Easy Nutella Brownies
Easy Nutella Brownies made with chocolate hazelnut spread. The brownies are rich and chocolaty in taste with a soft, fudgy and dense texture. The perfect brownie!
These easy Nutella brownies, made with chocolate hazelnut spread, taste rich and indulgent. The brownies are super easy to make too!
Who doesn't love a good brownie?
WHAT MAKES THE PERFECT BROWNIE?
Brownies are best when they are dense and fudgy with a rich intense chocolate taste.
The Nutella spread really helps to achieve this texture and flavour. The very top however, should have a nice thin crispness, making cutting easier.
The Nutella spread really helps to achieve this texture and flavour. The very top however, should have a nice thin crispness, making cutting easier.
TOP TIPS FOR MAKING BROWNIES
Don't over bake the brownies, otherwise they will lose their dense fudgy texture. Keep checking the brownies so this doesn't happen. I suggest checking every few minutes after 35 minutes in the oven.
Add a handful of chopped hazelnuts for added texture and crunch. Some raisins would give the brownies a lovely fruity contrast too. Or if you wanted a double chocolate hit, a handful of white chocolate chips!
Feel free to replace the Nutella with any brand of chocolate hazelnut spread.
PIN FOR LATER!
STEP BY STEP EASY NUTELLA BROWNIES
Place the chocolate pieces and butter in a microwaveable bowl and heat in the microwave until melted.
I usually heat in 20 second bursts, stirring in between in order to avoid burning the chocolate.
In another bowl whisk the eggs and sugar for 3 minutes until you have a pale light mixture, then stir this into the melted chocolate mix. Add the vanilla extract at this point as well.
Next, weigh the flour and cocoa out in a bowl. There is no need to sift the flour for brownies as they should be dense and fudgy and not light and airy.
Stir the flour and cocoa into the brownie mix, making sure there are no visible signs of the flour left.
Pour the brownie batter into a prepared 20cm square tin and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes. I suggest checking after 35 minutes.
Once the brownies are out of the oven let them cool completely before cutting into squares.
CAN YOU FREEZE BROWNIES?
Brownies freeze really well, so why not make a double batch and freeze half for another day?
To freeze, cool the cooked brownies in the tin but DO NOT cut into squares. When cool, wrap the brownie in a layer of clingfilm, then in a layer of foil and place in the freezer for up to three months.
Take out of the freezer to defrost 24 hours before you need them. Sometimes it's easier to cut them into squares when they are still a little bit frozen.
To freeze, cool the cooked brownies in the tin but DO NOT cut into squares. When cool, wrap the brownie in a layer of clingfilm, then in a layer of foil and place in the freezer for up to three months.
Take out of the freezer to defrost 24 hours before you need them. Sometimes it's easier to cut them into squares when they are still a little bit frozen.
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Read on to find out how to make these easy brownies made with Nutella!
Yield: 9 large squares
Easy Nutella Brownies
Prep time: 20 MCook time: 45 MTotal time: 65 M
An easy Nutella Brownie recipe made with chocolate hazelnut spread.
Ingredients:
- 100g Milk Chocolate, broken into pieces
- 200g Dark Chocolate, broken into pieces
- 170g Butter, cubed
- 150g Nutella
- 245g Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs and 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 TSP Vanilla Extract
- 100g Plain Flour
- 25g Cocoa Powder
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 170°c (150°fan) and line a 20 cm square baking tin with baking paper.
- Place the milk chocolate, dark chocolate and butter in a microwaveable bowl and heat in short bursts until it's melted (20 seconds and stir - repeat until melted).
- Let the melted chocolate mixture cool slightly then beat in the Nutella spread.
- In another bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs using an electric whisk for 3 minutes.
- Mix the egg mixture and vanilla extract into the chocolate mixture until combined.
- Beat in the flour and cocoa powder and mix thoroughly.
- Pour the brownie batter into the tin and bake for about 45 minutes. Start checking after 35 minutes. It should still have a slight wobble on top.
- Let the brownies cool completely before cutting into squares.
Calories
594.82
594.82
Fat (grams)
33.00
33.00
Sat. Fat (grams)
21.33
21.33
Carbs (grams)
68.17
68.17
Fiber (grams)
3.69
3.69
Net carbs
64.48
64.48
Sugar (grams)
52.72
52.72
Protein (grams)
7.09
7.09
Sodium (milligrams)
167.51
167.51
Cholesterol (grams)
127.44
127.44
Calories and nutrition for 1 brownie.
These look absolutely incredible! I have a jar sitting in the cupboard doing nothing so this would definitely be a good way to put it to use!
ReplyDeleteMy whole family loves chocolate so we would go crazy for these nutella brownies, going to make this on Friday with my kids as we bake together for the weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Let me know what you think.
DeleteBy now I'm convinced that Nutella can be used to make anything sweet delicious. I love putting it on pancake
ReplyDeleteI love Nutella pancakes too!
DeleteThese sound amazing and definitely look easy to make. That crisp top is there and they sure look gooey. I need to finish up the Nutella and may need to make these
ReplyDeleteThank you. They are so moreish but really yummy. I can never just have one! Let me know if you make them.
DeleteOMG these look amazing, I am definitely going to try this recipe as the kids love nutella
ReplyDeleteYou had be at the word brownies hun. these look amazing and very tasty indeed. I may have to try these outxx
ReplyDeleteMy youngest loves nutella and always tries recipes that has that in it. This looks quite delicious and would love to try this one out.
ReplyDeleteWe made our very first batch of brownies this week, but definitely need to make again now with Nutella! Laura | Tales of a Natural Spoonie
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