Today we're delighted to welcome as our guest someone you probably already know, Sharon Farrow, author of the Berry Basket Cozy Mystery series! She's sharing a mouth-watering recipe along with news about her latest book, plus a book giveaway! So be sure to enjoy the recipe and leave a comment, along with your email address.
I went gluten-free three years ago and have rarely tasted a dessert
with gluten since. However my family, who aren’t GF, wanted brownies for the 4th
of July, and raspberry chocolate brownies sounded like a great idea. Even I
couldn’t resist a few bites.
The recipe was found on Jessica Holmes’
sweetestmenu.com. Jessie is an Australian who enjoys coming up with her own
spin on American recipes. And her raspberry brownies rank with the best I’ve
ever tasted. Enjoy.
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
½ cup or 1 stick unsalted butter
1 1/3 cup dark chocolate, broken into pieces
½ cup caster sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
½ cup plain flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 cup fresh raspberries
½ cup milk chocolate chips
Directions:
Grease an 8x8 cake pan.
Add butter and dark chocolate to a heat-proof bowl or large glass mixing cup. Microwave until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Let cool slightly.
Add sugar and vanilla to the melted chocolate mixture. Stir.
Add the eggs one at a time. Stir again.
Add flour and cocoa. Stir until mixture is smooth.
Add fresh raspberries and milk chocolate chips, then gently stir. Pour mixture into greased cake pan.
Gently smooth over the top.
Bake 30-35 minutes, or until cooked through. When done, it should begin to crack along the edges and not wobble in the middle.
Cool completely before
cutting into squares. Makes 12 servings.
Leave a comment below with
your email address to win an autographed copy of MULBERRY MISCHIEF. U.S and
Canada only.
Mulberry Mischief Intro:

With the Harvest Health Fair in full swing, Marlee makes sure to stock up on elderberry products for cold and flu season. But this year there's also a run on mulberry when an eccentric customer wants to use the dried berries to ward off evil forces. True, it's almost Halloween, but something else seems to be spooking Leticia the Lake Lady, Oriole Point's oddest resident. She believes someone plans to kill her—and the ghost. Only mulberries can protect them. Marlee doesn't take her fears seriously until a man named Felix Bonaventure arrives in the village, asking questions about a mysterious woman.
The next day, Marlee finds Bonaventure dead on Leticia's property—shot through the heart with an arrow made of mulberry wood. And Leticia has disappeared. Marlee soon learns the Lake Lady has a deadly past that is connected to the famous Sable family who are in town for the health fair. A bunch of clues start to come together—and figuring out what's going on puts Marlee in a real jam …
Visit Sharon online at:
Instagram: @sharonfarrowauthor
Twitter: @SharonFarrowBB
This recipe looks delicious. I love this series & congratulations on the new book. ma(underscore)ward(at)Hotmail(dot)com.
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DeleteYummy. There is a local farm stand open this season called Berry Best - I always think of this series! Thanks for the giveaway.
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The farm stand sounds great!
DeleteThis looks so good! Thank you for the recipe and this chance to win. 1cow0993(at)gmail(dot)com
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DeleteI love brownies and I also love this series! Can’t wait to read the new book! meeshpsych@aol.com
ReplyDeleteThe brownies are wonderful. And I hope you enjoy the latest Berry Basket mystery.
DeleteI LOOOOOOVE this series! can't wait to read it - already ordered my copy!!
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DeleteI love brownies, but I've never added fruit to them. These look & sound really good.
ReplyDeleteturtle6422 at gmail dot com
Berries always go great with chocolate.
Deleterecipe sounds great - thanks for the chance for the giveaway, jcook22@yahoo.com
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DeleteThat sounds like a great read!!! I adore the cover!
ReplyDeleteThe book will get you in the mood for Halloween. :-)
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DeleteRecipe looks delicious and love the Halloween cover if the book. Saamm7(at)msn(dot).com
ReplyDeleteI love the cover too. Especially since my birthday falls on Halloween.
DeleteThis sounds so good. I wouldn't have thought of putting berries in brownies. I really like this series and the recipes are always good. Can't wait to read the new book.
ReplyDeletekozo8989@hotmail.com
The raspberries go very well with the chocolate brownie mix. And I hope you enjoy my new book.
DeleteThat recipe is calling my name. I've got to make it for my family. Would this recipe also work if you wanted to substitute cherries? I love to change things up sometimes.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new book.
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I've never tried it with cherries, but I don't know why substituting fresh cherries for raspberries wouldn't work. And you could decorate the brownies with maraschino cherries.
DeleteOoh, these sounds delicious! I love brownies and raspberries, so this is perfect! I know this is going to be a great book, thank you for sharing! konecny7(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the brownies and my new mystery.
DeleteRaspberries and chocolate? Inspired!
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Few things don't go well with chocolate. ;-)
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