Easy Peasy Nutella Brownies

Everyone’s been raving about nutella based desserts for quite a while. A few months ago I chanced upon BuzzFeedFood's  nutella brownie video and it looked so easy there was no excuse to not make them. I don’t really have a sweet tooth for desserts, except brownies. The brownies at Theobroma are my go-to favourite!  The good thing about a brownie is that it’s so uncomplicated and effortless (to bake as well as eat) and it lends itself beautifully to so many variations.

This no frills recipe is perfect if you’re running low on time as it’s a cinch to make. And anyway why would you resist anything that has nutella in it? Duh! Another great thing about this recipe is that it doesn’t require any fancy equipment; just a good old whisk or spatula will serve the purpose.

These brownies only need 3 ingredients and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream or glass of milk if you wish. The recipe below does have a few alterations in the quantity, and I doubled the recipe. Why you may ask? Well, who would complain about extra brownies?!

Ingredients:

·         4 Eggs

·         140 grams All-Purpose Flour

·         700 grams Nutella*

Method:

Preferably use a large bowl if you are going ahead with the quantities above. Its important to grease your bowl with very little oil as this prevents the nutella from sticking to the bottom of the bowl. I forgot to do this and had a tough time scraping it from the bottom of the bowl once the batter was ready. Preheat your oven to 180 degree Celsius. And line your brownie pan or a square cake pan with parchment or just grease it with butter.

There isn’t much to explain here. You add the nutella to the bowl, then add your eggs and whisk until combined. Once this is done start adding your flour preferably in two batches and mix till you get a smooth batter. The batter is going to be sticky but then that’s what nutella does.

Pour this batter into your cake pan and level it. This baby is ready to go in the oven for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick. The toothpick should come out clean with just a few crumbs. Cool them for about 20 minutes.

 *If you’re using refrigerated nutella then microwave it for about 30 seconds to make it pliable.

Also, if you want your brownies to be on the cakey side, then you could add a teaspoon of baking soda. But please let them be fudgy. Fudgy brownies are best!

I managed to get 22 pieces of brownies using the above mentioned quantities. Not too big and not too small either. You could slather the brownies with nutella for more nutella awesomeness. For me they're perfect just the way they are.

Everybody who likes nutella needs these brownies in their life. Bake these brownies as your weekend treat or just like that. I mean who needs a reason to bake these beauties? If you do end up making these, do share your brownie story with us and let us know how they turned out. Happy Baking!!