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[cyberheater]

Easiest baking ever and it's super delicious.

I've just tried this recipe from instructables and it's amazing.

Ingredients:
1 cup (280g) Nutella
2 eggs
10 tbsp (62g) flour

Directions:
Put it in a bowl. Mash it up. Pour into a pan or muffin tin. Top with hazelnuts if you're feeling extra fancy. Bake at 350F (180C) for around 30 minutes (less time for cupcake form, more time if the centers aren't baked through).

http://www.instructables.com/id/Nutella-Brownies-Three-Ingredients/

As rafk said.

probably the greatest reward/effort baking experience ever...

Super easy, super quick and super tasty.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Sounds like it would be way too rich.

 

[PantsuJo]

Nutella is the "Hentai Masterpiece" of food, my dudes.

 

[Roubjon]

Nutella is the "Hentai Masterpiece" of food, my dudes.

Fufufu, my brownies have never been so rich.

 

[entremet]

Sounds like it would be way too rich.

Doesn't look it though. Eggs and flour tend to have a caking effect.

It's not a flourless chocolate cake. Those are really gooey.

 

[cyberheater]

Doesn't look it though. Eggs and flour tend to have a caking effect..

Yes. It's more of a rich chocolate muffin.

 

[Gintoki]

Looks as easy as slutty brownies

 

[Kuldar]

I don't understand. How can it be tasty since there is Nutella in it?

 

[L.O.R.D]

 

[robotrock]

I like nutella but I'm not really a fan of nutella flavored things. Sometimes an ice cream shop might offer a nutella ice cream, but it's not nearly as satisfying as a rich double dutch chocolate ice cream.

 

[electricshake]

Looks as easy as slutty brownies

Much better if you make your own brownie and cookie mix instead of using shop bought stuff. A lot more effort though.

 

[gruenel]

Gonna try this tomorrow.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

• Buy some Brownies
• Buy a jar of Nutella
• Dip, dunk, coat
• Cry

 

[InfiniteBento]

Nutella is garbage

Gianduja is where its at

 

[cyberheater]

They turned out great.

Nutella is garbage

Gianduja is where its at

If you would like to send me a jar of the stuff. I'd be more then happy to try it out.

 

[robotrock]

Doing this now. Will return with impressions in 30-35 minutes.

 

[robotrock]

How the fuck do I fit my cup into the nutella container

 

[cyberheater]

How the fuck do I fit my cup into the nutella container

I weighed my ingredients out.

 

[Ridli]

How the fuck do I fit my cup into the nutella container

Spoon the Nutella into a measuring cup.

 

[Air]

Gonna give these a try

 

[InfiniteBento]

what happens if i sub cookie butter instead of nutella

im curious

 

[shira]

How the fuck do I fit my cup into the nutella container

Eat half the jar then put one egg and flour.

Shake

Put jar in the oven

Bake

Eat

 

[Risible]

How the fuck do I fit my cup into the nutella container

How do you manage to make your way through life?

 

[Razmos]

I'll try this tomorrow

 

[adamsappel]

Fun tip: if you need a certain amount of a non-water soluble ingredient (shortening, peanut butter, I imagine Nutella is the same), add it to a measuring cup filled with water. If you need 1/2 a cup, a 1/2 cup of water will displace to the 1 cup mark.

I've made these brownies before. Quite good.

 

[robotrock]

Fun tip: if you need a certain amount of a non-water soluble ingredient (shortening, peanut butter, I imagine Nutella is the same), add it to a measuring cup filled with water. If you need 1/2 a cup, a 1/2 cup of water will displace to the 1 cup mark.

I've made these brownies before. Quite good.

Is this a weed thing?

edit: I don't think it is. What does this actually do?

 

[Keasar]

Good thing that you wrote down the SI units as well, gonna give this a shot at some point.

 

[entremet]

I weighed my ingredients out.

Yeah.

If you're into baking, get a scale. Volume measurements for baking are notoriously inaccurate.

