Nutella Brownies

Nutella Brownies

4 - 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate

1 cup butter

2 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup chocolate chips



Frosting Ingredients:

Butter

Heavy cream or milk

Nutella

Confectionery sugar

pure vanilla

instant coffee

optional chocolate curls (made with shaved milk chocolate candy bars) or chopped hazelnuts



350 degrees hot oven



Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Stir in sugar until well mixed.

Add eggs, vanilla, and salt and beat well until combined.

Fold in flour and mix just until smooth add chocolate chips.

Pour into a 9-inch square buttered and floured pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.



Cool completely frost with the recipe below. 

 Let dry a few hours before cutting.


Mocha Nutella Frosting

1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk add more for easy flow of frosting.

1 teaspoon dried instant coffee

2 tablespoons butter, softened

2 tablespoons Nutella

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla



Combine 1 tablespoon milk with 1 teaspoon instant coffee and stir until coffee is dissolved.

In a medium-size bowl add Nutella, sugar, vanilla, and the 1 tablespoon coffee-milk mixture. Mix well with an electric mixer, adding more milk if necessary for easy flow of frosting. 

Spread over brownies. Sprinkle with chocolate curls or chopped hazelnuts.