Rich, creamy Nutella gelato loaded with chunks of fudgy brownie bites and a hint of sea salt!
Everyone’s making all these fabulous strawberry recipes, eye-popping blueberry recipes, and beautiful fruity drinks… and then here I am, making a salted Nutella fudge brownie gelato.
The heart wants what the heart wants, you guys.
Truth be told, this recipe came about because I had a couple Vermont Brownie Company Walnut Chunk brownies in the pantry that I wanted to use in a recipe of some sort, instead of just inhaling them while sitting on the couch.
I just chopped ’em up and tossed them in at the end of the churning cycle to give this gelato more dimension and an extra chocolatey nutty bite. I just freaking love add ins.
.. and also some chopped chocolate.
I CAN’T DENY MY HEART WHAT IT WANTS. I’M SORRY.
The dog wanted to eat it help, and didn’t really understand “No, chocolate’s bad for you”, “Don’t lick that bowl” or “Stop trying to eat the damn gelato”.
How this gelato differs from ice cream
Since this is gelato, it’s not as thick and fluffy as ice cream when you our it into your container. It’s about half the volume of a normal churned ice cream recipe, so just keep that in mind when you’re planning how many servings this might actually last you.
For me? Probably three. Maybe four.
But then again, “serving sizes” sort of mean nothing to me.
Soft right from the freezer
One of the nice things about this is that you don’t need to worry about needing to let it sit out for a bit so that it softens a bit before you dig in – it’s ready and rarin’ to go straight out of the freezer.
What kind of brownies should I use?
Use whatever you’d like! If you have pre-made brownies lying around, chop up one or two of them (depending on the size). If you’ve got a bakery style, gigantic monster of a brownie, one is probably all you’ll need.
You can also make a batch of homemade fugdy brownies and sacrifice a couple to the cause of this gelato.
Got Nutella fever now? Me, too.
Queue up these recipes next:
- Nutella Champagne Dip
- Baked Nutella S’mores by Taste and See
- Nutella Fruit Tart
- Nutella Fudge Brownies by Life Love and Sugar (make these and add them to this recipe because OMG)
- Paleo Nutella Swirled Pumpkin Pie Bars
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Salted Nutella Fudge Brownie Gelato
Ingredients
- 1 cup Nutella
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Large pinch of sea salt
- 1 cup brownies, chopped (whatever kind you want!)
- 1 ounce dark chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine Nutella and light brown sugar, and use a hand mixer to beat on low speed until just combined.1 cup Nutella | ¾ cup light brown sugar
- Add half and half, heavy cream, vanilla and salt, and beat on low speed until completely combined and smooth.1 cup half and half | 1 cup heavy cream | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract | Large pinch of sea salt
- Pour into prepared ice cream maker and let it stir on low speed for 20 minutes. Add chopped brownies and chocolate and let stir for another 2-5 minutes until combined.1 cup brownies | 1 ounce dark chocolate
- Pour into prepared pan (top with another sprinkling of salt, on top if desired) and freeze for at least four hours.
Jordan
I’ve made it twice now. Its sooo good. Thank you for this recipe! Be careful not to add too much sea salt. I like to add walnuts too.
Leslie Kiszka
So glad you like it!
Sara
Oh my. This looks totally decadent. I love the combination of flavors in this gelato! I bet it tastes even better than the gorgeous photos!
Jennifer
Oh my gosh! Those chunks of brownies in the ice cream…Uhm sign me up!
Michelle Blackwood
Wow, this is so rich and full of flavors, brownie, Nutella, and dark chocolate are what dreams are made of.
Patti @ Patty Cake's Pantry
This looks amazing, and I’m out of nutella. I love gelato, and I love frozen desserts (icecream, gelato, or sherbet) that have chunks in them. I am buying nutella this week at the store, and then, I am making this.
Anne Murphy
Oh, my, my family would go for that so fast… They’re all about ice cream here and that’s so rich and good!
Shelley
This is one of those recipes that kinda makes me want to just faceplant into my computer screen. Nutella? Brilliant. Those brownie chunk add-ins? Even more brilliant! This is basically the definition of indulgence! And your photos are absolutely gorgeous. Great post (except maybe for poor Penny)!
Aaron Lin
Amazing. I would’ve never thought to use Nutella in gelato! I left out the brownies because I didn’t have any on hand. Next time, I’ll be ready!
carissa
Uh first of all… yum!! And when you have a dessert like this who needs all of that fruity stuff!
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
Yo, I would take gelato over anything strawberry right now!!
Also, loving that I can see your reflection taking the photos in the spoons :)
Pearl Rodrigues
You got me drooling over this one. From the Nutella to the brownie, every ingredient seems brilliant. I don’t think anyone would resist biting into a dessert like this one
Kiki Johnson
Woahhh! This looks amazing! A love adding a pinch of salt to sweet desserts and especially chocolate desserts to really bring out the flavour ! This ice cream is a must-try!
Tammy
Oh hello gorgeous! :D I’ll take two scoops if this decadent gelato! Pinning for later. This is a perfect solution to beating the heat ^_^
Kelly Anthony
Sister, you are speaking my language! Absolutely loving everything about this ice cream!!!
Gloria
Wow…that is a decadent flavour combination you have going on there. You can’t get ice cream like this in the store. What a delicious summer treat.