Last weekend we were invited to a dinner party by our soon-to-be-wed friends Ron and Ashley. Ron’s parents were out of town and he promised a serious rager. So, TD liberated my varsity jacket of its protective plastic garment bag and claimed it as his “costume.” To make-up for my husband’s cross-dressing, I baked up a batch of Nutella brownies as a host-gift.
Oh, Nutella.
This really is a mini-post because the brownie recipe is, of course, my tried and true, never fail, always pleases recipe. To make a good thing even better, all you need to do is drop dollups of Nutella throughout the batter once it is in the pan. Then, take a knife and run it through the batter creating pretty little Nutella swirls. Finally, bake as usual. The beautiful thing about adding Nutella is that baking doesn’t really change its consistency which means you’ve now added rich, nutty and supple to moist, decadent and slightly crumbly. Wait…we are talking about brownies right?
Once completely cooled, cut and wrap them up in a pretty box. Then, dust off your red Solo plastic cups and you are armed for some serious shenanigans. Or, a beautiful dinner party, which is really what Ashley and Ron had in store for us!
Oh, and we figured the goodies might come in handy should Ron’s parents discover we had a party at their house while they were out of town.
Nutella is common France but brownies are very rare. I’ll have to introduce the two. What toothsome photos!