Olive Oil and Sea Salt Truffle Brownies.
These brownies are totally saying hello to you right now.
But I think they feel rather exposed in all of their gooey fudginess.
I mean just look.at.that.stack.
Oh my brownies.
If there is one thing we agree on in this house, it’s that we prefer our brownies fudgy and not cakey. And we like our sweets with a little bit of salt. ALWAYS.
Except not like that one time six months ago when I accidentally dropped the salt shaker into the cookie batter and added, oh, maybe a tablespoon (or three) of crunchy, flakey sea salt to said chocolate chips.
No. Just no.
What we have here though is light years better than that. We’re talking dark chocolate, caramel and sea salt. YES. Just yes.
And this is a big deal for me because I rarely find a brownie I enjoy more than ones that come out of a box. Yep. One that come out of a box are often perfect. They have that flaky layer on top and are ridiculously fudgy. I’ve been even more exposed to them lately since having a baby, because Eddie will buy a box and make them for a Saturday treat. No shame. They rock.
So. You guys know that this year I am partnering with Lindt and making some wacky and rich creations with their chocolate. Getting my truffle on, if you will. I have two more recipes to share in 2015 but I knew that I just had – yes, absolutely, 100% – to use the dark chocolate caramel sea salt LINDOR truffles for something.
Instead of inhaling one (or five?) each night.
Now here’s the thing. I am quite partial to the LINDOR peanut butter truffles and the coconut truffles. They kill me. In the best way possible.
But I always want to a new favorite. It’s only my favorite until my next favorite comes along. You know?
Since I need a little salt with my sweet, and this here truffle makes it a lot more convenient than getting a bowl of salty chips or pretzels from the pantry and covering them with chocolate chips or what not, I think this wins. New favorite.
(Not that I’ve ever done that whole cover-my-salty-chips-with-chocolate-thing. Never.)
So to make things even MORE rich: brownies. These dark chocolate squares are made with olive oil (no butter!) and stuffed with truffles. Then covered in crystal flakes of sea salt.
They
are
ridic.
In the best way possible.
Since the brownies are outrageously chocolately and rich and every other word in the thesaurus that you can find under “delicious” (no, seriously, just wait), I find it best to pop them in the fridge overnight. You at least want them to cool almost completely before cutting because the truffles? They melt. Big time. They call this the LINDOR “melt moment” for a reason – and they truly melt into the brownies and right in your mouth and heck, right into your heart. (In the best way possible, duh.)
Annnnd since these have olive oil… they are good for your heart, right? I mean, I’m pretty sure dark chocolate has tons of antioxidants. The only thing that could make it a more complete meal is a glass of hearty red wine.
Right?
I think we can make that happen.
Olive Oil and Sea Salt Truffle Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ounce high-quality dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 LINDOR dark chocolate caramel sea salt truffles coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8×8 inch pan liberally with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk the boiling water and cocoa powder until combined. Whisk in the chopped chocolate until melted, then whisk in the olive oil. Whisk in the egg, yolks and vanilla extract until combined. Whisk in the sugar until combined. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring until the flour is just mixed in. Stir in the chopped truffles.
- Bake the brownies for 32 to 38 minutes, or until the middle is set. Sprinkle the top with the flaked sea salt Let the brownies cool completely before cutting – in fact, I really like putting them in the fridge. If you cut them while they are still warm or even at room temperature, the truffles are melty (and delicious) – but sightly messy! I love keeping these in the fridge overnight before serving.
Notes
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[this post is part of a sponsored partnership I’m doing with Lindt in 2015. I’ll be sharing a few more recipes over the course of the year and you can read more about my trip here!]
69 Comments on “Olive Oil and Sea Salt Truffle Brownies.”
These sound so decadent, can;t wait to give them a try!
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I’m confused…where is the olive oil in this recipe?
so sorry! i fixed it!
Wow, these look amazing! I want to find those truffles now!
I didn’t notice the olive oil in the recipe – is it missing?
so sorry! fixed it!
These must be the most fudgy brownies ever!! Must give them a try! I’m totally with you on box mixes. They have the perfect crust on top and are so rich!
THEY ARE DISCONTIUING THE PEANUT BUTTER TRUFFLES!? But why?! The peanut butter melts… oh my God, I think I really am going to cry.
Where is the olive oil?! I was so intrigued and want to make them ASAP!
so sorry! i added it in!
