Berry Delicious Brownies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• if desired
• 2 1/2 cups sliced strawberries*
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2/3 cup hot fudge ice cream topping
• warmed
• Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
• sweetened
• whipped
• if desired
• Mint leaves
• if desired

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Grease bottom only of 8-inch square baking pan.
3. Set aside.
4. Combine butter and chocolate in 2-quart saucepan.
5. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 5-7 minutes or until butter and chocolate are melted.
6. Stir in 1 1/4 cups sugar until well mixed.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Stir in flour and eggs until well mixed; stir in walnuts.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake 23-28 minutes or until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan.
11. Cool completely.
12. Cut into squares.
13. Combine strawberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in bowl.
14. Cut brownies; place onto individual serving plates.
15. Top each with 1 tablespoon warm fudge sauce and about 1/4 cup strawberries.
16. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and mint leaf, if desired.
17. *Substitute your favorite berries.