Beringer Vineyards Decadent Chocolate Brownies with Port Cream
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
- 6 oz. unsalted butter
- 1-3/4 cup sugar
- 7 eggs, beaten
- 1 tbsp. vanilla
- 1 tbsp. salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1 cup Cabernet Port Wine
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Generously butter an 8x13-inch medium baking pan.
- Chop chocolate into bits and heat with butter in a double boiler until completely melted.
- Remove from the heat and stir in sugar to partially dissolve.
- Beat the eggs with vanilla.
- Separately stir the flour and salt together.
- Stir the eggs into melted chocolate, and then stir in the flour and walnuts just until combined.
- Do not over stir.
- Spread into the buttered pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes for soft brownies (40 minutes for chewier brownies).
- Cool completely before cutting and serve with a dollop of Port Cream.
- Port Cream: Simmer the Port over medium high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup.
- Chill.
- Beat the cream until just thickening, then stream in the sugar, reduced Port and vanilla.
- Continue to beat to soft peak.
unsweetened chocolate, semisweet chocolate, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour, walnuts, cabernet port wine, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2148 (may not work)