I was cleaning out my kitchen cabinet and just so happened to stumble across a brand new jar of Costco-sized Nutella that remained untouched in the back corner. How did I miss that? My DF had just polished off the matching jar from the two pack and I had an entire jar of Nutella to play with.
Since I’m always in the mood for brownies, I made the executive decision on making Nutella brownies. It was the best decision I’ve made all week.
The brownie batter has a nice, deep flavor thanks to Rodelle‘s gourmet baking cocoa.
Wouldn’t these brownies be good for a game day snack? I would have loved to have one of these brownies after a volleyball game back in the day when I used to play. Sweet treats would always make me feel like a winner, regardless of the outcome of the game.
Brownies are basically a call for celebration whenever they are baked. I know my mouth is celebrating whenever I have one in my hands.
These brownies are heavy. They’re heavy because they’re loaded with so many good ingredients. Just looking at the picture above makes my arms a little weak. You may or may not have to work out a little bit to carry this 9×13 pan. Thankfully, this Chinet pan stood up to the test with baking and transporting.
Recipe from Buns in my Oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups of chopped dark chocolate (I used Trader Joe's 72% bar)
- about 1/4 of additional Nutella for swirling (optional)
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 baking pan.
- In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the Nutella.
- Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer. Beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Gently stir in the flour and baking melts until just combined.
- Spread into prepared pan. Add spoonfuls of Nutella on top, if using, and use a toothpick to swirl.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Hi..Where did you use the chocolate mentioned in the ingredients..