Day 8 of my 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation.

Ah Ferrero Rocher chocolates….those golden little treats that are available year-around but sooooo prominent around the holidays. I’ve incorporated Rochers in cupcakes before to fabulous results (think chocolate cupcakes with Nutella frosting and a Rocher in the center), but this weekend, I tried them in my brownie recipe – chocolate hazelnut goodness!

I’m sure this would work fine if you used a commercial brownie mix but I used my amazing Ghirardelli Dark Fudgy Brownies.

Ingredients:

• 1 recipe of Ghirardelli Dark Fudgy Brownies
• 9 Ferrero Rocher chocolate treats

Directions:

1. Prepare the brownie batter as per the instructions.
2. Pour half the brownie batter in the prepared pan.
3. Add 9 Ferrero Rocher in a pattern that will allow for a Rocher in the center of one of nine brownie squares (see photo for a visual).
4. Cover the Rochers with the second half of the brownie batter and bake 3 minutes longer that the recipe calls for.

Yields 9 sizeable brownies.