Chocolate Chip Nutella Bars — Super soft, buttery bars STUFFED with NUTELLA and topped with CHOCOLATE chips! Easy, no mixer recipe that puts a smile on everyone’s face!!
Chocolate Chip Nutella Bars
A few years back I made Nutella-Swirled Peanut Butter Blondies on a whim. I was traveling and it was an easy recipe to make in a temperamental oven and in a hot and humid climate where running the oven for more than 25 minutes wasn’t happening.
So here we are and I’ve made many other Nutella recipes since then and it’s time for another. Rather than just swirling Nutella into blondies, I straight up stuffed them with it. You can never have too much Nutella.
I used my trusty blondie base. With 30+ versions and counting, it never lets me down. It’s an easy recipe to memorize because everything is ‘one’. In the 1 bowl used, melt 1 stick of butter, stir in 1 egg, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and 1 cup flour.
Except this time I double the recipe and changed everything to ‘two’ so there’s enough batter for a base layer and a top layer to cover the Nutella sandwiched in between. I topped the blondies with chocolate chips for good measure.
These Nutella bars are super soft, slightly chewy, buttery, and the Nutella in the middle is gooey, decadent, and wonderful. Although they’re not brownies, they have a brownie-like crackly top, which is texture heaven for me.
What’s in Chocolate Chip Nutella Bars?
To make these Nutella chocolate chip blondies, you’ll need:
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Light brown sugar
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Nutella
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Nutella Bars
Whisk together the melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients.
Turn half the batter into a greased 8×8-inch baking dish. Turn the Nutella into the pan and spread into an even layer. Top with remaining batter from bowl.
Top with chocolate chips, then bake.
Can I Double This Recipe?
You likely can double this recipe and bake it in a 9×13-inch pan. Just know that these Nutella chocolate chip blondies are extremely rich, so an 8×8-inch pan goes a long way.
How to Store Nutella Bars
These blondies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Tips for Making Chocolate Chip Nutella Bars
When adding the Nutella to the pan, I find it spreads out easier when it’s been warmed slightly. To do so, add the Nutella and heat about 10 to 15 seconds in the microwave. Take care not to melt it, just soften it.
You can also microwave the jar of Nutella itself if you’re extra careful to peel away the foil seal.
I’ve only made this recipe with actual Nutella, so I can’t speak to how these bars would turn out using a Nutella alternative from another brand.
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Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Blondies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- one 13-ounce jar Nutella
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat to melt, about 1 minute on high power.
- Wait momentarily before adding the eggs so you don’t scramble them. Add the eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, and whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
- Turn half the batter out into prepared pan; set remaining batter aside.
- To a medium, microwave-safe bowl add the Nutella and heat to soften, about 10 to 15 seconds on high power. Take care not to melt it, just soften it. Heating makes it easier to spread in step 7. You can also microwave the jar of Nutella itself if you’re extra careful to peel away the foil seal.
- Turn Nutella out into the pan and spread into an even, smooth layer.
- Turn remaining batter out over the Nutella. I find it easiest to add heaping rounded tablespoon-sized blobs and use a spatula to smooth them together.
- Evenly top with chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, or until top is set in center and done; don’t overbake as they taste best when they’re slightly underbaked. A toothpick test is unreliable because you will hit melted Nutella. Blondies firm up as they cool.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 90 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Okay so I spent a long time converting cups to grams to ounces etc being from the UK, this recipe looked and sounded fantastic! So carefully weighed all the ingredients out, followed the recipe to the letter, wow did this look creation look delicious when it came out the oven…… hmmmm hmmmmm blondie heaven…….. err not quite, the garbage bin enjoyed every last bit of the still uncooked batter under the temptingly delicate crispy top and cooked sides
urrgghhhh! Just not my day 😒
I’m sorry that it didn’t work out for you as planned. These are VERY thick and dense blondies, and perhaps given your oven, exact ingredients, climate, etc. just baking them a bit longer would have allowed them to cook through in the center. If the top/sides are looking a bit done but you worry that the center is not cooked through, as with all baking, just tent (drape) a sheet of foil over the top of the pan and that will help a lot to prevent any additional browning on the top. Thanks for trying to recipe.
I have tried so many recipes using Nutella (my fav!!) and this by far is the most delicious! They are easy to make and they incredibly decadent dessert!!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad this is your favorite Nutella recipe!
I have tried so many recipes using Nutella (my fav!!) and this by far is the most delicious! They are easy to make and they incredibly decadent dessert!!
Averie – you need to publish a book with all your cookies and bars – I would love to have a permanent collection of the, they all look sooo yummy!!!!
I do have two cookbooks and the cookbook that I wanted to write was one with just cookies and bars but my publishers said no. Maybe one day :) Thanks for the compliments!
*gasp*
be still my Nutella loving heart!!!
hey girl this looks so yummy!
YASSS you are so right, ONE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH NUTELLA!!! Genius, absolutely genius!
“You can never have too much Nutella.” – few truer words have ever been written!! Love!
Thanks, Todd! Have a great weekend!
Ooh. Looking forward to trying these!
Mmm I’m sure the nuttiness of the Nutella pairs really well with the caramels-nutty notes of the blondie. YUM!
It does! I wish I could have given you half the pan :)
You had me at Nutella stuffed! These blondies scream: make me and don’t share! :D Pinned.
Thanks for pinning :)
Oh my, they look so delicious.
Anything with nut butter baked into it makes my eyes widen and there is something special about nutella. These look as mouth watering as your swirled version and I love the extra chips on top! We are back home and had fun wandering around NYC.We had some great food there but I’m also happy to do my own cooking again!
I know that feeling after being gone and eating out, and while it’s great for awhile, some good, clean, simply-prepared home-cooked food is what I crave!
I have always been a brownie fan for most of my life, but with that crackly top of the blondie, you might have made me a convert!! Also, adding Nutella to anything is ALWAYS a good idea :)
Kind of the best of both the brownie and blondie worlds I thought!
It’s so true that blondies aren’t fussy and will bake well anywhere! But this time we’re taking out the Nutella, and that’s even better. Wow!
I’m all about non-fussy desserts and blondies are always winners!
LOVE this recipe! Can’t go wrong with blondies.
Thanks, Liz! Hope you’re having a great summer!