Nutella: Everything You Would Want to Do With It, Revealed

Nutella: A recently formed chocolate-hazelnut spread that is now loved worldwide.

Oh yeah, here are some facts, too:  Nutella is a thick chocolate-hazelnut spread with a consistency similar to that of creamy peanut butter. It's delicious just spooned from the jar, used in a variety of desserts and snacks or paired with fresh fruit, particularly strawberries and bananas.


Nutella was created by an Italian pastry maker in the 1940s. At the time, chocolate was rationed like many other foods during World War II. Hazelnuts, which were in abundant supply in the area, were ground and added to the chocolate to extend the supply. Nutella was born.


Did you know...?
•Each year there is a "World Nutella Day" celebration. The next one is on the calendar for February 5, 2010.
•What do Nutella and New York City's Central Park have in common? If you lined up the number of jars of Nutella produced in just one single hour, it would equal the length of Central Park

There are several different ways you can use it: to create unique and delicious sandwiches, melt it and use it as a yummy glaze for other desserts, or simply add a bit of the stuff to your regular chocolate recipes (cakes, chocolate chip cookies, etc.) Whatever you do with it, you're sure to love it as there is simply no way to ruin any recipe that has Nutella in it!

5o Ways to Eat Nutella :

1.with a spoon.
2.between two slices of white bread.
3.spread onto a crusty baguette.
4.in a crepe.
5.in a crostata.
6.in brioche/cornetti/croissant.
7.in a donut.
8.on top of gelato.
9.dip a banana into it.
10.spread onto cookies or wafers.
11.between two pizzelles.
12.in an ice cream cone.
13.on sweet ravioli.
14.in a hamburger or hotdog bun.
15.on a bagel.
16.on a muffin.
17.on top of a waffle.
18.in a pita.
19.on poundcake.
20.twisted in challah.
21.on strawberries.
22.on sliced pear.
23.stuffed in a cored apple.
24.spread on celery sticks.
25.stuffed in French toast.
26.swirled into brownies.
27.swirled into or topped onto cheesecake.
28.dosed into your morning coffee.
29.frozen into an icy granita.
30.mixed with rice krispies.
31.topped on a cupcake.
32.injected into a cupcake.
33.between layers of a cake.
34.as frosting for a cake.
35.as a twist on tiramisu.
36.mixed with your favorite cream alcohol.
37.mixed into a chocolaty martini.
38.between layers of trifle.
39.mixed in your favorite pudding.
40.melted into hot chocolate.
41.in creme brulee forms.
42.in filled profiteroles.
43.in tuiles.
44.in babka.
45.in tiny filo cups.
46.on a sweet pizza.
47.sandwiched between layers of pandoro or panettone.
48.with peanut butter in a poor man’s peanut butter cup.
49.in a N&J – Nutella & Jelly sandwich.
50.with marshmallow fluff in a FlufferNutterNutella

Creative Sandwiches
You don't need a lot of additional ingredients to make a tantalizing dessert or snack. Use Nutella as a spread to make simple, sweet sandwiches:

•Vanilla wafers or other simple cookies
•Sugar donuts, split in half horizontally
•Plain white bread or toasted English muffin

•French toast - Spread the Nutella between two pieces of cooked French toast. Place back on the griddle until slightly warmed.
•Banana bread or other sweet breakfast breads





Chocolate-Hazelnut Panini with Strawberries
Cut pound cake* into 1/2" thick slices. Spread one side of all of the slices with Nutella. Add thinly-sliced fresh strawberries to half of the slices. Cover with the remaining slices to form a sandwich.

Spray a panini pan with butter-flavored cooking spray and preheat the pan. Add the pound cake sandwiches to the heated pan, and grill for approximately two minutes, or until you have nice grill lines on the pound cake and the Nutella begins to soften.

*Frozen pound cake works best for this recipe.



Fried Wontons
Separate wonton wrappers into individual sheets. In the center of each wrapper, place a small dollop (approximately 1 teaspoon) of Nutella and top with a slice of ripe banana. Use a pastry brush to moisten the edges of the wonton with a beaten egg mixture. Fold the wontons in half to form a triangle. Use your fingers to press the edges of the wonton firmly together to seal completely.

Preheat a deep fryer, or heat two inches of oil in a pan to approximately 350 degrees. Drop the wontons in a few at a time and cook, turning them over during the process, until they are lightly browned and cooked through, usually 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve warm.



