Nutella Brownies Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Nutella brownies are rich, chocolatey and fudgy with a shiny crinkly top and a Nutella swirl. They're the perfect dessert for chocolate & hazelnut fans!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

cooling1

Total Time1 40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: brownies

Author: Laura

Cost: $10

Equipment

Ingredients

Nutella Swirl

½ cup Nutella

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, line a 9x9” baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease, set aside.
Mix flour, cocoa powder and sea salt together in a small bowl; set aside.
Melt chocolate and butter together in a microwave safe bowl, or on the stovetop over low heat. Stir until smooth and glossy. Set aside.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat eggs for 1 minute or until pale and thick.
Add sugar and beat for an additional 1 minute.
Add melted chocolate/butter mixture, ½ cup Nutella and vanilla and stir on medium speed until batter is smooth and homogenous (uniform throughout).
Add dry ingredients, mix on low speed until just incorporated and there are no lumps.
Spread the brownie batter evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Drop the Nutella over the brownie batter then use a knife to swirl it into the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is set and the brownies are only very slightly “jiggly.” (for gooey brownies bake 30 minutes).
Remove from the oven and put the brownie pan on a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Cut into squares and serve.

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Notes

Ingredient Substitution Notes

All-purpose flour. For a gluten-free version, use a 1:1 gluten-free all purpose flour blend.
Sea Salt. I recommend using pure fine sea salt in baking and cooking. If you use iodized table salt decrease the amount of salt by half.
Semisweet chocolate. Choose a high-quality chocolate. Since the chocolate is melted the “form” of doesn’t matter. Use chocolate chips, chopped bars, discs, etc. You can also choose your favorite variety - dark, milk or semisweet.
Salted butter. Unsalted butter, coconut oil and gee all work well in this recipe.
Granulated sugar. use organic cane sugar in place of white sugar if you'd like.
Nutella. use name-brand or generic chocolate hazelnut spread, both work well. Our favorite is actually the whole foods brand.

Store/Freeze

Store leftover Nutella brownies in an airtight container. They will last at room temperature for 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Or, freeze the brownies in an airtight container for up to 1 month. I suggest vacuum sealing the brownies individually or tightly wrapping them in plastic wrap inside the container to keep them from drying out.

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