Fudgy on the inside; crispy on the outside; a deep dish brownie/cookie full of crushed hazelnuts; then stuffed with melted Nutella, hazelnut wafers and whole hazelnuts to recreate the best chocolates invented. The Ferrero Rocher.
Have you ever wanted to pull off something that it’s everything you love all into one, smushing stuff together to fulfil a craving? Because that’s what this is.
When chocolate goes on sale in my supermarket, I know not to take my kids, because flying chocolate speeding past my head and crash landing into the trolley is what happens.
And on this fine day, I accidentally forgot to bring my kids with me…again. Because Ferrero Rochers were waiting. And this is the one chocolate they throw out of the trolley when I’m throwing them in. It’s ok. I don’t understand my kids either.
Something about the Hazelnuts inside the chocolate. I don’t know, I tend to tune out when they complain about it…because hello! Don’t talk bad about Ferreros’s. Okay children? So, this is what this is. Ready? It’s Brownie batter and cookie batter mixed. Sort of. I tried mixing two of my recipe together to create this batter. And by tried, I mean I made this three times just to be sure it’s not a fail. And the three times….well let’s just say my entire neighbourhood is loving me right now. Adding crushed hazelnuts into this crazy thing to channel our inner Ferrero worked like a charm. Crunchy hazelnut pieces in a fudgy brownie with a crunchy cookie top? I’m in.
Then of course, I had to break open a Ferrero Rocher and restrain myself from licking the Nutella oozing out onto my fingers, to properly observe it. I’ve never really done that before, and let tell you…it’s a thing of beauty. So, mimicking this candy from the angels (I’m sure of it), I added some melted Nutella, some finely sliced hazelnut wafers, and some whole roasted hazelnuts.
Then…I closed it off with more chocolate Brownie/Cookie batter, and prayed this would work…the first time. The other times was more like slapping things in and on and around and shoving the pan in the oven so fast because I couldn’tt wait for the chocolatey hazelnut aromas to come out of my kitchen.
And this is why I say Brownie/Cookie. A flakey, thin Brownie top that somehow sets into a beautiful cookie; all the while maintaining a gooey and fudgy Brownie Nutella centre.
Toping it with extra hazelnuts and Ferrero’s… I can’t help but think this would make so many people happy that Easter is coming up. Because Easter is a Frenemy. Friend: because chocolate Enemy: because way too much chocolate.
And if you have people around you not exactly a fan of Ferrero’s? More power to you.
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