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These Nutella Fudge Brownies are decadent little bars with a dense brownie on the bottom, Nutella fudge in the middle and chocolate on top. You can’t go wrong with this chocolatey confection!
Looking for more brownie recipes? Try my favorite homemade fudgy brownie recipe!
Homemade Nutella Fudge Brownies
Do you ever have those days where you have all these things on your list to get done and you really think you’ll actually have time to accomplish them? Like, really. You’re sure it’ll all get done.
Then the end of the day comes along and you didn’t even get to half of it?
Then you’re like, well I need to feel better about all I accomplished so let’s add the things that I did that aren’t on the list so that I can cross them off too and feel more accomplished.
The story of my life. 🙂
So many things. ALL the things! So little time.
Fortunately, at the end of a long day of accomplishing many things (thought not ALL the things) there are bars like these to reward you for your hard work and a job well done. And really, is there any better reward than Nutella and chocolate? Fudge and brownie? I didn’t think so.
The brownie is a modified version of this very popular quick and easy brownie recipe on my site. They are so loved for two reasons – they are tasty and they are super easy to make. Of course not one to make things simple for myself, I decided to modify the brownie. The other one calls for oil and I decided to try it with butter. I also made a few other changes to make this brownie more fudgy and a little less cakey. The final brownie is perfectly dense and fudgy, without being too dense. Love.
The brownie is topped with fudge. Nutella fudge. I love all things Nutella. It always amazes me when Nutella actually makes it into a recipe and doesn’t just land straight in my mouth on a big fat spoon.
Please say you understand. 🙂
The fudge is easy to make by combining sweetened condensed milk, butter, chocolate and Nutella. Everything is melted and combined on the stove before being spread over the brownie.
I topped the bars with a little bit of chocolate. It’s note entirely necessary but I think it finishes it off well. There’s a touch of shortening mixed into the chocolate so that it’s not super hard to bite into on the bars. You could switch out the shortening for a tablespoon or two of heavy cream, if you prefer.
These bars are little bites of heaven and they are quite simple to make. They are fairly rich, so they go a long way. I tend to be someone who cuts big pieces, but you really don’t need big pieces of these bars. Fudge can have that effect. Fortunately for us that means the bars last longer! YAY!!
You might also like these recipes:
Quick and Easy Fudge
White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge
Reeses Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies
Baileys Fudge Brownies
Cranberry Fudge Swirl Cheesecake
Nutella Fudge Brownies
- Prep Time: 40 Minutes
- Cook Time: 18 Minutes
- Total Time: 58 minutes
- Yield: 12-16 Brownies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Nutella Fudge Brownies are decadent little bars with a dense brownie on the bottom, Nutella fudge in the middle and chocolate on top. You can’t go wrong with this chocolatey confection!
Ingredients
BROWNIE
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (I use Challenge Butter)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 6 tbsp cocoa
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
FUDGE
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (9 oz | 254g) chocolate chips
- 1 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
TOPPING
- 1 cup (6 oz | 169g) chocolate chips
- 1 tbsp shortening
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Grease a 9×9 baking pan or line it with parchment paper or aluminum foil, which you can use to remove the brownies from the pan when they are done.
2. Combine the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a medium sized bowl.
3. Add eggs and mix until well combined.
4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in another medium sized bowl.
5. Slowly add dry ingredients to the egg mixture until well combined.
6. Pour the batter into the pan and spread evenly.
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
ONCE THE BROWNIE IS COOLED, MAKE THE FUDGE:
8. Combine sweetened condensed milk, butter, chocolate chips and Nutella in a metal or glass bowl. Set the bowl over a pot of simmering water.
9. Stir mixture until everything is melted and smooth, then spread evenly over the brownies.
10. Set brownies in refrigerator to set.
11. Once set, add chocolate chips and shortening for topping to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 15 second increments until the chocolate and shortening are melted and smooth.
