In my Nutella filled world, there is nothing more tragic than having no Nutella in my house. Can you believe I went two weeks without the nectar of the gods? Seriously, I did. I felt so incomplete without my creamy chocolate hazelnut spread and it was like I was missing my head or arms or legs. I’m feeling dramatic at the moment. Nutella and I are attached at the hip in case you didn’t know or are living under a rock or you’re in Lala Land. So when my mama bought me a jar of Nutella it felt like all was right with the world again. But now it feels like I’m about to panic and I’ve lost my head again. My beloved jar of Nutella is almost empty after baking a million batches of these addictive Nutella Swirl Blondies. There’s just something about swirling Nutella that feels so therapeutic and gives me the illusion of being artsy? Perhaps that’s why I baked a million of them. But now that it’s almost gone, I can feel myself getting teary eyed. Please make my tears go away and have Fabio Viviani personally deliver a Costco sized pack of Nutella to my door.
First sift together 1 cup of flour, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Set aside. Pretend there’s a photo of dry ingredients.
In a large mixing bowl with the paddle attachment (a handheld mixer works fine), mix together 1 cup of packed light brown sugar, 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter and 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract.
Once it’s mixed up, add in 1 large egg at room temperature. Mix again!
Slowly add in the dry ingredients until just combined. Be careful not to overmix or I’ll come after you. I don’t want you giving my dear Nutella a bad reputation!
Using a spatula (preferably a fun blue spatula), fold the ingredients together.
Put the batter in a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch pan.
And evenly spread it out.
Now comes the best part. Put about 3 1/2 Tablespoons of Nutella in a little bowl/plate/whatever floats your boat.
Drop the Nutella on top of the blondie batter like so.
Using a knife, swirl the Nutella up and down. If it’s somewhat difficult to swirl for you, no worries. They’ll turn out fine.
Then swirl it back and forth. If your Nutella swirls don’t look so great, just go back and fix it up a bit.
Bake the Nutella Swirl Blondies at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Cool and then cut into squares. Enjoy!
Nutella Swirl Blondies
1 cup all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg, at room temperature
3 1/2 Tablespoons Nutella
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8 by 8 baking pan and set aside.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl with the paddle attachment (a handheld mixer works fine) mix together the packed light brown sugar, melted unsalted butter and vanilla extract.
Once combined, add in the egg and mix.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients until almost combined.
Take a spatula and fold the ingredients together.
Evenly spread the blondie batter into the baking pan. Measure out the Nutella. Drop the Nutella on top of the blondie batter. Drop the Nutella in three rows. (three drops in each row)
Swirl the Nutella up and down. Then back and forth.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Cool and then cut into squares. Enjoy!
Ummm….yum!
Great blondie recipe!
Yumms! These look so tasty, I’d totally make several batches! When I was in France, the creperies had these massive jars of Nutella, I was so jealous.
I’ve been looking for some good Nutella recipes ever since my husband decided to stock up on it at Costco. Brilliant. I need to put it use before it disappears by the spoonfuls.
I’m making these tonight!
I love Nutella- great recipe!!!
Oh my!!! Please let me come over an help you eat these
I promise to TRY not to scraf all of them! he he
these look sooo good! something to quickly make when you’re craving sweets!
Beautiful brownies!!! I think I need swirling lessons from you
These look delicious! I love blondies and obv Nutella, so the perfect combo. Yum!
Those blondies look so prettyyyy! And holy deliciousness, I want them now!
Looks like I need more Nutella.
I’m out. These look so perfectly sweet!
I have a new jar of Nutella, now that I’m on the Nutella bandwagon, so I think that I’ll be making the Nutella Swirl Blondies.
Lindsey, We should crown you the Queen of Nutella!
Another amazing Nutella treat! Fabio would be proud!
mmm..delicious! Nutella equals goodness! Awesome photos!!!
Oh yummy! I have really been enjoying all of your Nutella recipes! Keep em comin!
What a perfect brownie! Has Fabio delivered yet?
Whee! I just so happen to have about 3 tbs. of Nutella left in the jar that I used to make my Raspberry Nutella pie a couple of weeks ago!! Now I know exactly what to do with it…and an 8×8 pan is the perfect portion size for our 2-person household!!
Nutella Blondies have been tempting me all day! These look so good:)I just finished my last Nutella jar…time to go to Costco again!!
I love your swirling pics! Since discovering Nutella my son is almost as addicted as you. He’s mixing Nutella and peanut butter almost daily.
Love these bars, I’m pretty darn sure my son would be happy!
Mmm this looks fantaaaastic. I’d practically eat anything if there’s nutella in it 8).
