Chocolate Bar Brownies



These are your simple brownies with the addition of some chopped chocolate bars. I have added some little salted caramel chocolates, some dark chunks of chocolate and a sprinkle of pecans to top it off.  Yummy, chewy and chocolatey!


You will need:

  • 1/4 cup mild buttery Extra Virgin Olive Oil - I used Texas Hill Country Olive Oil
  • 3 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla paste (or pure vanilla extract)
  • 1 cup flour (all purpose)
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3-4 oz chopped salted caramel chocolate bars
  • 1/2 chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.



Step 1: line and butter or oil and flour an 8x8 baking pan.


Step 2: in a small bowl over gently boiling water melt, chocolate, olive oil and add cocoa. Mix to combine. I used some dark chocolate with almond bits in it.



Step 3: add eggs, sugar and vanilla paste. Whisk until smooth.You can always use pure vanilla extract.


Step 4: add your warm melted chocolate to the sugar and egg mix.

Step 5: add your flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with a spatula only until combined. Do not over mix.



Step 6: for a bit of contrast I added chopped some milk chocolate chunks into pieces. These ones have salted caramel in them. Add the kind you like.



 Step 7: Pour your mix in the prepared pan and add some more chopped chocolate pieces and a sprinkle of pecans on top.


Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes  for a gooey center or an extra 5 minutes for a drier center.


Let cool. Cut and share with someone you love!!





get the milk!







Comments

  1. These were good, but I had higher expectations given the quality of olive oil and quantity of chocolate. Perhaps less egg would make them less dense, and more olive oil as they came out rather dry after 37 minutes.

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