Nutella, the hazelnut spread that is a pantry must!

Recently we were lucky to have Nutella party sponsored by Mommy Parties. Not that I ever need an excuse to share some great products with my friends but this party made me so excited.

What is Nutella? Nutella is a hazelnut spread. It is a combination of the combination of roasted hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa.Nutella has no artificial colors or preservatives.

My family loves Nutella from waffles to cookies Nutella tastes so yummy. We always have a container of Nutella in the pantry.  If I let them, my kids would eat Nutella on waffles every morning. Personally, a little Nutella on a tortilla, wrapped up, has been my little treat after dinner.

When I was planning the party, my friends were split on those who absolutely love Nutella to those who knew nothing of Nutella.

So, to show Nutella's many uses, I asked everyone to some ideas how to use Nutella I asked my friends to contribute a favorite recipe. My friends really came through with some great ones.

Here are some examples.

Chocolate Kisses

• 1-3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup Nutella
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1egg
• 1tsp vanilla extract

For decoration-

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 nine oz package of Hershey kisses

Instructions.

• Preheat oven to 375
• Combine flour, baking soda salt 
• In another bowl, place Nutella butter and both white andbrown sugar.  Cream w mixer about 3 minutes
• Add egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in dry ingredients. 
• Shape into walnut sized ball
• Roll in sugar
• Bake 4 inches apart for 10 minutes
• Remove and place kiss in the middle 

Nutella triangles

Ingredients:

• 1 tube (8 oz) refriger. crescent rolls
• 1/2 cup Nutella, warmed
• 1/3 cup chocolate covered English toffee bits
• Confectioners' sugar

 Directions:

• Unroll crescent roll dough; separate into triangles.  Spread each wth 1 Tbsp Nutella; sprinkle withtoffee bits.  Roll up
• from the wide end and place pointed side down 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. 
• Curve ends to form crescents.
• Bake at 375 for 11-13 min. or until lightly browned.  Dust with confectioners' sugar.

In addition to these fun recipes, there are Weight Watcher recipes, Paula Dean recipes and many, many more. Actually, Nutella tastes great just straight from the jar. Just make sure that you have a good knife to get out all the goodness that can get stuck in the jar.

So next time that you are at the store, pick up a jar of Nutella. It just might become your pantry staple. 




Disclosure: I hosted a Nutella party sponsored by MommyParties. All opinions are 100% mine and were not influenced by any person or entity. For my complete disclosure policy, please see www.more4momsbuck.com/disclosure.