Thought my sleep deprivation, thanks to my 7 month old, was getting to me…but alas, I don’t see the olive oil either. These look delicious though! We’re also in the fudge brownie camp :)
OMG, Jessica. I WILL be making these. Fudgy > Cakey ALWAYS and these are so fudgy I can’t even deal.
Truffles in your brownies?! Omg. I can totally imagine how awesome it is biting into one of those bubbles of goodness.
GUYS, so sorry i’m such a lunatic and forget to add the oil in the recipe! total mom brain. it’s in there now, thank you!!
What? Sunday is ruined now that I know they’re discontinuing the peanut butter truffles! Good thing these brownies look delish to make up for it!
Wow, there are actual truffles in these! I like the way you think :) Olive oil sounds like a perfect flavor for brownies!
Love the food. Inspiring. Just made it! Didn’t come out as well as yours but I am new to cooking. Eating and watching animal videos. Thought I would share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzRH0g1uRtc&list=PLMhtDkR0tLzLznevJqMFh-6Pb4pZfxzKz
Have a great Sunday, and keep up the good work!
So, when baking with olive oil do you recommend extra virgin,regular or
the light?
Or is there a baking one available?
Actually in Concord Mass .Some one has opened up a store called
New England Olive Oil Co. sounds intriguing.
This is so wrong it became all kinds of right.
These look to die for! I cannot wait to make these!
Oh my God, Jess. I am going out to buy a bag of those truffles so I can make these ASAP! These look incredible!
OMG these look insane! So dreamy, rich and fudgey looking – I love that you use olive oil as well (we can definitely pretend that makes it health food…). Using truffles is such a good alternative to making your own salted caramel too – love it!
THESE ARE EVERYTHING.
Ooh, fancy! I’m in! I’m all the way in!!!
Can I substitute coconut sugar for the sugar? This looks AMAZING – can’t wait to make it!! :)
I have the same question! I don’t see why not. But I would definitely put it thru a sifter.
I haven’t tried coconut sugar with this recipe so I can’t say for sure – but I am fairly familiar with it and agree with Lori – I think it may work!
HOW COULD THEY DISCONTINUE THE PEANUT BUTTER TRUFFLES?! I’m heartbroken.
these look amazing though, I must have them.
Yum! How delicious do these look! I love how you added truffles to the brownies, I love how they turned out :)
These brownies are absolute perfection! Like slammin boo!
These are bites of ooey gooey deliciousness!
I’m in a brownie coma. I don’t even know what to say. It can’t get any more perfect than this!
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…that one time I made brownies from scratch (years ago) and they were so, so bad that I went out and bought a few boxes of mix, made them, cut them with festive cookie cutters and sprinkled them with powdered sugar and now all my friends and family think I have “the best secret brownie recipe ever”. And I will totally never fess up that they’re from a box. Bless your heart Betty Crocker! Next batch will def have a few of these truffles mixed in – YUM!
I think I just gasped out loud when I saw these brownies! I’ve got to get my hands on those caramel sea salt truffles so I can make these a.s.a.p.!
This looks delicious! Would a 9×13 work if I doubled the recipe?
So decadent!
oh these look and sound delish!
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YUP I NEED these now.
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Oh my gosh this looks wonderful! I love it
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My husband happened to bring me a bag of Lindt truffles home on our anniversary and the stars were aligned so I made these. I didn’t use the caramel sea salt ones, but that didn’t seem to matter. These might be the best brownies I’ve ever had. They are SO easy to whip up and so incredible in every way. I made them for a pool party and I’m not sure I want to share them. Thanks for the recipe! Can’t wait to try them with the salted caramel truffles!
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Hi Jessica,
I was very excited by this gorgeous post but on making the brownies I am very confused about what has gone wrong!
I followed the recipe exactly but the batter was much thicker than I would have imagined, and when I checked the brownies half way through the baking time you suggested they were completely cooked through and cakey!
Not anything like they look in your lovely photos – nor half as dark even though I used Dutch-processed chocolate.
Is there anywhere I could have gone wrong? or could there be a mistake in the quantities as my baking instincts told me something was wrong as soon as I mixed the batter!!
Apologies for the whiny panic – brownies are a very serious business indeed!
What a treat! I love those truffles alone, I would have never thought about putting them in brownies! They look amazing!!
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Oh this looks delicious!!!
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amazing. just knocked everyones socks off! I usually create my own receipes, but who could resist this??! THANK YOUUUU
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omg.. this looks insanely good. i gotta try sea salt lindt truffles now. :-)
Your blog is really sweet! The brownies are absolutely perfect! :)