Malted Nutella Blondies
A rich and gooey layer of Nutella sandwiched between layers of white chocolate blondie batter. The edge pieces have the perfect amount of chew while the center pieces are perfectly gooey. Perfect when cut into small squares (they’re pretty rich), these go fast!
time commitment:
Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
special equipment:
9-inch x 9-inch metal baking pan, parchment paper, stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, wooden spoon or stiff spatula
yield: 25 small squares (they’re rich!)
Malted milk powder might sound like a silly ingredient in a blondie, but I promise it gives these bars a beautifully complex flavor with the perfect amount of texture and chew. Don’t skip it!
Malted Nutella Blondies – A Note on Ingredients
Like I said, don’t skip on the malted milk powder for these Nutella blondies! I typically use the kind by Carnation because it’s easier to find in the everyday grocery store. You can typically find it in a 13oz container. But I know King Arthur makes one as well that I plan on trying once I run out of my current stock.
I’ve found malted milk powder in a few different places within the grocery store over the years. It can be a bit tricky to track down in the summer months. But I typically find it in either the baking aisle or in the aisle where you can find hot chocolate powder.
My Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe also uses malted milk powder, if you’re looking an additional recipe to use the ingredient if you like the texture of these Nutella blondies.
Nutella vs. Off-Brand
I trialed this malted Nutella blondies recipe with both Nutella and off-brand hazelnut spreads as well. Nutella is typically more expensive, but I find it’s often easier to spread which can be a really helpful thing when making this recipe since you need to spread it between layers of batter.
But at the end of the day, generic hazelnut spread works just as well if you need to save a few bucks. To make things easiest, buy the 13 oz. sized container so that you won’t need to measure any Nutella when it comes down to assembling the Nutella blondies bars.
PrintMalted Nutella Blondies
A rich and gooey layer of Nutella sandwiched between layers of white chocolate blondie batter. The edge pieces have the perfect amount of chew while the center pieces are perfectly gooey. Perfect when cut into small squares (they’re pretty rich), these go fast!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 25 small squares (they’re rich!) 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup White Chocolate Baking Chips
3 Eggs – large
1.5 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1.5 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/3 cup Malted Milk Powder
3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/3 cup Light Brown Sugar – packed
2 cups All-Purpose Flour – spooned and leveled, see Note*
13 oz or just over 1.5 cups Nutella or Hazelnut Spread
Instructions
Make the Batter
- Preheat your oven to 350°F, then grease and line a 9-inch by 9-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm the unsalted butter (8 Tablespoons) until just melted.
- Remove the pan from the heat, then add the white chocolate baking chips (1/2 cup) to the pan, cover with a lid, then give the pan a swirl so that the chips get covered with the melted butter.
Set aside to rest so that the residual heat from the melted butter will soften and melt the chips.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the eggs (3 – large), vanilla extract (1.5 teaspoons), baking powder (1.5 teaspoons), kosher salt (1 teaspoon), malted milk powder (1/3 cup), granulated sugar (3/4 cup), and light brown sugar (1/3 cup – packed).
Mix on medium speed (Level 4 on a KitchenAid mixer), for 5 minutes until the mixture is lightened and fluffy.
- With a flexible spatula, stir and smoosh together the butter and softened white chocolate chip mixture until the chips are melted and the mixture is slightly combined.
It’s okay if the butter and chocolate don’t totally mix together.
- With the mixer on low speed (Level 2 on a KitchenAid mixer), slowly drizzle in the melted butter and chocolate chip mixture into the mixing bowl. It should take 1-2 minutes to add everything that’s in the pan to the bowl.
Allow to continue to mix on low until fully combined.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer, and, using a stiff spatula or wooden spoon, add the all-purpose flour (2 cups, spooned and leveled – see Note *) and gently fold together until combined and no dry flour patches remain.
Assemble the Blondies
- Add 2/3 of the batter to your prepared baking pan and smooth into an even layer using an offset spatula or the back of a spoon.
- Add the Nutella or hazelnut spread (13 oz. or just over 1.5 cups) to the pan and gently spread into an even layer, being careful not to overwork it.
- Dollop the remaining 1/3 of the batter on top of the Nutella using a cookie scoop or spoon so that the batter is evenly distributed. Then, use an offset spatula or the back of a spoon to try and spread it over the Nutella filling as much as possible.
It doesn’t have to be perfect, just mostly covering the Nutella.
Bake the Blondies
- Bake the blondies for 40-45 minutes or until the middle is firm to the touch if you lightly tap it with the pad of your finger (be careful, it will be hot!)
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into squares.
To get beautifully cut squares, use a sharp chef’s knife and run it under hot water and dry it off before making a cut. Clean off the knife, then repeat for each slice.
Notes
*Note: for the most accurate measurement of flour, first gently stir the flour with a whisk or spoon, then spoon it into the measuring cup and level it with the spine of the knife or handle of the spoon. Flour tends to settle where it is stored, so stirring it and then spooning it into the measuring cup prevents dense pockets that would result in too much flour being added to your baked goods.
To help with your grocery shopping, I’ve compiled the ingredients used in this recipe, as well as where they can generally be found in the grocery store.
Dairy
- Unsalted Butter
- Large Eggs
Pantry
- White Chocolate Baking Chips
- Vanilla Extract
- Baking Powder
- Kosher Salt
- Granulated Sugar
- Light Brown Sugar
- All-Purpose Flour (I prefer the King Arthur brand)
- Nutella
- Malted Milk Powder (in my experience, different stores have this located in different places…the baking aisle and the aisle with hot chocolate mixes are where I typically find it)
Other Nutella Recipes
Were you a fan of this recipe? You can check out some of my other recipes that contain Nutella or hazelnut spread here!
My Nutella Crumble Bars or one of my favorites. One reviewer said:
“I’ve never met a fickle bea recipe that I haven’t fallen in love with. This one is so simple and I had most of the ingredients on hand which was convenient. They have the perfect flavor and I could easily polish off a whole pan of these on my own!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
–Kallista, Nutella Crumble Bars
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