Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

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What better way to finish off a week than with chocolate? After I made chocolate hazelnut butter, my first thought was to make chocolate hazelnut brownies. For some reason, that sounded familiar; sure enough I looked back through the recipe pages to see that I made those last Winter. I made a few changes to the recipe this time around and took some higher quality photos to show you just how good these are.

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These brownies aren’t quite cakey but aren’t quite fudgy, either; they’re in between. You can use store-bought or homemade chocolate hazelnut spread. Since the recipe doesn’t call for eggs to begin with, these are really easy to make vegan; simply swap out the butter for non-dairy margarine and use water or a non-dairy milk for the liquid.

Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Ingredients(Makes 16 brownies):

  • 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
  • 1/4 cup room temperature butter
  • 3/4 cup cane sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour(I used all-purpose gluten-free flour)
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup water or milk
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon chocolate chips(optional)
  • 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts(optional)

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Method:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a large bowl, cream the chocolate hazelnut butter, sugar, and butter together.
  3. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
  4. Pour in your liquid and mix until the batter comes together uniformly.
  5. Fold in any chocolate chips or hazelnuts you might be using.
  6. Grease an 8×8 baking pan and press the batter in in an even layer.
  7. Bake for 28-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Take out of the oven and let cool completely before cutting in.

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I didn’t add hazelnuts or chocolate chips into the batter and since that felt a little boring I gave these a chocolate icing to make them a little more special. Mission accomplished.

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11 Responses to Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies
  1. Caroline @ chocolate and carrots
    January 13, 2012 | 10:32 am

    Yum! I love the chocolate and hazelnut combination. 🙂

  2. Heidi @ Food Doodles
    January 13, 2012 | 1:16 pm

    Yum 😀 I can’t think of a better combo than chocolate and hazelnuts. These look awesome!

  3. Ela
    January 13, 2012 | 2:51 pm

    Stunning photos. Choc and hazelnut an amazing combo as always. I’m really working again on making _good_ carob chocolate alternatives and white chocs (seem to get inspired to do so every so often)–I’m not the only person who really doesn’t do well with choc, and am excited to be able to share some good substitutions, also easy…

    • Wannabe Chef
      January 13, 2012 | 2:52 pm

      I’ve been eating some “white chocolate” bark lately made with coconut butter. It’s not the same at all, but it’s not bad either.

      • Ela
        January 13, 2012 | 7:16 pm

        Ha! Coconut butter is the trick I’ve had up my sleeve too!

        And we’ve talked before about that distinction between “the same” and “good”–many of my “audience” aren’t really receptive to “good” that doesn’t taste “the same,” but I’m the opposite!

  4. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga
    January 13, 2012 | 3:50 pm

    These look rich and chocolatey and like a great start to the weekend!

  5. Pure2raw Twins
    January 13, 2012 | 9:24 pm

    rich and dense looking brownies – which is what we love!!! love hazelnuts and chocolate together, so good!

  6. Hannah
    January 13, 2012 | 11:53 pm

    One day I will be as awesome as you and not just eat all my flavoured nut butters within days with a spoon. I will be awesome and create new treats.

  7. Gena
    January 14, 2012 | 7:39 am

    The choc-hazelnut combo is indeed a divine one. As usual, you have me craving chocolate at 6:40 am. Congrats, I think they call you people enablers 🙂

  8. Russell van Kraayenburg
    January 16, 2012 | 8:25 pm

    Now I suddenly want brownies. Wont you just come over and bake some for me please?

  9. Baker Street
    February 14, 2012 | 2:22 am

    Woah! These look fabulous!