Nutella Brownies

I'm a fan of Nutella. Big...Fan...It seems like the perfect spread to me. And when someone sends me a recipe that includes Nutella I feel it m y civic duty to try it. I mean for the sake of all my friends who are just dying to know if it's good. It is the only right thing to do, for all of you. Oh the sacrifices!

ST. Louis SIL sent me this recipe. From a site called Buns in My Oven. I hadn't every heard of this blog - not too surprising considering how many cooking blogs are out there. Anyhow, I thought Sunday dinner a perfect time to try this recipe out.

First the recipe is easy.  It's a basic cake batter recipe - and even with my little addition of chopped hazelnuts it was easy to follow and well worth making them.

I should also add that I topped my brownies with mini chocolate chips when it came out of the oven. You let the chips melt, then spread them into a chocolate frosting. Delicious.

Nutella Brownies

Recipe from Buns in My Oven

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder

1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
10 ounce package Hershey's Milk Chocolate Baking Melts (or chocolate chips)

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 baking dish.

In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.

Remove from the heat and stir in the Nutella until well combined.

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.

Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until just combined.

Spread into prepared pan (batter will be very thick and sticky) and bake for about 30-35 minutes, until a tester comes out mostly clean. The edges should be set and the center should still look slightly moist, but not uncooked.

Cool on a wire rack before slicing and serving. Store tightly covered for 3-5 days.

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
10 ounce package Hershey's Milk Chocolate Baking Melts (or chocolate chips)
Read more at http://www.bunsinmyoven.com/2013/01/03/nutella-brownies/#gw0t6TppOXF09Svx.99

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
10 ounce package Hershey's Milk Chocolate Baking Melts (or chocolate chips)
Read more at http://www.bunsinmyoven.com/2013/01/03/nutella-brownies/#gw0t6TppOXF09Svx.99