nutella brownies!

when my friend mel from socal visited last weekend, i wanted to create something really yummy and personal for her, especially given her long drive back. they perfect thing for her, i decided, would be strawberry cupcakes! she loves strawberries wild at jamba, so i figured i could make something great with the same fruit! and with strawberry season creeping in, i was delighted by such an idea! but low and behold, my strawberry cupcakes didnt rise. ugh! i was tremendously disappointed, to say the least. so in an effort to redeem the baker within me and not let mel leave empty-handed, i made some mini nutella brownies! and boy were they were scrumptious!

INGREDIENTS:
10 tbsp butter (5 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1/4 cup Nutella
2 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup natural cocoa powder

instead of cocoa powder i used hot chocolate mix with mini marshmallows, which is why the top of the mini brownies look like craters! its alright though, it gives my brownies character! they were so good right from the oven because the melted marshmallows were gooey! yummmmmmm!

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the over to 325 F. Grease the pan (I use Pam baking spray)
1. Combine the slightly melted butter, sugar, eggs, and Nutella. Mix well. Slowly pour your flour and cocoa powder into the mix.
2. Pour the batter into your pan and bake for about 30 minutes, depending on your oven.



anyways, they tasted delicious! im pretty surprised by how easy brownies are to make! mel says the hazelnut taste was a bit lacking because i ran short out of nutella mid-recipe. regardless, they were amazing! the hazelnut complemented the brownie perfectly! imagine a scoop of vanilla ice cream wedged between the brownies... heaven!