I think everyone can use a quick dessert (that can still impress) on their repertoire! If you don’t have one, I present you these freaking amazing 4-ingredients Nutella brownies. First of all, who doesn’t love Nutella? (Of course, NONE of my co-workers have heard of Nutella before, so maybe I should rephrase this. What’s funnier, they all said, “Well, we’re guys, so we don’t know what that is.” Yea right, like they think they can get away with that excuse. But moving on…). So let’s try this again, who doesn’t love chocolate hazelnut spread turned into little bite-sized brownies? I was a little bit skeptical when I saw these, are these too good to be true? I have heard of those cake recipes that can be made in the microwave, and I have never tried those. But I just had to try these. I started the holiday season vowing that I’d bake at least five different dessert recipes, and NOT all cookies. But I have to shamefacedly admit that time escaped a little bit too quick. So I really wanted to try this easy recipe that would impress, and I think I found them. They were chocolaty, and slightly goes in the center from the Nutella, and bite-sized! They are great for get-together or parties since they’re portable. I didn’t have any hazelnut or peanuts, so I skipped those. And they were still fantastic.

Our bake-along group has brownies on the theme. I didn’t even know that December is the month of brownies Check out what other delicious brownies are baked by my fellow bloggers. Thanks Nicole for hosting this month’s event!

Ingredients
1/2 cup Nutella spread
1 large egg
5 tablespoons all=purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts

Directions
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup mini muffin pan with paper or foil liners.

Put the Nutella and egg in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth and well blended. Add the flour and whisk until blended.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins (about 3/4 full) and sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts.

Bake until a pick comes out with wet, gooey crumbs, 11 to 12 minutes. Set on a rack to cool completely. Serve immediately or cover and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Yield: 12 mini brownies

Notes
Switch-Ins: In place of the hazelnuts, switch in one of the following:
* ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon (add with the flour)
* peanuts, chopped, 1/4 cup

Adapted from  Desserts 4 Today: Flavorful Desserts with Just Four Ingredient, as seen on Savory Sweet Life