Olive oil and chocolate, a delicious pairing!

Extra virgin olive oil has a delicate, fruity taste that pairs perfectly with the vanilla and full-bodied notes of dark chocolate, or the milky, deliciously sweet notes of white chocolate. Among extra virgin olive oils, opt for those with a “Green Fruity” profile for your desserts. With their notes of almond, apple, or fresh walnut and a slight pungency, these oils will blend wonderfully into your desserts and provide a silky texture.

Here are a few ideas to try right away:

1. CAKE BATTER: Replace butter with extra virgin olive oil in your cakes or muffins. It will give them a lighter texture and, "cherry on top", it will also reduce the fat content in your recipe by 20%! Try using olive oil in a chocolate lava cake, a chocolate cake with orange zest, a brownie with chocolate chips and nuts… A real treat!

2. ICINGS: Olive oil will add shine to the icings that will cover your cakes, cupcakes, donuts, or yule logs… A real pleasure for the eyes and taste buds!

3. GANACHES: Use extra virgin olive oil to replace butter and some of the cream in your dark or white chocolate ganaches. This way, you can create your most beautiful macarons, chocolate truffles for the holiday season, or delicious verrines. Desserts that are lighter in fat but still just as gourmet. Olive oil will help achieve a more fluid and creamier chocolate texture. A fan of chocolate truffles? Discover our recipe for chocolate truffles with A l’Olivier France Cuvée extra virgin olive oil without further delay.

4. MOUSSES: What a delight to enjoy a delicious chocolate mousse at the end of a good meal with friends or family! In summer as in winter, chocolate mousse is a crowd-pleaser. While extra virgin olive oil has its place in a chocolate mousse recipe, we’ll let you in on our little secret: we add Nice country lemon olive oil. to our recipe. This oil brings lightness and a subtle tangy flavor that pairs wonderfully with chocolate. For the gourmands, find our recipe for chocolate mousse with sea salt and Nice country lemon flavored olive oil.

As you can see, extra virgin olive oil is a choice ingredient for chocolate desserts. However, it's not the only olive oil that can be included in the list of ingredients for your sweet preparations. Some flavored olive oils can also find their place. For example, Nice country lemon olive oil adds a tangy touch to chocolate mousse. As surprising as it may seem, chili and chocolate pair very well. So, try Espelette pepper olive oil to make a chocolate lava cake. Finally, our third delicious pairing to try without delay combineslavender flavored olive oil with chocolate. Subtle and floral, lavender olive oil can also be used for your white chocolate verrines or soft cakes.

So, convinced? Get cooking and don't hesitate to share your most beautiful chocolate creations with us.