3-Ingredient Brownies (With Video)
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3-Ingredient Brownies are moist, chewy, chocolaty and oh so fudgy. They come together in just 5 minutes. And the taste is spectacular. They are sweet enough to be a treat and not overly decadent. Definitely my new go-to everyday brownie recipe.
After dropping off my 6-year-old and a batch of these brownies for babysitting, we got full approval from Gigi (my mother-in-law and our family chocoholic). So if Gigi loves them you will too.
I love making brownies, but I like something quick and easy for those extra occasions when I just want to whip something up really quick and head out the door in a few minutes.
How To Make 3 Ingredient Brownies
That is where these totally ahhhhhmazing 3-Ingredient Brownies come in. I literally just dump ingredients in a bowl, mix and pour in the pan. 20 minutes later I have fabulous perfect brownies.
Have you ever tried to cut brownies straight out of the oven? You pretty much end up with a mess of a brownie pan. I used to have the same problem until a friend of mine gave me a tip.
I have to say this tip especially comes in handy when preparing food gifts. At Christmas, I pack up about 30 food gifts and every last one has brownies.
They are moist, chewy, chocolaty and oh so fudgy. They come together so easily and the taste is spectacular. They are sweet enough to be a treat and not overly decadent. Definitely my new go to everyday brownie recipe.
Helpful Tips to make 3-Ingredient Brownies:
- To make these gluten-free, use your favorite gluten-free all-purpose flour.
- Cut the brownies with a disposable plastic knife . The knife cuts through the brownies like butter and does not tear up the edges. Even when they are hot.
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RECIPE VIDEO
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3-Ingredient Brownies + Video
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, 13-ounce container
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, heaping
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350°F. Prepare an 8″x8″ baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Mix chocolate spread and eggs in a medium bowl until combined. Add flour and salt. Mix until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 20 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve and enjoy!
Video
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
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There's a lot of wasted space to scroll through to get to the recipe!
I apologize for the trouble, there seems to be a formatting issue. Tech is working on prettying it up for us. Thank you for scrolling for it.
xoxo
Oh my goodness Donna- these look and sound amazing! PS- totally worth scrolling for;)
Thanks Rachel! You are awesome. xo
I see four ingredients, lol. Still look delicious!
I thought the same thing…..
Salt and pepper do not count when tallying recipe ingredients. Funny though. Enjoy and let us know how it goes.
When making a recipe…you generally don't count salt in on the number of ingredients because you use it everywhere.. She is aware of the 'comments' concerning the 'number' of ingredients. In the long run the question that begs to be answered is: Do you LIKE the brownies? Have you even MADE the brownies…or are you too busy just BI*CHING about the number of ingredients to fill your pathetic life?
Thats four ingredients. .
Nutella is very expensive in Brazil. They would not be very cost-effective ;(
Same here in AK… these would be called "3 Ingredient $12 brownies" haha I think I'll stick to my $2 boxed mix!
Here in California there are many hazelnut chocolate spreads of various quality and price. The jar from the 99 cents store works fine for many purposes.
I made these today and my family thought they were too salty. Most other versions of this recipe that I've seen do not have salt. If I make them again I would definitely cut the salt in half! Otherwise they were good and easy!
I wish I read through the reviews earlier. I made the brownies today and found them to be too salty. Lesson learned.
Yeah me too! I made them today and they turned out salty but that’s fine. Next time I’m not gonna use salt. Otherwise this recipe is easy and delicious.
I never see a "print" tab next to your recipes. I have to copy and paste it into Word.
I see a lot of Negative Nancy's posting 🙁 She was kind enough to provide a recipe, no need to hound her about formatting, cost of ingredients, or saying there are 4 ingredients instead of 3 blah blah. Geez!
I see that all the time too.
Thank you for the cutting tip. I'll have to try it next time. My daughter is allergic to tree nuts, but can eat peanut butter. I wonder if this would work with one of the chocolate peanut butters?
Looks yummy! Could this work with peanut butter?
Chocolate Peanut Butter might work fine in the recipe but your Brownies would not be very chocolaty. Nutella doesn't have a super nutty taste, but the chocolate peanut butters taste very peanut buttery. So I think you'll end up with peanut butter bars w/ chocolate. Good luck!
condiments never count as ingredients.
