I am not really sure what made me decide to make  brownies last night. It could be the fact that brownies are amazing and full of chocolate. It could also be that, though you have heard me say it many times, I have a slight addiction to chocolate. I guess as far as addictions go, having a chocolate addiction isn’t all that bad.

My goal with these brownies was to make them really moist and almost fudge like. My mom really loves things that are dough and slightly under cooked. These brownies definitely got her approval. She thought they were the best brownies I have made, and honestly, I couldn’t agree more.

I decided to make them hazelnut because I found a jar of Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter in the drawer that I had been looking for. If you have never had chocolate hazelnut butter, you seriously haven’t lived. It is so delicious, but add it to a brownie and it takes it to a whole new level.

The reason that these brownies were so moist and dense was because I used MusclePharm’s chocolate casein protein powder. It is one of the few protein powders that gives you a great brownie texture. If you try this recipe with whey protein, I am afraid you might end up with crumbly and dry brownies.