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07-Jun-10

Nutella Panna Cotta

When I figured Ethan was old enough to have food with nut, I bought a big jar of Nutella. I was all excited anticipating he would be as crazy about it as those kids on TV commercial.

In fact, that’s what I do. When Ethan shows interest to some specific food, I will stock it up. Like those 4000 packs of yogurt, 2000 boxes of Cheerio, 5000 packets of sliced cheese……because you have no idea when he will start his hunger strike again. Have to stuff his belly when he has appetite in case it never happens again.

And it turns out he will have it for a day or two before he loses interest to it and wants to have our food instead. So, the chances are either I have Cheerio yogurt shake 3 meals a day for months or you come across with recipe like this where you put your stupid stock in good use.

Ingredients (serves 8):

1 tablespoon powdered gelatin
3 tablespoons cold water
1 cup Nutella
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
1/3 cup almond slices or chocolate chips to garnish

Directions:

In a medium bowl, whisk together the gelatin and 3 tablespoons cold water.

Put the Nutella and salt in another medium bowl and set aside.

In a saucepan, bring the cream and vanilla to a boil. Pour 1/3 of the hot cream mixture over the gelatin and whisk it well. Then pour the gelatin mixture back into the remaining cream.

Pour about 1/3 of the cream mixture over the Nutella. Whisk well to form a smooth paste. Add the remaining cream mixture and whisk well to combine.

Whisk in the milk.

Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a big measurement cup, then divide it among eight ramekins, glasses or cups. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.

Garnish with almond slices or chocolate chips.

25 Comments

  1. Belinda @zomppa

    Who doesn't love Nutella?

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 7:35 am | Permalink
  2. Paz

    looks like a real treat.

    paz ;-)

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 8:17 am | Permalink
  3. Angie's Recipes

    I love nutella….must give this recipe a try! Better than ice cream, I bet!

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 8:18 am | Permalink
  4. A Thought For Food

    Ok… I'm caving. I have a container of Nutella at home that needs to be used. I'm making this tonight!

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 8:29 am | Permalink
  5. Jeannie

    That looks good! Pity no Nutella at the moment.

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 8:46 am | Permalink
  6. TheChocolatePriestess

    I hope you have a big pantry to store all that food you stock up on. A lot of it will last a long time though if you control temp and moisture.

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 9:09 am | Permalink
  7. The Cilantropist

    I love anything with Nutella in it! What kid (big or small) doesn't like Nutella? ;)

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 12:52 pm | Permalink
  8. Victoria K.

    Oh my! Nutella is one of my favorites and a panna cotta using this wonderful ingredient sounds amazing!

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 6:05 pm | Permalink
  9. penny aka jeroxie

    Faints! So so good.

    Posted on 07-Jun-10 at 10:41 pm | Permalink
  10. pigpigscorner

    What a great treat! I love nutella!

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 1:31 am | Permalink
  11. Biren

    This looks like a real treat!

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 6:26 am | Permalink
  12. steph

    I have a jar of Nutella in the pantry – I need to make this!

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 9:04 am | Permalink
  13. Patricia Scarpin

    I'm so glad you liked the recipe! And what an amazing photo – next time I'll borrow your idea of decorating the panna cotta with sliced almonds.

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 9:36 am | Permalink
  14. Magic of Spice

    Looks so good:)

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 9:42 am | Permalink
  15. Claudia

    This so invites. Nutella is a gem. And I would like your pantry for stocking!

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 5:31 pm | Permalink
  16. Daydreamer Desserts

    As soon as I saw the title of this post, I had to save it as a favorite!

    Posted on 08-Jun-10 at 8:39 pm | Permalink
  17. Heavenly Housewife

    This looks absolutely heavenly, truly decadent and delicious!
    *kisses* HH

    Posted on 09-Jun-10 at 6:11 am | Permalink
  18. Kathy Gori

    nutella is such an amazing food..can't wait to try this.

    Posted on 09-Jun-10 at 5:54 pm | Permalink
  19. Laura

    Best. Recipe. Ever. Bookmarked with a big fat star.
    -Laura :)

    Posted on 09-Jun-10 at 8:56 pm | Permalink
  20. CheapAppetite

    i definitely love nutella. But it's pricier than regular peanut butter. So I didn't buy them as often. You're just like my mom. She kept buying food I showed interest even once. Then I had to eat them again and again whenever she bought them.

    Posted on 09-Jun-10 at 10:37 pm | Permalink
  21. Lauren Zabaneh

    Guess what I'm adding to my grocery list right now? That's right…Nutella! These are my two favorite Italian treats in one.
    what a great idea, great job!
    http://www.foodiehouse.blogspot.com

    Posted on 11-Jun-10 at 9:10 pm | Permalink
  22. El

    This looks amazingly rich and delicious. Can't wait to try it!

    Posted on 14-Jun-10 at 6:45 am | Permalink
  23. Healthy and Homemade

    You had me at Nutella! Looks absolutely delicious.

    Posted on 19-Jun-10 at 1:01 pm | Permalink
  24. kristy

    Lulu, this is just so addictive! Gosh, just imagine the halzenut flavour from the dessert…. salivating already! =o) Hope you’re having a nice day, dear. Take care and have more rest.
    Regards, Kristy

    Posted on 24-Jun-10 at 7:30 pm | Permalink
  25. I do agree Nutella is not as cheap as peanut butter but you can get two jars of 26.5 oz each at Costco for 8.79.

    That is pretty reasonable.

    Posted on 28-Jul-10 at 5:43 pm | Permalink