 

[Keasar]

Yeah.

If you're into baking, get a scale. Volume measurements for baking are notoriously inaccurate.

I prefer to measure with volume as having a scale always ready is quite bothersome. One of the reasons that cooking got so widespread in the olden days was when cooking books started to give out measurements by easy to follow volume instead of weight or other ass backward arbitrary measurements so it was much simpler for people to follow along in recipes.

Like the recipe for Swedish pancakes:
2½ dl flour, 6 dl milk, 3 egg, ½ tsk salt, 2 tablespoons (30ml) butter
And all you need is a set of these:

Which is a standard in all households. It's genius.

 

[I Stalk Alone]

Easiest baking ever and it's super delicious.

I've just tried this recipe from instructables and it's amazing.



http://www.instructables.com/id/Nutella-Brownies-Three-Ingredients/

As rafk said.

Super easy, super quick and super tasty.

Ikea effect for cakes.

In the 1950s General Mills ran into problems selling its Betty Crocker instant cake mix. Nobody wanted it. The cake tasted good but the “just add water” approach was a little too easy.
“They would take this powder and they would put it in a box and they would ask housewives to basically pour it in, stir some water in it, mix it, put it in the oven and voila! you had cake,” behavioural economist Dan Ariely explains in one of his highly subscribed Ted Talks.
“But it turns out they were very unpopular. What they figured out was that there was not enough effort involved. It was so easy that nobody could serve cake to their guests and say ‘here is my cake’.
“So what did they do? They took the eggs and milk out of the powder. Now you had to break the eggs and add them; you had to measure the milk and add it, mix it, now it was your cake, now everything was fine.”

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work?language=en#

It is so interesting how popular 3 ingredient baking recipes are. There is just a right amount of work to make it feel like you are making something from scratch. Even though there are only three ingredients things can still go wrong. time temperature egg size and quality as well as flour type will give different results. so there is still some skill on that end, not to mention the key to making it all look good. presentation.

 

[Kayhan]

Nutella is the "Hentai Masterpiece" of food, my dudes.

My Little Brownie Can't Be This Cute

 

[robotrock]

Out of the oven now, how long should I let it cool?

 

[marimorimo]

I prefer to measure with volume as having a scale always ready is quite bothersome. One of the reasons that cooking got so widespread in the olden days was when cooking books started to give out measurements by easy to follow volume instead of weight or other ass backward arbitrary measurements so it was much simpler for people to follow along in recipes. .

LOL. You can't be more wrong. If you get a digital scale it's pretty sleek, non-bothersome, and arguably takes much less space than the dozen or measuring cups and spoons you need otherwise. You save on cleanup because for many recipes you just have to dump everything in a single bowl as you measure each ingredient (using the TARE function to set the scale back to zero for each ingredient measured). Not to mention it's 99% accurate, unlike volume measurements where the actual amounts could fluctuate wildly based on humidity, sifted vs non-sifted, etc.

If anything cups and spoons are ass backwards, ESPECIALLY for baking, which is a science =P

People dependent on regressive volume measurements are the reason why many culinary books are being held back.

 

[robotrock]

Disappointed in this, it just tastes like nutella.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

Nutella is garbage

what.


the.


fuck.

 

[marimorimo]

Disappointed in this, it just tastes like nutella.

Lol. What were you expecting? The recipe is 70% Nutella by volume.

(A general rule when baking things by scratch is that you only put major ingredients (like chocolate) that you like the taste of. So if you used Hershey's chocolate then your cake WILL taste like Hershey's).

 

[robotrock]

Update: I actually enjoyed this nice and dense easy to make brownie, despite my first taste being disappointing. I did the cupcake form and only had one, and I do not think I can have a second. It's a very rich brownie.

 

[ldcommando]

Disappointed in this, it just tastes like nutella.

