Nutella Brownies

Adapted from Completely Delicious


Ingredients:

170g dark chocolate, chopped
8g cocoa powder
2g instant coffee granules
130g butter
175g caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
3/4 tsp salt
95g plain flour
85g pecans, chopped
100g Nutella

• Preheat oven to 180 deg C.  Line a 20.5 cm square pan with baking paper.
• Melt the chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee granules and butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth.  Remove bowl from heat and let cool for a few minutes.  
• Add in sugar and vanilla extract, stir to combine.  
• Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.  Add in salt and flour and stir until well combined.  Fold in pecans.  
• Pour batter into prepared pan and use a spatula to spread evenly.  Drop spoonfuls of Nutella onto the batter, about 4 cm apart, then use a toothpick to swirl the Nutella into the batter.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the edges appeared crispy but a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with moist crumbs.  
• Remove pan from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.
• Brownies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for several days or in the fridge for a week.