Nutella Brownies

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Delicious Nutella brownies are easy to make with this ultimate fuss-free recipe. Rich and chocolatey with a touch of hazelnut, they are a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

Servings: brownies

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5

Ingredients

115 g butter - melted
120 g Nutella - or other chocolate nut spread
150 g light soft brown sugar - or dark
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
45 g cocoa powder
80 g plain flour - or self raising
1 tsp baking powder - leave it out if you use SR flour
1 pinch salt - optional, if using unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180° C / 160 °C Fan / Gas 4 and line and grease an 8"/20 cm square baking tin.
Put the butter and half the Nutella (60 g) into a large bowl or jug. Melt it in the microwave in 10 seconds bursts, stirring thoroughly in between. Continue until the mixture is well combined but not hot.
115 g butter, 120 g Nutella
Next, add the sugar, vanilla and egg. Stir it in well.
150 g light soft brown sugar, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Next, sift the cocoa powder and flour into the jug. This will get air into the bake and remove any lumps.
45 g cocoa powder, 80 g plain flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 pinch salt
Fold in the dry ingredients until you have a smooth, glossy batter.
Transfer the brownie mix to the prepared baking tray. Then smooth over with a spatula, pushing the batter into the corners of the pan.
Soften the remaining 60 g of Nutella by gently warming in the microwave . Less is more here as you want to warm it so it becomes runny, but not cook it.
Pour over the batter and then swirl through with the end of a spoon.
Bake your Nutella brownie for 25–28 minutes, until a papery crust forms, and the edges have risen and are slightly wrinkled. The centre will still be soft, barely set, and will wobble a little if you shake the pan.
*If you don't have a fan oven you may need to turn the pan half way through cooking if your oven has hot spots. Do this as quickly and as gently as you can.
Allow the Nutella brownies to cool and firm up for at least 20 minutes on a wire rack before you cut into squares. The centre will carry on cooking as it cools.

Notes

Storage

Your Nutella brownies will keep well for about 5 days. Wrap them in the baking parchment, before sealing them in an airtight tub. For a just baked experience, put them in the microwave for 10 seconds to warm. This will restore that delicious soft centre.

You can also wrap your Nutella brownies well and freeze for up to 3 months.

Hints and tips

If you want to double the recipe use a 13" x 9" baking pan. Your one bowl Nutella brownies will be a bit deeper and take slightly longer to cook.

All brownie recipes contain a little more fat than your average cake. It is important to take time to stir the flour in well so that the fat and flour combine properly.

Use real butter! Real butter has a much better flavour than its substitutes.

Good vanilla is crucial to the flavour. Vanilla extract contains real vanilla, while essence is often synthetically made and contains little or no actual vanilla.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.