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Chocolate Hazelnut Bread ~ a simple yeasted loaf of fluffy sweet bread, loaded with chunks of bittersweet chocolate and toasted hazelnuts. Serve with a slathering of Nutella for a wonderful treat!
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A simple yeasted loaf of fluffy sweet bread, loaded with chunks of bittersweet chocolate and toasted hazelnuts. Serve with a slathering of Nutella for a wonderful treat!
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed tightly
- 1 package active dry yeast = (1/4 oz.) or approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 5 tablespoons butter, cubed in 1/2” pieces
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs, divided
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (about 1 heaping cup)
- 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, rough chopped
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar, if desired
- Nutella spread, optional for serving
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour, the brown sugar, yeast, and salt. Set aside.
In a small saucepan combine the evaporated milk, butter and 1/4 cup of water. Heat until the butter is almost melted and the mixture reaches 105-110 degrees on an instant read thermometer. Add the warm milk mixture to the flour mixture and add one of the eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. This will be a very sticky, shaggy dough. Stir in the chopped chocolate and hazelnuts.
- Now add some of the remaining flour stirring with a wooden spoon until the dough is soft, but still sticky. I used the remaining 1 1/2 cups, but no more. Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size (about 1 hour).
- Grease a 2-quart round or square baking dish. Punch down the dough and transfer to the prepared pan. Cover and let the dough rise again in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl beat the remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water until blended. Brush the egg mixture on the top of the bread then sprinkle with the turbinado (or coarse) sugar.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Cover the bread with foil after the first twenty minutes of baking to prevent over browning. Cool in the dish for about 10 minutes then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Serve with Nutella if desired.
Make sure the butter and milk mixture is not too hot. Anything above 120-130 degrees will kill the yeast.
Baking time may vary depending on the size of the pan used to bake the bread. If the loaf is not very thick, check at the 30 minute interval. For a thick loaf, bake 45-50 minutes.
If baking in a glass pan, be sure to reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
(recipe adapted from Better Home and Gardens January 2012)
Recipe originally posted on May 27, 2013. Photos and recipe updated.
If you love the chocolate and hazelnut combination, don’t miss our fabulous Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake! It is so much easier to make than you would think and it’s so pretty too. Sue from The View from Great Island recently posted an amazingly simple, rich and creative recipe for Drinkable Nutella. If you were wondering what to do with leftover Nutella and evaporated milk, be sure to try her recipe! For the holidays I want to try these Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Truffles ~ from Sally’s Baking Addiction. And don’t miss this Flourless Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake Recipe from Epicurious. It looks amazing!
Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a great week!
Tricia
Virtually all of the comments gushed about how the bread looked great, how it looked so simple and they should try it. Congrats on the photography. But no one said they followed the recipe and it worked. Ifollowed the recipe and it didn’t work for me. And how they love Nutella!!! Posh posh. Pinterest posts… ehhh.
Sorry the bread did not work out for you Jim. I’ve made it many times and each was a success. You didn’t say what was wrong with the bread. Hope you’ll try again sometime. I find Nutella addictive and can eat it by the spoonful.
Breakfast and dessert, I say. This looks beautiful 🙂
Thanks Marie – so easy too!
Wow! Is this bread fabulous Tricia, nothing like a hazelnut and chocolate combo!! It’s amazing how beautiful this turned out in your Dutch oven, pinned!
It’s so worth the splurge Cheri 🙂 Love my little Dutch oven – small but mighty!
Oh my gosh, Tricia, this sounds so delicious and I’m completely captivated by your photos! I need this for breakfast right now. Beautiful!
Thank you Robyn!!! Chocolate and hazelnuts are the perfect pair 🙂
Hello! Could you letnme know how much does a package of yeast contains? In ounces or grams. I am in Mexico and sometimes the packages do not contain the same amount.
Thanks!
Paola
Hi Paola – sorry about that – and thanks for the great question. I will update the recipe to show: 1 package yeast = (1/4 oz.) or approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons. Thanks and enjoy 🙂
I can’t imagine a better vessel for Nutella! Fabulous plain but even better with a thick smear of Nutella!!!
Yes indeed Liz – this is a delicious combo 🙂
I’d definitely have this both for breakfast and dessert. And snacks — let’s not forget snacks. 🙂
Never forget snacks! A great anytime bread for sure John!
I can certainly see why it would disappear quickly, especially with a smear of Nutella….yum.
Thanks Karen – hope you’re doing well!
Well I am going to be all over this one! Love hazelnut and chocolate and together in a bread is just … perfect 🙂
I thought of you when I made this recently Jennifer. Baking is such fun, especially with chocolate 🙂
Definitely my kind of treat, Tricia. Hazelnut and chocolate are simply amazing together. This bread is a keeper.
Great combo Angie – thank you!
So happy you reposted this, Tricia! I love baking bread in the fall and glad to have a reminder of this delightful combination.
Thank you Susan – I love to bake breads in the fall too – hope you get the chance to make this one!
Hazelnuts and chocolate , what is there not to like, what a great bread.
Thanks Gerlinde! I’m going to try making this recipe into two smaller loaves so I can freeze one for later – or sooner 🙂 It’s a bit addictive!
OMG, that closeup stacked shot deserves to be framed and adored! I am going to be back-logged on recipes of yours to try very soon, I think… not a bad thing though 😉
Hehe – you are so cute Shannon 🙂 You are the queen of cute and adorable food prep!
Oh yikes, that stack of slices is calling my name ~ love the sexy dollop of Nutella on top!
Thanks Sue! You do amazing things with Nutella so I’ll take that as a compliment 🙂
This is a Nutella lover’s dream come true Tricia! It sounds dangerously easy! 🙂
That it is Chris! Thanks 🙂
This bread is the bomb! I just love the smell of fresh bread, and to add hazelnuts and chocolate to it…well that's just the icing on the cake, so to speak!
wow this bread looks divine
I love sweet breads and it's hard to find a good chocolate bread but yours has given me faith 🙂 Looks fantastic as always!!
Hazelnuts, chocolate and Nutella- this bread sounds like heaven to me 🙂
Oh my goodness. This looks AMAZING. Then you had to go and put Nutella on top? I have to say, I recently made plain, unadulterated, roasted hazelnut butter, and I liked it even better than the chocolate version. [Gasp!] Of course, now I need some bread to spread it on…
The bread looks fantastic! I'm a big fan of chocolate and hazelnuts but am not a fan of Nutella – strange, I know!
If that bread was in my kitchen, I wouldn't share.
Hazelnut and Chocolate! Evan will be most pleased! Thank you. blessings ~ tanna
Thanks for a yummy bread recipe…. will have to make this one very soon!
Delicious bread recipe! Yummy!
Chocolate and hazelnut..wow..a bread with nutella. I love it, Tricia.<br />
I have never made a sweet yeast bread (generally chicken of yeast) but that is going to change with this recipe. I like the idea of the texture of a yeast bread with the chocolate chips and sweetness that I would think of with a quick bread. Yum. :)<br />
I do not need to tell you this is my kind of bread, Tricia! It looks great and it must taste even better.
Yum!
Tricia, that bread looks super amazing!