5 Days until World Nutella Day

How will you participate this Feb. 5?

Myself, I'm thinking I might make homemade nutella (which is silly, really, because I do have a jar, but - for science, right?) and homemade digestive biscuits. Maybe make a s'more with homemade marshmallows...Food for thought.

I am a huge Nutella fan. I suppose I'll just go the traditional Nutella on toast for breakfast route (although I've done that several times this week already!). Nutella and McVities digestives are the best. I lived on the milk chocolate McVities digestives when I lived in UK. Those homemade one's look pretty good.

This is probably the best ice cream I've ever made at home. Might be time for another batch.



http://www.bakingobsession.com/2008/10/05/baci-ice-cream/#more-511

I'll start the day with a banana and Nutella.
Mid-day will feature a PB & N
To end the day, I'll be dipping roasted almonds into a small bowl of Nutella.

Morning: I'll mix it in my oatmeal.
Mid-morning: I'll smear it on apple slices.
Mid-day: I'll spread it on TJ's GF Ginger Snaps.
Afternoon: I'll eat it straight out of the jar.
Evening: I'll make a banana-Nutella milkshake.

Pizza Metro on Division does a dense ricotta cheese cake of sorts that after they heat up in the pizza oven, gets drizzled w/Nutella.

OK, you guys are scaring me. NOT! Hot damn! Lots of delicious ideas here! (Tgoddess, I swear whenever you post a picture I put on two pounds.)

I will celebrate about 20 years of being Nutella-free.

We will probably have crepes filled with Nutella.

Im goin' to Edzo's for a Nutella shake!

I might make Punitions (Punishments), butter cookies made into sandwiches with Nutella filling.

More likely, though, I will be watching my stories with a jar and a fork.

I am in! I got inspired by the recipes for the brioche french toast stuffed with nutella. I have some slices of chocolate chip pannetone in the freezer. I think they will work great for nutella-stuffed french toast! I'll post a photo when the day comes. --Joy

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Help this adorable little girl SAVE NUTELLA! (Slightly more backstory here and here.)



I just know this is going to get me in trouble over school lunch...

nutella is gross. a good way to ruin chocolate. To each their own though. Happy Nutella Day to any and all who love it.

I am always astonished that there are people who can actually use their Nutella in recipes or on toast or whatever. Mine never makes it that far. It's a banned substance in our household because it's one of the few foodstuffs around which I have absolutely no self-control.

Nutella ingredients: sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, skim milk, reduced minerals whey (milk), lecithin as emulsifier (soy), vanillin: an artificial flavor.

Plus it has 7X the sugar as Jiff creamy peanut butter.

But damn it tastes good.

World Nutella Day is coming up again on Feb 5th. Nutella is on sale at HarvesTime for $3/jar. Time to put on my thinking cap. Is anyone else planning to celebrate?

HarvesTime
2632 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 989-4400

One of our more popular dessert items is our "Nutella Turnover". 2 puff pastry squares, Nutella cut with sour cream, and cream cheese for the filling. Super chocolate, super delicious...sounds like we'll be featuring those!

Gus makes a great version of deep-fried Nutella at Wiener and Still Champion.

nr706 wrote:Gus makes a great version of deep-fried Nutella at Wiener and Still Champion.

Is that Nutella inside Gus' corn dog batter? Yum!

I'll probably make Nutella Mug Cakes for dessert and do a test run on Nutella Meringues.

Nutella Meringues
Yields 15 to 20 meringues (depends on how big you make them)

3 large egg whites, at room temperature
a pinch of cream of tartar
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar
1/4 cup Nutella

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Make sure you have one oven rack in the bottom third of your oven and one in the upper third of your oven.

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Set up a double boiler (a pot with another pot on top or a heat-proof bowl on top) and put the Nutella in the top of the double boiler. Warm the Nutella through and then set aside while you make the meringue. (You could warm the Nutella in a microwave but I don’t own one so you’re on your own if you do use one.) Let the Nutella cool as you make the meringue.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, place the egg whites. Beat on medium-high speed until they are completely foamy.

Add the cream of tartar and the salt and continue whipping at medium-high speed until when you lift the whisk attachment, soft peaks form. This should take a few minutes.

Once you have reached the soft peak stage, increase the speed to high and begin adding the sugar a few spoonfuls at a time (this should take a few minutes).

Once all the sugar is in, the meringue should be very thick (almost stiff) and when you left the whisk firm peaks should remain.

Remove the bowl from the mixer and drop in all the Nutella. With a rubber spatula, gently fold the Nutella into the meringue three or four times. You’re aiming for a swirled effect so don’t overmix. This will also help avoid deflating the meringue.

Using two spoons, drop the meringue onto the parchment-lined baking sheets in large dollops.

Place in the oven for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, immediately lower the heat to 200 degrees F. and rotate the trays. Bake for an hour.

After an hour, check the meringues. If they are completely dried out then turn the oven off and leave the meringues in the oven for a few hours to cool with the oven. If the meringues still look a bit “wet”, then continue baking for another 20 minutes or so. Either way, once fully baked, turn off the oven and leave the meringues in there for a few hours.

When you remove the meringues from the oven they should be completely dry and cool and will sound hollow when you tap the bottoms.

The meringues will keep in an airtight container for a week.

Enjoy!


Pure Nutella Mug Cake
Yield: 1Prep Time: 5 minsCook Time: 2 minsTotal Time: 7 mins
ingredients:
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons Nutella
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

directions:
Combine all ingredients in an oversized coffee mug. Whisk well with a small whisk until smooth. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes and then take it out to check to see if it is done. If not, microwave for another 30 seconds. You don’t want to overcook it or it will become rubbery. You can also make this into two smaller-sized mugs. You can mix the batter all in one mug and then pour half into another mug. Make sure you cook each one individually.

nr706 wrote:Gus makes a great version of deep-fried Nutella at Wiener and Still Champion.

I clearly need to look at the menu closer. That looks and sounds amazing!

It's one of so many things on the secret menu at WaSC. You have to know about it and ask.

Truck With 20 Tons Of Nutella And Chocolate Vanishes; Police Hunt For Semi's Sweets

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/543702067 ... t=20170815

The chocolate giant behind Nutella and Fannie May on Thursday announced plans to build a chocolate factory in Bloomington, Illinois, its first in North America.

New Jersey-based Ferrero North America, part of the Italian candy company Ferrero Group, said it will invest $75 million to expand its existing production facility in Bloomington, where it assembles Crunch and SnoCaps, to build a chocolate manufacturing center.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/business ... story.html