Dark Chocolate Nutella Brownies

Dark, fudgy, gooey bars of chewy delicious brownies. They’re so gooey and rich. Did I mention gooey?

I dreamt these brownies up in my head and they turned out even better than I imagined.

I was having my usual chocolate craving and decided I neeeeded some Nutella in my life. The wheels started turning. Nutella ice cream (too cold), Nutella cookies (just made these cookies and these cookies), Nutella brownies….bingo!

So basically these brownies almost didn’t exist. Aren’t ya glad they do?

I started digging through my pantry to get all of the ingredients and came across the dark chocolate chips and went with it. I like to call that divine intervention.

Now, if you’re looking for an over the top Nutella flavor this recipe may not be what you’re searching for. BUT, if your looking for a rich and gooey, over the top dark chocolate fudge brownie with a hint of hazelnut, this has your name all over it.

In fact, I made these for Christmas with homemade peppermint ice cream and my dad actually said, “this might be the best thing I’ve ever ate. And I’m not just saying that because you’re my daughter.” In Jeff language, that means it’s really really good.

They aren’t overly sweet, they’re decadent and so gooey they almost ooze chocolate when you dig in. I like to serve them warm in a mug with a giant scoop of ice cream (like we did on Christmas).

The melted dark chocolate and semi-sweet morsels create that melty chocolate texture inside that provides the moisture. I also added an extra egg yolk to the three eggs in this recipe. When baking, the fatty egg yolk adds a richness while the egg whites produce a cake-like texture. The extra yolk in this recipe made these brownies so dense, rich and extra chewy.

I was afraid the nutty flavor from the Nutella was going to get lost in all of the fudge and chocolate flavors so instead of mixing the Nutella in the batter I dropped large dollops of it on top of half the batter and then spread the other half on top. If you’re feeling ambitious go ahead and add all the Nutella you want. There’s no such thing as too much Nutella!