Nutella Fudge Cupcakes

Nutella Fudge Cupcakes were so stinking easy to make I was sure they wouldn't turn out. I mean, you add some Nutella to an egg, add in some flour and bake. I hear Ina in my ear saying "How easy is that"? and it's not even her recipe. Heck, I spent more time trying to find little mini muffin tin wrappers than baking up  these dang things.

These aren't full size cupcakes, you make them in mini muffin tins. And they are more of a brownie than a cupcake. It's also nice that this recipe makes just twelve of the little buggers, cuz if it made more, you'd probably eat more and that would completely wipe out one of your New Years Resolutions.

This is a prefect little dessert to whip up when company comes over and you don't have anything for dessert. I always have Nutella, eggs and flour in the pantry and trust me these taste fine without the hazelnuts on top. I've read where some folks frosted these with more Nutella or a cream cheese frosting.

I found the recipe in the Fine Cooking Cookies, Brownies and Bars Special Holiday Issue 2010 magazine.

NUTELLA FUDGE CUPCAKES

1/2 cup Nutella spread
1 large egg
5 Tbs. unbleached all purpose flour
1/4 cup hazelnuts, chopped

 

Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup mini muffin pan with paper or foil liners.

In a medium bowl, whisk the Nutella and egg until smooth and well blended. Add the flour and whisk until blended.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins (about 3/4 cup 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 three days. Yields 12 brownies.

Note: My little Nutella Fudge Cupcakes kinda sunk in the middle. The photo in the magazine showed them with nice round tops like a cupcake. So it was either the heat of my oven was too hot or too low, not enough liquid, etc. i didn't bother to worry about it. I figure next time I'll just fill them up with a topping of Nutella.

Comments

[MOM]

This is another one I don't think I got one of. I sure looks good.

[andrea]

My problem is I eat Nutella straight out of the jar.

[Mrs. L]

Andrea - um, I see no problem with eating Nutella straight out of the jar!