Thank you for the recipe. If you need to make the nutella at home just purchase hazelnuts and cocoa powder and look up the a recipe on pinterest or your favorite place….. or you can use any other type of nut, walnut,cashew these are great replacements for the hazelnut.
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The best recipe ever that I tried for brownies
For those complaining that these are $12 brownies versus $2 brownie mix…umm, you get what you pay for and the $2 mix requires eggs, oil (usually), so how do these cost $12?? If one bakes, one has flour and one usually has eggs (2 are fairly cheap prorated cost of a dozen), sea salt at Aldi is $1per 8 0z or more grinder, never seen it anywhere over $2 and Nutella is a brand name at most in my area is less than $4 per container but buying store brand or JIF is $1 to $3 so huge exaggeration that these are $12 brownies…I made them for less than $4 and they are awesome! I even made them reducing the 'nutella' a bit to swirl in peanut butter…also awesome!
Nutella in some areas is hideously expensive.
If anyone has an Aldi close by, they sell their own version of Nutella. It's Berryhill Hazelnut Spread and it tastes identical. Might be worth looking into for those concerned about the cost of Nutella.
I made these today with chocolate chips instead of Nutella, simply because I didn't have Nutella, 1 tsp of vanilla, two eggs and 3/4 cup ground almonds. Very definitely the best brownies ever!
I like the ground almonds replacement. I will try it instead of the gluten free flour as it has more protein and good fats. Thank you for posting.
Do u have to use sea salt or does regular salt work fine?
You can use any salt. If substituting with a fine grain salt (such as table salt reduce the amount to 3/4 teaspoon). Enjoy and let us now how it goes.
What was the measurement for nutella?
One whole jar
What was the nutella measurement?
What was the measurement for nutella?
Why can't these recipe bloggers just put the recipe up, and leave the stories and garbage for scrolling and linking? And learn to count, you can't have a three ingredient recipe that has FOUR ingredients!
That's like saying, "Why can't these recipe blog readers just keep their nasty comments to themselves." It's a blog, not just a cookbook. Food blogs contain stories in addition to recipes. If you just want recipes, look to a cookbook. If you don't like what's written, don't continue to read it. There's no reason to be nasty about it. You actually took the time out of your day to intentionally be mean.
Bahahahaha. Awesome reply.
Yes, I really wanted to tell these people, "OH COME ON!!!, Behave and give her coudos, Stop being so negative !!
Sometimes the comments are better than the recipes, but in this case, even though I have not made them yet, I KNOW the recipe is delicious! Costly? Maybe, depending on where you live. But it's the convenience of quick brownies. Don't like Nutella? Then don't make these! Three ingredients vs four? Really? Salt doesn't count. I just want to thank you for posting this quick, delicious sounding recipe that I am trying in a bit to take to work this morning. I'm sleepy still and these are quick…WINNER for me! And that is what this is about…quick and delicious brownies. Thank you for taking the time to post the recipe!
A true baker knows you don't count salt as an ingredient. I also did not find this to be an expensive dessert. Thank you Donna for taking the time to share your recipe.
Let's be nice to each other please. There is so much HATE and NASTINESS in the world especially right here in the US. Can't we do something as simple as recipe exchanging without being UGLY to each other?
I agree.
I agree! People just need to be kind. This recipe sounds amazing and will be making it at home today as I have a date tonight. ( Go me ! ) Regarding the comments of scrolling down to see the recipe…Seriously? It's not a biggy. It doesn't take that much time to scroll to the recipe. Sometimes scrolling, especially when it involves a recipe is worth its wait in gold. Again, please be kind to one another. Remember the golden rule. Happy day to you all.
Tammyneuroth stop complaining about silly things like how many ingredients are in it geeeze I thought we are adults. I'm going to try this today it looks great and I love Nutella and the brownies look dence which I love. I'm not one for cake like brownies so thanks for the recipe,I'll let you know how it goes.
Currently have a batch of loaded brownies in my oven. I love this recipe, but this time I've added a swirl of caramel; milk, dark and white chocolate chips and some fresh raspberries. I'll let you know how they go, and if they're good I'll share the quantities! 😉
Thank you!