Homemade Croissants
Open a store-bought tube of crescent dough. Separate each of the triangles and lay them flat. Brush one side with melted butter. Place approximately 1 teaspoon of Nutella near the bottom (wide side) of the triangle. Roll the croissants from the wide side up to the tip of the triangle and bend to form a crescent shape. Using a clean pastry brush, brush lightly with a beaten egg mixture.

Place the croissants approximately 1" apart on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15 minutes or until the croissants are golden brown. Remove from the oven, transfer to serving platter and dust with confectioner's sugar. These are best served warm.



Chocolate-Hazelnut Crepes
Use your favorite crepe recipe to make as many crepes as desired. One at a time, spread the warm crepe out and cover with a thin layer of Nutella. Fold the crepe in half and then in half twice more. If desired, you can also top these with sliced strawberries or bananas before folding. Drizzle with some warm Nutella and top with fresh whipped cream, or simply dust with confectioner's sugar.

Note: You can keep the bare crepes warm in a 225 degree oven until you are ready to assemble and serve.



Nutella S'Mores
Break a full-sized graham cracker in half. Spread each half with Nutella. Pop a marshmallow onto a stick or skewer and roast over an open fire until the marshmallow just begins to turn lightly brown. (If you're not close to a fire, you can simply substitute marshmallow fluff.)

Place the toasted marshmallow on top of the Nutella on one half of the graham cracker, top with the other half of the graham cracker making a sandwich. Squeeze firmly together and enjoy.



Chocolate-Hazelnut Espresso
The perfect treat for a cold winter night! Simple place 1 tablespoon of Nutella in the bottom of your espresso cup. Microwave for 10 seconds. Add your Espresso and top with frothed milk. Stir well before drinking.

This would work equally as well in capuccino, regular coffee or hot chocolate. Just increase the amount to 2 tablespoons.



Delicious Eclairs
So simple, and yet so delicious! Simply make a batch of choux dough, pipe into an eclair shape approx. 3" to 4" long and bake. When the eclairs have cooled, split them in half lengthwise. Spread Nutella on the cut side of each half. Top the bottom half with sliced strawberries or bananas and place the top back on.

Heat up some Nutella until it is fairly liquid. Drizzle over the eclair, give it a dusting of confectioner's sugar and top with fresh whipped cream.

I’m very excited to share with you today’s recipe for Nutella brownies.  My excitement has nothing to do with the fact that anything made with Nutella tastes better.  However, I’m excited because this recipe only contains only four ingredients!!!  Now you may be asking yourself right this minute on whether or not you can trust a brownie recipe with only four ingredients.  This is a fair question I will address because I had some skepticism myself.  But rest assured, these little hazelnut chocolate bites are well worth the 3 minutes (if that) it took for me to mix the batter and the 12 minutes it required to bake.

This recipe comes from pasty chef, cookbook author, and Fine Cooking Magazine’s contributing editor, Abby Dodge.  She has a new cookbook coming out next week called Desserts 4 Today: Flavorful Desserts with Just Four Ingredients filled with fabulous everyday desserts made with only four ingredients.  She gave me permission to post her fabulous recipe here – Thanks Abby!  I’ll be doing a review of her cookbook on Savory Sweet Life later in the week and will also be giving away a few copies.  So stayed tuned!

Back to the brownies.  The texture of the brownies are more similar to a gooey cake.. .molten lava cake to be exact.  If you’re hoping for a chewy brownie, these are not it.  Instead, they are more like super moist cake except the brownies literally melt in your mouth.  The recipe makes exactly 12 mini cupcake sized bites and it is hard not to eat them all in one setting.  I can already tell these little chocolate bites of yumminess are going to become my regular late night pick me up snack.

I should also mention, this recipe does not require a mixer and children can easily whip up a batch.  Enjoy!

4 Ingredients Nutella Brownies
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Recipe type: Dessert Author: Savory Sweet Life Prep time: 1 min Cook time: 12 mins Total time: 13 mins Serves: 12 pieces Amazing Nutella brownies using only four ingredients. Reprinted with permission from Abby Dodge, cookbook author of Desserts 4 Today: Flavorful Desserts with Just Four Ingredients.
Ingredients
1/2 cup Nutella spread
1 large egg
5 tablespoons all=purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
Instructions
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup mini muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
Put the Nutella and egg in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth and well blended. Add the flour and whisk until blended.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins (about 3/4 full) and sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts.
Bake until a pick comes out with wet, gooey crumbs, 11 to 12 minutes. Set on a rack to cool completely. Serve immediately or cover and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Notes
Switch-Ins: In place of the hazelnuts, switch in one of the following:
* ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon (add with the flour)
* peanuts, chopped, 1/4 cup