Nutella Brownies Recipe (2024)

Four ingredients? Five minutes? Say no more. I brought these into the office, and they were a hit! A colleague of mine said, “I don’t even like Nutella, and this is one of the best brownies I’ve ever had.” Personally, I’d maybe do a touch less salt.I made these with a glass pan (I really need a metal one)! At 22 minutes, they were still raw, they were done at 35. My other tip: oil your whisk and liquid measuring cup (for the Nutella) with non-stick spray — it makes everything easier.

As much as I love Nutella, it is made with palm oil. Continued use of palm oil products supports deforestation of the Brazilian rain forest. Is there another product without palm oil that can be used?

Anyone finding them too salty is probably not using Diamond Crystal kosher salt. If using Morton’s or a fine sea salt, use half as much (approximately).

If you, like me, find Nutella a bit too sweet for your tastes, try swapping 1/3 of the flour for cocoa powder. Also, if you happen to have some frangelico lying around, do add a splash for a more grown-up twist ;)

I look forward to trying this. But what I came here to say is that the NYT's comment section really is the best. Such great cooking tips every time, for every recipe I've used. Thanks, everyone!

Kraft Hazelnut/cocoa spread contains no palm oil. Kraft also produces a 45% less sugar version.

Please start offering alternative kosher salt brands, like Morton’s. I realize professional kitchens use Diamond Crystal but for the home baker it’s difficult to find and when you finally find it the price is outrageous.

I have a recipe like this that uses one less egg and bakes a dozen mini muffins (use paper liners). It calls for chopped hazelnuts sprinkled on top before baking. Thanks for the suggestion of oiling the whisk — I said a few unprintable words as I worked to get the batter out of the whisk as I mixed.

In searching for an option without palm oil and dairy, I found that a brand called Gooey works really well with baking. I also eat it by the spoonful but that solves a different need...

Wintersfruittree.com makes Cocoa Nut Butter with dry roasted walnuts & almonds, cocoa powder, olive oul, sugar, salt, water

Whole Foods brand doesn't have palm oil

This was a very solid weeknight, “look-I-made-dessert-yay-me” brownie. I did not find them dry nor did any member of my family. Added less salt b/c I was going to add flaky sea salt on top but forgot. They were still yum.

Sigh. This is why EVERY recipe should include a measurement of each ingredient (looking at you, salt) by *weight*.

If you’re looking for a healthier or more earth-friendly version of Nutella, Google is your friend. You’ll find many options with a quick search.

Has anyone tried substituting chocolate tahini [such as Soom]?

Had a late evening craving. Grabbed my jar of Nutella- started weighing it out and was about 60 grams short. Added in peanut butter, was the one thing I had with about the same texture. A couple extra grams of flour and some chopped walnuts. Oh my are these good! And so very easy.

Not sure what I did wrong but I had to cook mine for 50mins in a silicon pan. Delicious.

With the adjustment of salt down to 1/4 teaspoon, I thought it was excellent and still had a salty counterpoint. When made with the called for 3/4 I found it way too salty - and I’m a bonafide halophile.

I skipped the whisk altogether and used a spatula. I always read others' comments first!

Buy the larger jar of Nutella or 2 smalls. Grease the pan with BUTTER. Grease the bowl and hand mixer whisks with cooking spray. Pay attention to salt type (not all salts are equally salty). I used dark metal 9x13 for thinner brownies. Bake 10 minutes, turn, then bake about 6-8 minutes longer. At the turn, I add a light sprinkling of Maldon finishing salt then put it back in the oven for the final bake. Much too easy to make for such perfection.

I used Nocciolata which is an Organic hazelnut spread with cocoa and it's made without Palm Oil. I got it at World Market but Amazon and other places have it. It came in smooth and crunchy. I used the crunchy one. The brownies were good. I needed to bake them longer than the recipe said to, but I did not use a metal pan.

I needed more instruction on greasing the pan… I greased the pan and then put the wax parchment paper in, which I came to understand was a mistake? Maybe? Was I supposed to grease the paper instead of the pan. The instructions in the step were not specific for a neophyte.Also, (after scraping the brownies of the paper) I found the brownies very chewy… did they bake too long? I used a good quality metal pan, as suggested, instead of the glass Pyrex that I’d planned on…

Superb, simple, and scrumptious. So simple, and people go wild over them.

Use half as much salt since I have regular Morton table salt

Fudgy and delectable! The hazelnut definitely comes through. So easy. Will definitely make again!

I don’t like Nutella but these brownies were fabulous. My guests raved about them. And so easy to make. They were rich and fudgy but not too rich or fudgy. Cleanup was easy. These are definitely part of the rotation now.

Bake for 22 minutes. 25 is too long. Still tasty. But more like cake than brownies. Still going to try it with ice cream. I’m sure it will still be super delicious.

Re: palm oil in Nutella. My supermarket carries a version of chocolate hazelnut spread from Bonne Maman which has no palm oil.

I made this with Nutella (palm oil) and Whole Foods spread (coconut oil) and the version with Whole Foods spread was much better in my opinion; it smelled and tasted less like hot oil...

Not sweet enough! Added a cup of white sugar and a cup of pecans. Then . . . perfection.