12. Spread chocolate into an even layer over the fudge.
13. The chocolate should cool quickly and become firm. Cut into bars.
Store brownies in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Brownies are best for 2-3 days, but should be ok for up to 4-5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 35.1 g
- Sodium: 51.3 mg
- Fat: 22.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.5 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 50.8 mg
Enjoy!
Delicious, but you cannot eat more than one little piece of it… it’s a BOMB of SUGAR! Made them last night, but for sure next time I’ll need to “cut” some sugars for it…
Hey!
I made these amazing brownies twice now. They taste amazing but both of the times I made them, the fat separated from the fudge as I was making it, leaving big marks of fat on top of the brownies. Any tips?
Hmm, it could have to do with the brand of chocolate or possibly overheating the chocolate. It’s hard to say.
I have a delivery route and I decided to make these to pass out along the way. I made them the tonight before and they turned out excellent. They look just like the picture on this site, but they tasted even better!!!!! I have to confess I started with a store-bought brownie mix. I guess not everybody was meant to start from scratch. LOL SO thank you Lindsay for this wonderful recipe!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! And there’s nothing wrong with boxed brownies at all. I sometimes use them too. 🙂
Can you use oil for the brownies?
I do think so, but I can’t remember if I’ve tried it or not with this particular recipe.
Oh! My! God! I’m soooooo gonna make this!!
hello from England! just wondering how to convert these measurements into English for me to bake a t Christmas?
Freya ????
these are fabulous! i made them to share at work to up moral a bit, that’s chocolates job, right? okay so mostly to score some brownie points.. pun obviously intended haha. they were so yummy & delicious. you made some sydney nurses very happy last night. great recipe, very quick & easy!
My sister and I are about to make these brownies. We have been looking forward to it since I found those recipe. I can’t wait to try the finished product!
awesome recipe
but i wanted to know if it was possible to use compound i stead of choco chips for the fudge?
I’m not familiar with what compound is?
It’s basically a bar of chocolate with varying sweetness
I see. Since I’m not familiar with it, it’d be hard to say for sure. It’d be worth a try.
Hello from Brasil !!!
First of all, thanks for so many wonderfull recipes. Questions :
Is it realy only 1/4 tsp of baking powder ?
Do you refrigerate de brownie to put the fudge when its completely cold or do you put the fudge just before it gets ready, and the brownie its still a bit warm, and then refrigerate ?
Thanks a lot ! Big sweet kiss
Yes, 1/4 tsp baking powder. The fudge is added after the brownies are cooled to room temperature.
Thanks, Lindsay!
I made these for my hubby’s birthday, this week, and they were the hit of the party! I’ve never heard so many people “yummmmm-ing” at the same time in my presence! I used dark chocolate chips for the top layer and it unfortunately seized when I was microwaving it, so my top layer was more like a crumb layer, but still tasty. I probably won’t be able to replicate it, but look forward to the smooth layer on my next attempt!
I’m so glad they were a hit! 🙂 Thanks Sue!
What is shortening?
It’s a fat that’s much like butter.
Can these brownies be frozen??? They look amazing!!!!!
I haven’t tried freezing them, but I think they’d be ok.
Keep refrigerated? how should I’m store them and how long is it best by?
I would suggest storing the brownies in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Brownies are best for 2-3 days, but should be ok for up to 4-5 days.
Oven only goes up to 250 degrees (UK), any suggestions?
silly me, that was 350F/180degrees
350 degrees is in Fahrenheit. It should be 176°C, I believe.
Hi, 350F is 180C as our ovens don’t read as fine as 176C. By-the-way I love this recipe and Nutella, so will definitely be making this.
Where can i find ingrediants and instructions for these please?
Hi Jeff, I redesigned my site yesterday and it seems to have caused some issues with recipes displaying on mobile. We are currently working on it. If you can view it on a computer, you should be able to see it. Sorry for the inconvenience!