If you can´t taste the delicious flour, you messed up

 

[robotrock]

If you can´t taste the delicious flour, you messed up

It would benefit from some sea salt.

 

[adamsappel]

Is this a weed thing?

edit: I don't think it is. What does this actually do?

It's a method of measuring using water displacement. Obviously, it won't work to measure something that will mix with water. Put a half-cup of water in a measuring cup. Add an ingredient that won't dissolve or mix with water (Crisco, peanut butter, butter, fruit, chocolate, etc.). When the water level reaches 1 cup, you have therefore added 1/2 cup of ingredient. Drain the water and add ingredient to recipe. Adjust the water level accordingly for how much ingredient you need.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

Too much work

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Nutella is the "Hentai Masterpiece" of food, my dudes.

Fufufu, my brownies have never been so rich.

*Grabs tray*

ooooo senpai your brownies are so big and heavy

 

[Steiner84]

you can also just microwave it.
90 seconds should be enough on 700W

 

[razgriz417]

Welp I know what I'm making today

 

[cyberheater]

you can also just microwave it.
90 seconds should be enough on 700W

Wow. I will try that next time.

 

[entremet]

I prefer to measure with volume as having a scale always ready is quite bothersome. One of the reasons that cooking got so widespread in the olden days was when cooking books started to give out measurements by easy to follow volume instead of weight or other ass backward arbitrary measurements so it was much simpler for people to follow along in recipes.

Like the recipe for Swedish pancakes:
2½ dl flour, 6 dl milk, 3 egg, ½ tsk salt, 2 tablespoons (30ml) butter
And all you need is a set of these:

Which is a standard in all households. It's genius.

It's actually cleaner and more efficient. No cleaning those little cups.

Just get a bowl, zero out each ingredient, and do your thing.

 

[johancruijff]

Ikea effect for cakes.



https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work?language=en#

It is so interesting how popular 3 ingredient baking recipes are. There is just a right amount of work to make it feel like you are making something from scratch. Even though there are only three ingredients things can still go wrong. time temperature egg size and quality as well as flour type will give different results. so there is still some skill on that end, not to mention the key to making it all look good. presentation.

wasn't this a sub-plot in Mad Men? product was a soup, not a cake iirc

 

[Keasar]

LOL. You can't be more wrong. If you get a digital scale it's pretty sleek, non-bothersome, and arguably takes much less space than the dozen or measuring cups and spoons you need otherwise. You save on cleanup because for many recipes you just have to dump everything in a single bowl as you measure each ingredient (using the TARE function to set the scale back to zero for each ingredient measured). Not to mention it's 99% accurate, unlike volume measurements where the actual amounts could fluctuate wildly based on humidity, sifted vs non-sifted, etc.

If anything cups and spoons are ass backwards, ESPECIALLY for baking, which is a science =P

People dependent on regressive volume measurements are the reason why many culinary books are being held back.

My tiny set (which is a set of those posted, just one less as one of them is a coffee measurer and not needed for baking) takes about a fifth of the total space of a scale, digital or not, and I can bake just as good cakes with them without being so obsessive about measurements. Heck, I usually improvise a bit when baking anyway so its never exact amounts of anything.

It's actually cleaner and more efficient. No cleaning those little cups.

Just get a bowl, zero out each ingredient, and do your thing.

How are these hard to clean? Pour some water on them, shake and done or just throw them into the washing machine.

 

[adamsappel]

wasn't this a sub-plot in Mad Men? product was a soup, not a cake iirc

Are you sure it wasn't a cake mix? Haven't seen the show, but the legend is that when cake mixes were first introduced they didn't need any extra ingredients besides water, but housewives rejected them because it didn't feel like "baking," so manufacturers added fresh eggs to the recipe. My daughter recently made brownies and forgot to add the eggs. They came out fine, just a little more dense. Nobody else would eat them, though.

 

[v1lla21]

Tried it twice. Once in the morning and earlier today. Second time came out better as I was actually able to use measuring cups and stuff.