6 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In medium saucepan, combine cherries and sugar. Using a fork, crush cherries. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Transfer to separate bowl and let cool. Add sour cream and eggs. Combine with the flour mixture. Fold chopped cherries into batter. Gradually stir in butter. Pour into the load pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely.

Source: tablespoon.com

4. Chocolate Cherry Trifle Pudding

If pudding is your weakness, you'll need to follow this recipe. One flavor isn't enough. You need to add as many different tastes as you can.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon (pinch) salt
2 3/4 cups whole milk
1/4 cup of cherry juice (reserved from drained pre-brandied cherries)
1/4 teaspoon cherry flavored brandy
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions:
In a large saucepan on the stove, mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Turn heat onto medium, and slowly stir in the milk. Boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and whisk in the reserved 1/4 cup cherry juice, brandy, and butter. Pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate.

Source: chow.com

5. Chocolate Cherry Blondies

If you want deliciousness, you've got it. Create a few of these babies and your taste buds will never want to touch anything else again.

Ingredients:
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup dried tart cherries

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter and both sugars on high until pale and fluffy for 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture, and beat until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
Press mixture into a metal baking pan. Bake for 28-30 minutes. Let cool.

Source: marthastewart.com

6. Chocolate Cherry Pie

If you want to bake a dessert to bring to a party, you'll need something that everyone can enjoy. That's why this pie is the perfect housewarming present.

Ingredients:
1 can cherry pie filling, divided
1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust
2 pkg. Chocolate Instant Pudding
1-1/2 cups cold milk
2-1/2 cups thawed Whipped Topping, divided

Instructions:
Spread 1 cup cherry pie filling onto bottom of crust. Beat pudding mixes and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1-1/2 cups whipped topping and spread over cherry layer in crust. Spoon remaining whipped topping around edge of pie to form 1-inch border. Fill center with remaining cherry pie filling. Refrigerate.

Source: kraftrecipes.com

7. No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

Cheesecake is at the top of the dessert charts. It's something that everybody loves, so you can never go wrong when you make it.

Ingredients:
2 pkg. Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, cooled
1/3 cup sugar
1 tub Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust
1 can cherry pie filling

Instructions:
Beat cream cheese, chocolate and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Whisk in 2 cups whipped topping. Spoon into crust. Refrigerate 3 hours. Spoon remaining whipped topping around edge of cheesecake and fill center with pie filling.

Source: kraftrecipes.com

Don't settle for packaged snacks when you can make your own delicious desserts! What's your favorite chocolate and cherry dessert?