Best Recipes: White Chocolate Brownies
by: Donna Monday
Here?s a twist on the traditional chocolate brownies. Flip the script and make these delicious brownies made with real white chocolate. White Chocolate Brownies are a different, but equally yummy taste sensation. The chocolate chips sprinkled throughout, not only add traditional flavor, but make them look pretty too.
- ? cup UNSALTED butter
- 6 oz. white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 eggs
- ? cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ? tsp. salt
- ? tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter and HALF of the white chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
In medium bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on medium to high speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat about 3 minutes or until thickened.
Add melted white chocolate mixture, flour, salt, and vanilla. Beat just until combined. Stir in semisweet chocolate chips and remaining white chocolate. Spread batter in prepared pan.
Bake about 30 minutes or until top is evenly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Keep covered and store in refrigerator.
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Is Chocolate That Healthy?
Is Chocolate That Healthy?
by: Gerald Meyer
It is great news that research has found a food that lowers blood pressure and is healthy for the heart and maybe more.
The problem is that the chocolate Americans consume most is not the kind that was studied.
The more popular kinds of chocolate have little or no positive effect on your health. Only certain chocolate may be healthy.
Dark chocolate is the chocolate that was found to have positive effects on blood pressure.
Participants, either given dark, milk, or white chocolate every day were evaluated in different studies.
It turns out that dark chocolate contains important antioxidants called phenols. These natural compounds from the cocoa bean are known to increase nitric oxide, reduce platelet aggregation, and inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Cocoa can decrease blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and increase your insulin sensitivity. Milk and white chocolate...
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Sweet Gourmet: Baking Chocolate Guide
Sweet Gourmet: Baking Chocolate Guide
by: Donna Monday
Several types of chocolate may be used when baking cookies, pies, cakes, bars, and other sweet treats. The amount of cocoa butter and sugar can affect the texture and taste of chocolate?from bitter to very sweet. Below is a quick guide to the most popular kinds of chocolate used in baked goods.
=> UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE ? Unsweetened chocolate contains nothing but pure chocolate and cocoa butter. There?s no sugar added. This chocolate is dark in color and has a strong flavor.
=> UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER ? Unsweetened cocoa powder is pure chocolate that?s had a majority of the cocoa butter removed.
=> SEMISWEET AND BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE ? Semisweet and Bittersweet chocolate contains at least 35% pure chocolate. Cocoa butter and sugar have been added. This type of chocolate is often used in cookies and can be used interchangeably.
=> MILK CHOCOLATE ? Milk chocolate contains...
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