One more thing about Nutella

[infomama]

It makes the most heavenly dip when warmed up. I recently had it at an italian restaurant where they brought out warm (cooked of course) dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and warm Nutella for dipping. It was to die for. Seriously the most delicious fondue sauce ever. Strawberries, bananas, grapes, marshmallows....try it sometime!

[trales]

Why is the Nutella in the US all brown and it is swirly in Europe and Africa?

[edurnemk]

Why is the Nutella in the US all brown and it is swirly in Europe and Africa?

The Nutella sold in the US is made in Canada, with an entirely different recipe than the European one (which does not contain hydrogenated oils or soy products and has more hazelnut content). I *think" in Europe they used to not mix the chocolate and hazelnut so it looked swirly, not anymore though (or at least I remember a swirly version from my childhood days). And may I say, the European one tastes sooooo much better.

[american_mama]

Why is the Nutella in the US all brown and it is swirly in Europe and Africa?

Huh? The Nutella I've always seen in Europe looks exactly the same as in the US. I have seen other sweet spreads that are white and sometimes packaged with the Nutella, striped, like the jars of peanut butter and jelly in the same jar. But the brown chocolate Nutella is the most common.

When I lived in Belgium, the Nutella section of the grocery store aisle was as large and varied as the peanut butter section in the US.

[shawnandangel]

I love to dip strawberries in nutella. SOOOO good. Pineapple too!

[citymama]

Why is the Nutella in the US all brown and it is swirly in Europe and Africa?

The US Nutella contains hydrogenated oils; the EU ones have real cocoa butter.

[ellies mom]

For DD2s birthday party last weekend, I made a fruit dip of 1 part Nutella and 2 parts plain Greek Yogurt. It was a huge hit.

[edurnemk]

I've been struggling against the urge to spoon feed myself Nutella straight from the jar all day with all this talk of Nutella! I don't think I can resist any longer :ROTFLMAO:

[ljackson]

Why is the Nutella in the US all brown and it is swirly in Europe and Africa?

I grew up in England and remember a swirly (and delicious) spread called Nuch, which had a pale hazelnut part and a dark chocolate part. I think the Nutella I have seen has always been all brown.

[JElaineB]

The US Nutella contains hydrogenated oils; the EU ones have real cocoa butter.

I don't have a jar of Nutella on me to check the ingredients, but the Nutella USA site (http://www.nutellausa.com/faqs.htm) says this:


Is the Palm Oil in Nutella® a hydrogenated oil?
No. The palm oil is naturally extracted from the fruit of the palm. This palm oil is adjusted to assure the best consistency for easy spreading by reducing the level of saturated fat.


Does Ferrero support responsible palm oil use?
Yes. As a member of the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), Ferrero only uses palm oil which is extracted from controlled plantations in Malaysia.

[elbenn]

I have had fresh crepes with nutella in them in France. Soooo yummy!! I love to dip pretzels in nutella.

[marymoo86]

I'm wanting to try these - Nutella Fudge Pops (http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/03/26/nutella-fudge-pops):
http://www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com/wp-content/uploads/Nutella-Fudge-Pops_A442/fudge-first_thumb.jpg

[ellies mom]

I have had fresh crepes with nutella in them in France. Soooo yummy!! I love to dip pretzels in nutella.

I had these the other day with bananas. It was heavenly. And yes, pretzels in nutella is an extra good treat.

[marie]

okay - so which one of you is going to try making it yourself and report back? :D

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/02/homemade-nutella-recipe-chocolate-hazelnut-spread/

http://www.ohnuts.com/blog/2011/01/homemade_nutella_recipe_1.html

[hellokitty]

Wow, I did not need to open this thread, lol. Another nutella idea is I use it for smores. I HATE how the hershey bars NEVER melt. So, I smear nutella on both sides of the graham crackers and stick a marshmallow in there. I've been making them this way for a while, but we just did smores a month ago at bil's house and I did it this way and they loved it.

[babybell]

I have made the nutella fudgsicles and they are AWESOME.

I made this nutella-like spread (http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/01/09/better-than-nutella/)last night and it's really good, and half the calories of nutella.

[Jacksmommy2b]

Dear god, as if I really needed another reason to eat nutella. :)

[infomama]

Wow, I did not need to open this thread, lol. Another nutella idea is I use it for smores. I HATE how the hershey bars NEVER melt. So, I smear nutella on both sides of the graham crackers and stick a marshmallow in there. I've been making them this way for a while, but we just did smores a month ago at bil's house and I did it this way and they loved it.

Awesome!! Trying this next camping trip!

[mackmama]

Nutella and banana crepes.... YUM.

[KLD313]

I used to put nutella and marshmallows between two pieces of buttered pound cake and then put it in the panini press. So good. I bet that would be good with strawberries instead of marshmallow.

[elbenn]

Putting a little bit of nutella on a croissant is also delicious.

[MamaMolly]

Putting a little bit of nutella on a croissant is also delicious.

What is this 'little bit' you mention? :loveeyes:

[ang79]

Hmmm, I was going to have a snack of yogurt and granola tonight, but after reading this I think I need to dip pretzels in Nutella instead :)

[zukeypur]

I make the kids little sandwiches with nutella in between two of the pooh bear animal crackers from Costco. They LOVE it.

[american_mama]

I've made homemade nutella a few times with a recipe a lot like this; http://baking911.com/frosting-icing-etc/chocolate/homemade-nutella-hazelnut-chocolate-spread

It requires powdered sugar and hazlenut oil, and the spreadability depends a lot on the oil, which means you sometimes have to add a bit more, so I'd be leery of substituting any other flavored oil.

It is smoother than crunchy peanut butter, but not nearly as smooth as commercial Nutella. Definitely you feel tiny bits of nuts, but it's good. It is less sweet, more nutty, and has a deep, complex flavor a bit like coffee, which, again, is good even though I never ever like coffee flavor. I have made it with high quality Droste Dutch cocoa, which was probably best, but I've also made it with Hershey's Special Dark cocoa and maybe even plain old Nestle or Hershey cocoa. It's still good.

Most of my neighbors said they liked the homemade version better than the storebought, since it has a deeper, more complex flavor. My kids strongly prefer storebought.

I am fascinated by these other recipes and will have to try some.

Don't know if this is affecting others, but Trader Joe's told me the hazlenut crop was affected by something, making prices high and/or quality low, so they hadn't been carrying hazlenuts for a while. Whole Foods has them, though.

[marie]

american_mama - you have me convinced to try making my own! Next time I put in an order for nuts, I'm adding hazelnuts in!

[infomama]

egads.....look at this cake.
http://baking911.com/cakes/yellow/nutella-raspberry-bliss-cake

[peanut520]

nutella and pretzels are classics but we love grilled nutella and banana sandwiches as our treat sandwich. but i do make them with organic whole wheat breat so that make them "healthy" right? :ROTFLMAO: