Since Monday was a holiday and no one in the family had to work we all decided to go cherry picking. I had seen Facebook posts from Lodi Blooms which is only about 40 minutes away so it seemed like the perfect place to go. I’ve been to a couple other places where you pick your own fruit but the experience was nowhere near as fun as this place. Maybe it’s because I went right on time and the fruit was plentiful, perfectly sweet and crunchy. Either way everyone in the family picked A LOT.

I know we won’t be able to eat it all unless some of it gets cooked so I had to figure out what to make. I didn’t want to make anything that took too long so I decided to make blondies. These are so decadent from the chocolate and the bursts of cherry is just so delicious! The ingredients are simple and it’s super quick to make!

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) of melted butter
2 cups of brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
4 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups halved cherries
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º

Grease and flour a 9×13″ pan (I used a pyrex)

Melt the butter in a microwave in 20 second increments until it is completely melted. Put the butter in a large bowl and mix in the brown sugar until it’s blended in completely. Crack 2 large eggs into the bowl and whisk until fully incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and stir. Add the flour and salt until everything is mixed in well. Fold in the chocolate chips and cherries. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes or until the center looks cooked all the way and inserting a toothpick that comes out clean.