Olive Oil Brownies
Take a break from Mom's recipe and try these fabulously chewy rich and fudgy olive oil brownies!
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
- 1 9x9 square baking pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips, or chopped bar chocolate
- 8 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- flaky sea salt for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and line a 9x9 square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the 1 cup all purpose flour, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar, and 2 large eggs. Whisk well to combine. Set aside.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the 3 ounces chopped chocolate using short bursts.
- Stir the chocolate gently until it is smooth and then add in the 8 Tbsp olive oil , and stir together until smooth.
- Add the olive oil and chocolate mixture to the eggs and sugar, and whisk well to combine. Gently fold in the flour mixture and mix just until there are no streaks of dry flour left.
- Finally, fold in the 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter into your prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and while still warm, sprinkle with flaky salt.
- All the brownies to cool in the pan until they are firm enough to remove with the parchment paper, or serve directly from the pan once cooled.
Nutrition
Calories: 211 kcal · Carbohydrates: 26 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 0.002 g · Cholesterol: 21 mg · Sodium: 95 mg · Potassium: 121 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 17 g · Vitamin A: 31 IU · Vitamin C: 0.1 mg · Calcium: 48 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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