Nutella Pretzel Crusted Fudge Brownies

So how do you feel about chocolate? Pretzels? What about chocolate pretzel brownies?

Here's a spin on the traditional fudge brownies with a nice salty crunch from the pretzels and pretzel crust!

So salty pretzels meet sweet chocolatey fudge brownies.

Keep reading for the recipe! ^_^

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  Ingredients
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• For the Pretzel Crust
• ½ cup pretzels
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
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• For the Brownies
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ tsp. vanilla
• ⅓ cup Nutella
• ¼ cup cocoa
• ⅔ cup flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
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• extra Nutella to frost brownies
• extra pretzels for garnishing

Instructions

Pretzel crust

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with oil or butter.
2. Pulse pretzels in food processor and pulse until broken up into tiny pieces.
3. Add the sugar and pulse until combined, then pour in the butter. 
4. Continue pulsing until combined.
5. Press the pretzel mixture firmly into the prepared pan.
6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the edges are golden and the crust feels firm.

Brownie layer

1. Cream butter and sugar together.
2. Add eggs and blend well.
3. Add vanilla, salt, and Nutella. Mix until combined
4. Add cocoa and flour. Don’t overbeat.
5. Pour into pan over pretzel crust and bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Allow brownies to cool for at least 45 minutes before frosting with nutella spread and garnishing with pretzels.

***Credits to: Chef In Training***