Can I Use Large US Eggs For The Nutella Brownies?

Asked by skewp. Answered on 20th March 2022

Full question

The Nutella Brownies recipe calls for 4 extra large eggs. I only have large eggs - how many of those should I use?

Our answer

Nigella's Nutella Brownies (from SIMPLY NIGELLA) are made with just two ingredients, Nutella and eggs, plus a pinch of salt. In the UK edition of the book Nigella uses large eggs. The US edition has extra large eggs as the size classification for eggs is different for the US and Europe.

UK large eggs are classified as 63-73g. US large eggs are 56.8g-63.8g (2-2.25 ounces) and extra large eggs are 63.8g-70.8g (2.25-2.5 ounces). There is a very slight crossover in the size of large eggs. Generally we would prefer to use extra large eggs for this recipe, particularly as the eggs are a major ingredient. However, if you only have US large eggs at home then could probably use these and try to pick out the largest ones from the box.