Fudgy Nutella Brownies

while suffering through my mother in law’s hate baking during lockdown. i made these winners. perfect easy recipe. watching the rest of the family inhale these while leaving her tasteless margarine cookies by the wayside gave me a small victory.

I skipped the additional sugar entirely and the results were fabulous. Used a packet of Starbucks “Via” micro ground coffee since that’s what I had on hand. Worked perfectly. Oh, and out of shear laziness, I baked these in muffin tins with paper liner cups. No scrubbing or greasing.

Perfection! I made two batches, and reduced the amount of sugar and Nutella in the second batch (lack of enough Nutella and concern about too much sweetness from the chocolate, Nutella, and sugar). Both are delicious--no one who tasted them could tell the difference. My only suggestion is to bake these brownies for 40 minutes. They were too mushy at 25 and 30 minutes, but after 40 minutes, they have the texture of cake but the smoothness of fudge.

I used 1/2 cup of sugar. I'm now struggling not to inhale the whole thing before my dinner guest gets here.

Environmentally conscious? Don’t use Nutella. They use palm oil which contributes to deforestation especially in the Amazon. It’s not good for your health either. Use the brand Nocciolata instead.

I made these for a party and they were a huge hit! I would actually skip the espresso powder. It makes a very specific dark chocolate flavor that crowds out the Nutella (I think). I also added sea salt flakes to the top and it was a huge hit!!!!

Made this for the winner of now weekly corona poker night. OMG - what a treat in every way! Just putting it together elicited gasps and giggles from the family assembled in the kitchen - my son manned the make-shift double boiler of chocolate and butter as I pulled spoonful after spoonful of Nutella out of the jar. Everyone wanted to take a turn pulling streaks of even more Nutella through the top. The result - perfect, fudgy, completely over-the-top brownies and a new tradition made! Thank you!

Super recipe. I have had many brownie failure. This was a total success. Left out the espresso powder coz I didn’t have any.

Great recipe. I definitely made this prior to seeing this one where I used a box of fudge brownie mix and then swirled in Nutella and topped off the brownie mixture with nuts of my choice. If you’re ever in a bind, just use that instant brownie mix!

Kirkland brand hazelnut spread is also free of palm oil, and it's a good deal!

Leave a Nutella-free zone in the middle - the toothpick test was a little harder to interpret because I had streaked Nutella all over and suspected it would always be liquid on the toothpick. I used 1/2 cup sugar and 30 minutes - super delicious!

First time I made these I reduced the sugar. They were good. The second time, I followed the recipe exactly. They were amazing.

Halved the sugar. Rave reviews from all. Had to bake it about 5 minutes longer that it says, but I’m not sure if that’s just because of my old oven.

Even substituting with what I had on hand (salted butter, semi sweet chocolate, ground coffee) these were absolutely terrific. No real need to measure the Nutella either, or at least I didn’t bother. Worth breaking out the stand mixer for.

what is cookie butter?