Yumm!! I love nutella! This is going on my to-bake list!!
A wonderful and necessary use of Nutella!
Absolutely beautiful, Lindsey
The swirls are gorgeous, just like you!
“Nectar of the gods” love that!! Glad to see you scored a jar & made these swirly brownies. They look awesome!
Um…can I just say AH-mazing?! They look so purdy — like true works of art, Lindsey! :-p I can see how it must be therapeutic working the swirls into the blondie. Damn, I really should’ve just went for it and grabbed the gigantic tub of Nutella at that bakery, because now I’ve got a hankering for making these!!
Those blondies look delicious! I love the addition of your so loved nutella into the mix
Oh my deliciousness! Glad the you and the nutella are back in the kitchen. These look so amazing!
OK that’s it! I gotta get some nutella and try one of your recipes out! haha…don’t hate me but I have never cooked with nutella before, I have tried it but I have not baked with it. I just have to HAVE TO to try it now…
They look beautiful and sound delicious.
I second everyone else’s opinions on how beautiful those blondies look; truly, they are edible works of art!
Also, fear not! Don’t cry when you run out of Nutella – instead make your own! Check out Victoria’s recipe for homemade Nutella, without all the “gross junk”:
http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2011/01/almond-chocolate-paste-like-nutella-but.html
Those are so darn pretty and I can’t even begin to imagine how good they taste.
Fabulous! Every time you post a Nutella recipe Adam is ready for it to be instantly baked
I’ve made cheesecake swirl brownies, but I’ve yet to go for the Nutella swirl…will add to my list of things to do!
I try and keep it out of the house because that’s all I would eat!! Love these.
Such a great looking swirl! Can’t go wrong with nutella… let me send you my address so you can send me some
You always make me so hungry for nutella!
These look amazing. I LOVE nutella, and have never made a blondie yet, so I’m going to have to try these! Such pretty swirls too!
I just bought a jar of Nutella for no apparent reason at the store… Now I know why!
Oh these are just over the top!!! I love brownies and I love Nutella!
I am in love! What a beautiful swirl.
Oh wow, those are beautiful! Can’t wait to try them out!
Great pictures and great recipe.
These look fantastic! I love baking with Nutella and your swirl pattern is beautiful and impressive
Im starting to wonder if there is nutella counseling with all the people who become addicted to it (lol, why not right?). These blondies look beautiful! I would love to try one
I’ve made pb nutella brownies where you couldn’t taste the nutella. so sad. must try these blondies instead!
I hardly have words for such nutella-laden decadence!
I think baking is an art form, and you, my dear, are a master. I love swirling things into my brownies, and I think nutella has to be one of the very best. Thank you for sharing such a tempting treat! I hope you are doing well. How are you feeling? Stay warm and enjoy the end of your week, my dear girl!
You know I love you girl and I adore everything you do and your wonderful personality!! & yay eventually am catching up with stumbles and this was at last!!
These look delish! My sister got me hooked on Nutella and life just isn’t the same without it!
Wow what a beauty! Almost too pretty to eat
I read the word Nutella and immediately wanted to go get a spoon and dip it into my jar for a bite. What is it about that stuff? Those blondies look fantastic. I love the fact that they’re not really chocolate.
Hi, I’ve tried this and WOW! I’m addicting to it.. I share your recipe in my blog for future ref..Thanks for this easy and yummy recipe..
I just made these – delicious! I’ll absolutely be making them again soon. Next I’m going to try one of your recipes with Oreos…my favorite cookie!!
I made these last night and brought them into the office – let’s say they were a huge hit. I love the simplicity of the ingredients and the preparation process – even an inexperienced baker like myself can still create a yummy stuff when using great recipes such the one above.
Thank you!!!
just made these and people are going to have to pry these from my hands. It smells divine during baking and tastes decadent and just perfectly nutella-y. I know plenty who will be loving this treat as much as myself! Thanks!
I completely and 100 % agree that nothing is more tragic than not having a stock of Nutella at home !!
I made these, they are excellent…plus it gives you the opportunity to lick the nutella spoon once you’re done
hey, i tried to make these blondies but failed
wen i put the melted butter in it didnt look like yours did, i felt like it wasnt enough? wat should i do? xxx
I’m sorry yours didn’t work out.
I use a kitchen scale for all of my ingredients so all of the measurements are accurate. If you measured with a measuring spoon or by what it says on the stick of butter it might not be as accurate.
Don’t add more butter though because they’ll be too oily.
Perhaps you added too much of the other ingredients (like the brown sugar or too much flour?) When you said you didn’t felt like it was enough, do you mean not enough butter or not enough batter?
Let me know because I would love to help. I hope it works out for you next time.