Saturday, February 5, 2011

Celebrate World Nutella day with Nutella Truffles


We all have our favorite days of the year, be it Christmas, Thanksgiving, your birthday, whatever. Well February 5th would have to be would have to high on my list. Want to know why? It just so happens to be World Nutella Day! Yes that's right an entire day set aside to celebrate Nutella and all the wonderful ways you can use it. I usually just stick a spoon in the jar and eat it straight from the spoon, but in honor of World Nutella day, I thought I'd put in a little more effort. Although these are a little more effort that just licking Nutella from a spoon, these truffles are super easy and sooo delicious.


Two of my favorite bloggers Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle of Bleeding Espresso came up with the idea for World Nutella Day 5 years ago. Check out their blogs for more mouthwatering Nutella recipes. Happy World Nutella Day!!


Nutella Truffles
Printable recipe


1 (12-oz.) package semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup Nutella
3/4 cup finely chopped, toasted hazelnuts
Wax paper or parchment paper
Method: 
Microwave first 3 ingredients in a medium-size microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals. Let cool 10 minutes.
Beat chocolate mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer 1 to 2 minutes or until whipped and smooth. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread chopped hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in oven for about 5 minutes or until the nuts start to turn a golden brown. Keep a close eye on the nuts because they will burn quickly. Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely.
Shape chocolate mixture into 1-inch balls, using a small ice-cream scoop. Roll in chopped toasted hazelnuts. If chocolate mixture becomes too soft to shape, refrigerate until firm. Place on wax/parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Chill 1 hour before serving. Truffles can be stored up to 5 days in an airtight container.

12 comments:

cocoa and coconut said...

That looks so good! I love the nuts on the outside too. Gosh, I can imagine how indulgent and lush these would be to bite in to. Happy Nutella Day to you!

Erika said...

I love Nutella and anything that uses it MUST be delicious!

Thank you so much for sharing!

grace said...

fabulous. i'm always in favor of rolling truffles in nuts so i don't have to deal with tempering chocolate and whatnot. :)

Dianne said...

Oh wow! I love truffles and Nutella. What a brilliant match!

Catherine said...

Those look absolutely delicious!

Michelle | Bleeding Espresso said...

Mmmmm yes please! Thanks so much for taking part in World Nutella Day -- these look amazing!

Clarissa said...

yumm!!! how many truffles will this recipie yield? i wanna try this :D

Katie said...

I love, love, LOVE Nutella! These look fabulous.

Shellie Henrie said...

I was curious too about how many this recipe will yeild. They look super yummy! They have my two vices chocolate & Nutella!

Shellie Henrie said...

These look lovely and have two of my favorite things chocolate & Nutella! About how many does this recipe yield? I'd love to make them as gifts...well what is remaining of them!

Half Baked said...

Hi Shellie,
It makes about 2 doz.

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