Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
  • Creme Anglaise
  • Vanilla ice cream

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Butter 9 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan.
  • Combine butter, unsweetened chocolate and bittersweet chocolate in heavy medium saucepan.
  • Stir over low heat until melted and smooth.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add 1 cup sugar and stir until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.
  • Stir in vanilla extract.
  • Whisk eggs and 1 cup sugar in large bowl to blend.
  • Whisk half of egg mixture into chocolate mixture.
  • Using electric mixer, beat remaining egg mixture until pale yellow and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
  • Gently fold chocolate mixture and salt into egg mixture.
  • Gently fold in flour, then white chocolate chips.
  • Spoon into prepared pan.
  • Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 28 minutes.
  • Transfer to rack.
  • Cool completely.
  • (Can be made 1 day ahead.
  • Cover; let stand at room temperature.)
  • Cut brownies into squares.
  • Serve with Crme Anglaise and ice cream.