These Brownie Truffles are made from scratch and are one of our favorite holiday treats! Easy to make and completely addicting!
Lately my social media feeds have been blowing up with “oreo” truffles. Don’t get me wrong, oreo truffles are pretty good….but I’m going to let you in on a little secret. They’ve got nothing on these homemade BROWNIE TRUFFLES! An easy, homemade, gooey, fudgey brownie rolled and dipped in chocolate! These little devils have been dangerous to my waistline.
They start with a basic homemade brownie recipe. I will not judge you if you decide to use a box brownie mix, instead. 🙂
After the brownies are baked, use a fork to crumble them, while they’re warm. Then scoop the brownie little handfulls of crumbles and roll them tightly into a ball. Freeze them for half and hour. They will be easier to manage and dip in chocolate when they are hard and cold.
When the brownies are nearly set in the freezer, melt your chocolate.
Be sure to use high quality chocolate, for melting. I often use Baker’s brand semi-sweet chocolate squares.
If all you have are chocolate chips, I would suggest adding a few tablespoons of butter to them to help them melt.
Dip the brownie balls in melted chocolate. Drizzle them with extra chocolate, or add a few sprinkles on top, if you want them to be extra cute.
I made usually make these with the full intention of giving them as neighbor Christmas gifts, but honestly, they often don’t make it out of the house! Whoops! 😉
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These Brownie Truffles are made from scratch and are one of our favorite holiday treats! Easy to make and completely addicting!
- 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 cup butter
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- Spinkles optional
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease well a 9×13'' inch pan.
Chop the butter and the unsweetened baking chocolate into chunks and place together in a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted. Set aside to cool, stirring occasionally.
- In a large bowl beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. While mixing, slowly add the melted chocolate.
In a separate small bowl combine the flour and baking powder. Stir the flour into the chocolate batter, just until combined.
Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until a knife poked in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Once brownies are cool I like to cut off and remove the very outer edge where a "crust" sometimes forms. Then use a fork to fluff the mixture into crumbs.
Take a small cookie scoop (or just use your hands) to roll the brownie crumbs into 30-35 small balls.
Place them on a large, parchment lined baking sheet. Place in the freezer for 20-30 minutes or until firm.
Melt the chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler or in the microwave until smooth. Use a spoon to roll the brownie balls in the melted chocolate--I remove them with a fork to allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
Place the truffles carefully on parchment paper. At this point you could add sprinkles, if desired.
Refrigerate until set. These are best stored in the fridge. Remove 5 minutes before serving.
I originally shared this recipe in December 2014. Updated Dec. 2017
Have you tried this recipe?!
RATE and COMMENT below! I would love to hear your experience.
Alli @ Cupcake Diaries says
These look like the perfect little treat! Yum!
Sydney @Tastefully Frugal says
Ooh these look so good! I am a HUGE brownie fan so I will definitely have to try these. Pinning
Trish says
How long can these stay fresh in a sealed container? Can they be frozen?
Lauren Allen says
Hi Trish, I would only freeze the brownie part–not the completed dipped chocolate brownie–you could freeze the brownie part and then dip them the day of.
Also, I’ve stored the dipped truffles in my fridge for the past week and they’re still amazing!
Brigitte says
and why wouldn’t you freeze the whole thing… I won’t have time to,dip them Christmas day !
Lauren Allen says
You could try freezing them whole–the chocolate just may not defrost very well. I haven’t done it for that reason but you could try!
Carla says
Just grabbed one out of the fridge, these are REALLY SWEET. They are really delicious after I got over the initial shock of the amount of sugar in one bite! I’m going to take them to work tomorrow to share and I’m sure they will be loved. Thanks!!
chelsy says
Im confused as to what chocolate to melt in the microwave? The chocolate chips or the bakers chocolate? Rhe recipe doesnt speicify only says chocolate.
Julie says
I’m confused about that, too. I’m just going to use the unsweetened chocolate.
Lauren Allen says
Both get melted in the microwave. The bakes chocolate first, for the brownies. The melted chocolate chips are for dipping the brownie balls in. 🙂
Julie says
Oh…. Got it, thanks! I used a box brownie mix so I wasn’t tuned into that difference 🙂 My brownies balls are freezing now, can’t wait to see how they turn out!
Julie says
Update… they are AMAZING!!! I had to add a stick of butter to make the melted chips the right consistency to dip the brownie balls; next time I’ll get blocks of semisweet chocolate.
Michelle says
Can you just use the boxed brownie mix?
Lauren Allen says
Yes, you could definitely use a boxed brownie mix! 🙂
Tina Scott says
If you wish to make brownie truffle from scratch, you must first invent the universe – Carl Sagan
Nonetheless, I shall promptly head to the kitchen to try to imitate your great recipe, ignoring Carl the Great 😀
Ashley says
These look really good! Will have to try some time.
Janelle says
Okay, so cake balls and Oreo truffles typically have frosting or cream cheese to bind the crumbs together into balls prior to dipping. No binding agent here? Is it that the brownies are moist enough to hold form on their own?
Lauren Allen says
Hi Janelle, yep, as long as the brownies aren’t overcooked, they will hold together great because of their own fudgey/moist texture 🙂
Katie says
Have these in the oven now, after 20 minutes they are still soup! Followed the recipe, but they are not turning out at all. The edges are baking but the center is still liquid. The batter tasted really good though!
Lauren Allen says
Hi Katie, I’m not sure what happened…are you sure you used the correct amount of flour and leavening agents?
Abigail says
Could I use boxed brownies? These look so good! I just never have the time to make brownies from scratch 🙁
Lauren Allen says
You can absolutely use a boxed brownie mix!
Cecile says
You have such fabulous recipes… and I’m soo far behind keeping up with my favorite bloggers. I’m gonna PIN this.. and a few other of your recipes. (I should be working on getting my beloved yellow farmhouse ready for sale… but this is more fun!) ; o )
Ciera says
The consistency of my brownies looks NOTHING like pictured. Does the recipe call for (4) 4oz bakers bars? I followed exactly and mine have a really strong chocolate flavor. Haven’t dipped them yet!
Amanda Renny says
I am a very big lover of brownies. I will definitely try it at home. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful blog. Please bring some more vegan recipes.
best brownies from scratch
Nanette Tarpinian says
I’m a little confused! I am using boxed brownie mix. How much chocolate do I melt AND do I add butter to the melted chocolate for the dipping???? PLEASE
Lauren Allen says
Hi Nanette, you can use a boxed brownie mix, Crumble the brownies after they cook and roll them into balls. Freeze them for 20 minutes.
Melt the 12 oz bag of chocolate chips and the 3 tbsp butter together, and then dip the brownie balls in them.