December 22, 2008

Dark Chocolate Brownies


Brownies.

I can never make enough of them.

They have become a favorite treat of the local veterinarian, several of our neighbors, the village Mayor and his staff, and some of our friends. Oh, and my husband. Can't forget him!
As I said...Never. Enough.

melting the butter and chocolate

These brownies are simple and oh so scrumptious. Really, what could be better than little squares of rich, buttery, walnut studded, dark chocolate brownies?

Well, I can think of one thing...
Little squares of rich, buttery, walnut studded, dark chocolate brownies topped with a scoop of rich, creamy, real vanilla bean ice cream!


These are dead easy to make.
I prefer them with nuts, either walnuts or pecans, however this recipe is excellent without them. Sometimes I use half regular sugar and half vanilla sugar, and if so, leave out the 1 teaspoon of vanilla. I've also included the metric measurements for those of you who were fortunate enough to have grown up with the metric system.

Thanks to Scarffen Berger Chocolate's website for an excellent recipe that will give you moist, chewy and ultra chocolatey brownies!

Dark Chocolate Brownies
  • 6 ounces (170 grams) Scharffen Berger 70% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate
  • 3/4 cup ( 170 grams) butter
  • 1 1/2 (300 grams) cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup (125 grams) flour
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Heat oven to 325°F (160°C).
Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler over simmering water.
Stir sugar into chocolate until blended. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts. Spread into a buttered 13" x 9" baking pan.
Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes up with crumbs (not batter). Cool in pan.

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7 comments:

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

I love Dark chocolate..:-)

Cathy said...

Oh my, this sounds heavenly. There is always room for one more cookie on the Christmas plate. Thanks for the recipe.

Happiest Holiday Wishes to you, Loulou. We have 20 inches of snow here in Portland. Schools were closed for a week.

Allie said...

Oh, lord. I have stuffed my face from the moment I woke up until now. And now, full almost to the point of illness, you've made me want to get up and make these little guys. Yum!

Happy holidays!

feasting-on-pixels (terrie) said...

These brownies look amazing, I have never tried brownies with dark chocolat...mmm...miam...

Will give these a whirl tomorrow, merci for this recipe.

From my petite cuisine, heart and home to yours...
Joyeux Noël et une bonne nouvelle année…!
Bisous and holiday hugs
xox
Thérèse-Marie

Anonymous said...

ooh, those look good, I love that crackly top and squidgy middle. I never use anything other than good dark chocolate for cooking :-) Bookmarked!

And happy holidays!

spacedlaw said...

Miam. More recipe to play with for when I get home. I made some hedgehog fudge the other day which is a big hit too.

Jennifer said...

Anne
Me too! Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season!

Cathy
Happy Holidays Cathy! Hope you're enjoying the snow and staying warm.

Allie
:)
Make them...you won't regret it!
Happy Holidays!

Terrie
The dark chocolate is perfect in this recipe. Hope you love them!
Bonnes Fêtes!

Veronica
Glad you like the recipe. You'll have to let me know what you think when you make them.
Happy Christmas!

Nathalie
That fudge looks amazing! Love the addition of candied chestnuts. Miam miam! Thanks for the link.
Bonne Fêtes!