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The other night, Jordan was texting with her cousin and watching a movie. Since she was paying more attention to my phone than Camp Rock 2, I suggested we stop watching the movie so she could focus on texting (and then I could watch HGTV).
She replied, “I am watching the movie, Mommy. I can be on the phone and do more than one thing at a time, like you.”
Oh, snap. Jordan 1 – Mom 0
Obviously, I need to spend more time off the phone and laptop. #notgonnahappen
But doing two things at once isn’t all bad. My multitasking doesn’t end at laptops and movies. I like to multitask my food too.
Like in these Truffle Stuffed Brownie Pops. Multitasking to the extreme.
Do you ever feel like eating two things at once? Like peanut butter and jelly. Or peanut butter and chocolate. Or sourdough bread and clam chowder soup.
Or brownies and truffles?
These pops are chocolate to the extreme. A rich, chocolate truffle makes up the heart of the pop. Truffles are so incredibly easy to make, if you’ve never made them. Equal parts chocolate and heavy cream, melted and smooth. That chills up hard and you scoop wonderful little truffle balls.
Then, you take a pan of brownies (I suggest my fudgy brownie recipe, or you can use a box mix), and crumble them up. Kind of like cake pops, but brownies are fudgy enough not to need frosting. Squish the crumbs together and wrap them around the truffle. Then stick them on a cute straw and dip them in more chocolate.
Got that? Chocolate (truffle) + Chocolate (brownie) + Chocolate (dipping). It’s chocolate to the extreme!
Kind of the best multitasking everrrrr, if you ask me.
Ingredients
- 1 9x13” pan of brownies, baked and cooled (from a box or try this recipe)
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (I used a baking bar)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Candy Melts for dipping (you will need somewhere between 14-28 ounces)
- Sprinkles, if desired
- Lollipop sticks or pretty straws
Instructions
- Break or cut chocolate into pieces. Place heavy cream in a small saucepan and heat just until it bubbles. Pour over chocolate. Stir until all chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. (If it is cold in your house and your chocolate doesn’t want to melt all the way you can put it in the microwave in 10 second increments to aid in melting.) Stir in vanilla. Chill mixture for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
- Use a cookie scoop (1 or 2 tablespoon) to scoop balls of truffle. Roll into uniform balls and place on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
- Remove the hard edges of the baked and cooled brownies. Crumble up the brownies into a bowl. For each pop you will need about 2 tablespoons of brownie. Take 1 tablespoon of brownie, compress with your hands so it sticks together, and flatten. Place 1 truffle in the center. Take an additional 1 tablespoon brownie and compress and flatten. Place over the truffle and seal the edges with the bottom brownie. Roll between your hands to seal and make it round. Repeat with remaining truffles. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Melt your candy melts according to package directions. I find it best to place the melted candy in a coffee mug for easy dipping. You may want to melt your candy in a bowl and then place the bowl on an electric griddle heated to 200 degrees and covered with a kitchen towel. This will keep your melts melted while you work.
- Dip a stick or straw into the melted chocolate (about 1/4”). Press into a brownie truffle ball and then dip the entire pop into the melted chocolate. Try to make sure you get it all dipped at once without swirling or moving it too much. Tap off the excess and place on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sprinkles. Let harden.
This post is so chocolatey, it’s perfect for the double chocolate chocolate party this month!
Other stuff on sticks:
Sweets from friends:
Chocolate Covered Peeps Hearts by Buns In My Oven
Valentine Love Bug Pops by Pint Sized Baker
Brownie Pie Pops by Something Swanky
This post may be linked to: Chef in Training, Lil’ Luna, Buns In My Oven, Chic-and-Crafty, I’m Lovin’ it Fridays, Strut your Stuff Saturday, Weekend Wrap Up Party, Sundae Scoop Link Party, and all of these too!
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Hi there! I’m Dorothy, the crazy gal behind the blog. If you didn’t already know, I’m crazy for crust…and cookies…and brownies…and pretty much
anything with sugar.
Yup. I MUST make these. Simply phenomenal~
Liz recently posted..Fudge Topped Brownies…#Chocolate Party
Truffles and brownies together? Yes, please! Multi tasking food = win!
Back For Seconds recently posted..3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies {Gluten Free}
Totally!
you’re killing me – those brownies look to die for! I’ll need to run double for those
Heather @French Press recently posted..Homemade Ritz Crackers
Um, yes. You will. TRUST me.
Brownies that are super fudgy
Truffles that are super dense and fudgy
All dipped in chocolate
YES!!!!!
Gorgeous work on these, Dorothy. And I love your brownie recipe. It’s similar to my go-to. Pretty much the same ratios but yours uses some cocoa powder + melted choc, and mine uses all melted choc. But the same butter/sugar/flour ratios. Super fudgy
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Browned Butter Buttermilk Banana Bread with Strawberry Butter
Thanks Averie! I think chocolate chocolate chocolate is the perfect trifecta.
Dorothy! I am ready for this extreme chocolate challenge! These are so pretty and what an absolutely fabulous ideas to use those colorful straws as the sticks! Love these! : )
Anne@FromMySweetHeart recently posted..White Chocolate Martini
Thanks Anne!!
So much going on in one little bite! These are a great idea.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen recently posted..Triple Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Thanks Paula!
I want this now! What a clever way to combine different types of chocolaty desserts!
Thanks Lindsey!
All I can say is, “where’s mine?” lol
Mom
You can never go wrong with chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! Wish I had a few right now!
Liz recently posted..Red Velvet Cinnamon Buns
Mmmm, truffles & brownies on a stick … with sprinkles! Sign.Me.Up.
Nicole recently posted..Healthy Pancakes, Blackberry Syrup & Sweet Yogurt Cream
I agree with you…that is my kind of multitasking too!
