I think you all know how much I love Nutella. Well, today, for me, is a federal holiday in the United States of Teanna. I owe great thanks to the geniuses behind World Nutella Day .
Here is a bit of history behind the greatest food ever invented:
Nutella is a chocolate-hazelnut based spread invented by the Italian company Ferrero (the makers of the also-famous Rocher chocolates) in the 1940s (HA! We DID come up with it! For many years, people attempted to claim that this treat was from Switzerland! Well, take that, Swiss, with all of your banks and neutrality and your delicious fish of the Swedish kind! Forza Italia!) Gianduja is a type of chocolate containing about 50% almond and hazelnut paste that was developed in Piedmont after excessive taxes on cocoa beans hindered the diffusion of conventional chocolate. Pietro Ferrero, founder of Ferrero, decided to sell this in block form and called it Supercrema. His son later decided to turn Supercrema into a spread, calling it Nutella.
And for this, I am forever grateful.
In honor of this day, I am going to post links to some of my favorite Nutella recipes. Please do try them. And please don't count calories. You seriously don't even want to know how many calories is in this stuff.
But they don't count today because it's a holiday.
Nutella Cheesecake Bars - These rich, creamy bites of Nutella and cheesecake goodness are not to be ignored.
Self Frosted Nutella Cupcakes- you may have seen these on the Baking Bites website. Well, I made these for my Superbowl party, and they disappeared in about 5 minutes. Cupcakes and Nutella, combined for my eating pleasure? Yes, please.
Oven Crespella with Nutella Sauce - I love this recipe. It is so easy to throw together (almost like making a sweet pancake batter, and it really puffs up in the oven) and my boyfriend always requests it. It comes together in about 10 minutes (not including baking time). The Nutella sauce is also great over ice cream. But I always omit the berries. I don't like berries messing with my chocolate.
Chocolate Pizzelle Nutella Cookies - I love Nutella. I love Nutella on Ice Cream. I love Pizzelle with Nutella and Ice Cream. And if I can't get pizzelle, I love Nutella with Ice Cream on a Belgian Waffle. I love this recipe. That is all. (The picture alone will make you drool).
Chocolate Pizza - Giada has found a way straight to my heart. She has somehow combined pizza, Nutella, and every kind of chocolate imaginable and made a meal out of it. This recipe is a college student's dream (is it bad that it is my dream, as well, if I graduated from college almost 6 years ago?)
Marshmallow Fluff and Nutella French Toast Sandwich - And that's all I have to say about that.
Click here for an arsenal of Nutella recipes. Not for the faint of heart.
Nutella is my life!!!!
Have you seen those little travel size packets of Nutella? They are amazing... I pop them in my purse wherever I go, just in case i need a little Nutella lovin'!
Posted by: Sabrina | February 05, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Those are some yummy sounding recipes. I've made the cupcakes and they are delicious! (of course, how could anything made with Nutella not be delicious?)
Posted by: pinkstripes | February 05, 2009 at 11:52 AM
After seeing the giant vat of Nutella on the shelf, I told myself, "This is why I did not move to Europe sooner."
I love it with crepes. Excuse me why I go to the kitchen now.
Posted by: Jessica | February 05, 2009 at 02:26 PM
I KNEW there was a deeper reason to explain why we get along so well. I am a Nutella connoisseur, you could say, and I've consumed more of this amazing substance in a quarter-of-a-century than is probably healthy for someone to consume in two lifetimes. We should have a Nutella party sometime :)
Posted by: Chelsea | February 05, 2009 at 11:23 PM
WHAT?! How did I miss World Nutella Day?! I should have been celebrating all day and stuffing my face with Nutella. I guess I'll just have to continue the celebration tomorrow...
Posted by: Elizabeth - Cake or Death? | February 06, 2009 at 12:22 AM
I have to try some of those recipes..yum!
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