A chocolate treat with the magic of Nutella.
I think Nutella is like some kind of magic potion. You can spread it on anything – toast, strawberries, bananas – and turn it into an amazing dessert. So I started wondering, what would happen if you took something that was already an amazing dessert, like fudge brownies, and put Nutella on it?
The answer turns out to be: it turns into an even more amazing dessert.
My Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Nutella Frosting start out with a good old-fashioned brownie recipe. That’s a dessert that pretty much can’t miss, even when you serve it all by itself. But then, I wave my magic wand over them by topping them with a Nutella buttercream frosting…and they go from just ordinary delicious to completely spellbinding. Swooning, eyes rolling back in the head, the whole bit.
Forget a magic kiss…if these brownies won’t turn a frog into a prince or wake up a sleeping princess, nothing will.
Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Nutella Frosting
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour an 8×8 pan.
- In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt and mix well with a wooden spoon just until combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.
NUTELLA FROSTING
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter for 2-3 minutes on medium until smooth. Blend in Nutella and salt until combined. Gradually blend in the sugar and the cream and continuing beating on medium until creamy.
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Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour an 8x8 pan.
- In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt and mix well with a wooden spoon just until combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting
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Nutrition Information:
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Nutella Frosting
Ingredients
Nutella Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter for 2-3 minutes on medium until smooth. Blend in Nutella and salt until combined. Gradually blend in the sugar and the cream and continuing beating on medium until creamy.
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Nutrition Information:
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Family Fresh Meals is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
Gina Garrison says
These were FABULOUS. I’ve been struggling to find a brownie recipe that I really like for a long time! I am so happy that I not only found my “go-to” brownie recipe, but the nutella frosting is to die for as well! Thank you, thank you! 🙂
Jane says
Made these today for new baby’s homecoming tomorrow. My question is, can any leftover frosting be frozen? It seemed to make quite a bit and I don’t want to throw a good think out.