But I have to say your daughter is a quick one!
Tonia@thegunnysack recently posted..What’s In The Gunny Sack? Link Party #74 and Features
Yeah, I’m a little scared of her. I just hope she uses her quick wit for good and not evil….
What a great party. LOVE all the choices. We linked up a yummy chocolate filled cake.
Carolina HeartStrings recently posted..CAROLINAS FROM A TO Z – THE PAINTED BARNS OF CAMERON
Thanks for linking up your Chocolate Heart Cake. Hope you’ll join us in the future as well
Roxana
Roxana | Roxana’s Home Baking recently posted..Nutella Truffles #chocolateparty
Oh, I totally will!
I was lured in by the pops & bonus, there’s a chocolate link party, gah! I’ve made thousands of cake pops, but never thought to stick a truffle right there in the middle… I’ll be sharing & trying this for sure!
They are so chocolatey and good. I hope you love them if you try them!
brownie pops are my favorite! And with truffles in the middle, you are killing me!!!!!
sue @ cakeballs, cookies and more recently posted..Tuxedo Strawberries
My pleasure Sue!
lol
Dorothy these look so tasty and very cute. Whats more exciting than a brownie pop with a secret agent truffle hiding in the middle trojan horse style
Tash @ The Velvet Moon Baker recently posted..Love Note Cookies
LOL, Trojan-style. Love it!
Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate…multi tasking at its best! I love the cute straw too!!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Trick or Treat Tuesday #5
Thanks Jocelyn!
Kind of speechless right now – these are just over the top incredible!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts recently posted..Rosemary Focaccia
Thank you Erin!
I am speechless and my mind is racing trying to think about what kind of workout I can do to make eating a ton of these OK for my weight loss challenge. Pinned and ready to make.
Aubrey @ Real Housemoms recently posted..Baked Chicken Parmesan
Hmmm…let’s see. Maybe do barbell lifts with the stick?
This is like truffle week!
Linking up the fudge I made today
Truffles rock.
Girls multitask-it’s one of our superpowers
These pops look so awesome and chocolatey and how amazing are you to have combined truffles and brownies into a pop!?
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) recently posted..Potato "Cake"
Yes, girls are good at that. WAY better than boys!
So fudgy omggggg. And it’s a fact that food on sticks tastes better because it’s on a stick
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Gooey Neapolitan Bars
That’s SO true!
Your brownie pops look so delicious! I too can relate to your conversation about texting and watching tv. I usually do both or even add the laptop too, oops!
Suzanne recently posted..Taco Soup
Um, that’s what I’m doing right now. Phone on my right, laptop on my lap, TV on HGTV.
Omgosh…a truffle surrounded by a brownie dipped in chocolate?! This is too good to be true. I can’t even imagine how good these are. I NEED to try this! Such a great idea!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection recently posted..Easy Lightened Up Coffee Cake
They were sinful.
Thanks Elaine!
Wow! These look & sound FAB-U-LOUS! These will be on my must make list for sure. Have a great week.
Tiffany/MyCrowdedKitchen recently posted..Homade Chocolate Chip Peanut Larabars ~ gluten free & vegan recipe
Thank you Tiffany!
WOW!! I’m a brownie lover, chocolate lover, truffle lover. (I love a lot of things!) These look awesome!!
Meghan @ The Tasty Fork recently posted..Red Curry Yogurt Chicken
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These look so decadent and rich. LOVE!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..Manicotti Roll Ups
Thanks Ashley!
You had me at truffle….
The Partiologist recently posted..Bucket’s of Love!
LOL, me too…
Pinned! These are so cute and sound AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing!
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com recently posted..Most-Request Crockpot Macaroni & Cheese (5 Ingredients to YUM!)
Thanks for the pin Brenda!
Oh my gosh; these are so dense and fudgy, just the way I like ‘em! They look so pretty too:)
Sue recently posted..Nutella {in-the-middle} Pancakes
I can’t think of anything to say that hasn’t been said … triple chocolate … YUM !!!
Brenda recently posted..Candy Filled Straws
Thanks Brenda!
I came here because the truffle/brownie pops looked awesome. I didn’t expect to find a heavenly chocolate link party! What a great and delicious surprise
Need to make something chocolately ASAP!
Jeannie recently posted..Yes, I Made That Bench!!
Thanks Jeannie. I want chocolate every time I look at it!
Oh, my goodness! These look amazing! Great recipe.
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Thanks Heidi!
Wow, these double stuffed chocolate brownie pops look so delicious! I’d LOVE for you to link up at my weekend link party The Weekend re-Treat! http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/
I’d link up a chocolate recipe but I don’t think I have any with 2 kinds of chocolate right now
Maybe next time
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} recently posted..The Weekend re-Treat {#3} Link Party
Thanks Shauna!
These brownie pops are so cute, I love the truffle center!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..red velvet & chocolate ganache bites
Whoa! Yes please.
And wait a sec… isn’t Jordan in second grade? Or third now? For some reason, I thought she was a year older than my daughter… anyway, texting?? really?? Already?
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These look great- So glad to be posting with your through the chocolate party
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings recently posted..Nutella Swirled “Blondies”
Thanks Elizabeth!
This is when multitasking really pays off. Yowza these look amazing! I’ve never made cake pops but would love my first time to be with these multi-layered beauties.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked recently posted..Cheesecake Swirled Brownies on an Oreo Crust for February’s #ChocolateParty
Thank you Nancy!
What do you do with the vanilla paste?
I used it in place of vanilla extract, for a more pungent vanilla flavor. You can use vanilla extract instead! Thanks for catching that – it goes in the step after you melt and stir in the chocolate, stir in the vanilla and then chill the mixture.