These Nutella Pancakes are not just two pancakes sandwiched with Nutella. This is a pancake STUFFED NEATLY with Nutella. Find out how!! (It’s super duper easy!)
There are very few pancakes in this world where I won’t say “drown with copious amounts of maple syrup, butter and cream for optimal experience”. This is one of them.
When pillowy soft, fluffy pancakes are stuffed with warm, oozy Nutella, you simply don’t need anything else. I added some strawberries for a pop of colour and freshness. I probably could have added cream. But they are 1000% optional.
Look at this stack of irresistible-ness (is that a real word?!). Don’t you just want to reach through your screen and grab one of these Nutella Pancakes? 😉
I’ve seen plenty of Nutella Pancakes “around” on the world-wide-web. But they were all either two pancakes sandwiched together with Nutella, or you had to try to spread Nutella onto the batter in the fry pan (very difficult, I tried!).
The way I make these is a little….unorthodox, shall we say? This idea dawned on me when I read somewhere that the way restaurants make molten lava cake is to pop a frozen chocolate ganache into the batter. (Actually, I didn’t read that somewhere, I saw it in the movie “Chef” during the epic moment when Jon Favreau completely loses his cool at a restaurant critic!)
So what I do is make frozen discs of Nutella. Then when I’m making the pancakes, I just plonk a disc on the batter, cover with more batter, and hey presto! You have perfect Nutella Pancakes!! 🙂
I don’t usually have a jar of Nutella in my pantry. I can’t. It’s just too dangerous. Because I’m one of those people who will actually sit on the couch and eat Nutella straight out of the jar with a spoon.
No shame. Are you appalled? 😉
So Nutella is a treat in my books. Which means if I’m using it to make something, I’ve done something so exceptional that I have deemed that I deserve a treat. Like having a meat free carb free dairy free salad for dinner. (Correction: Couldn’t resist adding parmesan. So it wasn’t dairy free.). Which I did last night. Which means I can have these for Nutella Pancakes breakfast, right? I have plenty of calorie credits from last night to offset this against!
So….do you eat Nutella out of the jar too?? – Nagi x
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Nutella Stuffed Pancakes
Ingredients
- 10 - 14 tbsp Nutella
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp sugar
- Pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1cup + 2 tbsp milk (I used low fat)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
Other
- 1 tsp butter , separated (2 x 1/2 tsp)
- Sliced strawberries (optional)
Instructions
Frozen Nutella Disc
- Line a baking tray with baking paper (parchment paper).
- Dollop 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp of Nutella onto the baking tray and spread into a disc around 2 1/2" / 6cm in diameter and 1/5" / 1/2 cm thick. (Note 1) Repeat to make 7 discs.
- Place the tray in the freezer until firm (around 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
- Peel off the parchment paper. Keep the Nutella discs in the freezer until required (they soften quickly).
Pancakes
- Place the Dry Ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Make a well in the centre and place the Wet Ingredients in the well. Whisk until combined and lump free (stop whisking as soon as it is smooth, don't over whisk).
- Melt 1/2 tsp butter in a non stick fry pan over medium heat. Once melted, wipe most of the butter off with a paper towel. (Note 2)
- Take 3 Frozen Nutella Discs out of the freezer just before you start cooking. (Note 3)
- Dollop 1/4 cup of batter into the fry pan. Working quickly, place 1 Frozen Nutella Disc in the middle of the batter, then top with batter to cover the Nutella disc (Note 4).
- When bubbles start appearing around the edges (around 2 minutes), lift up the edge and make sure the underside is golden. Then flip and cook until the other side is golden.
- Repeat with remaining batter. Melt more butter in the pan after the 3rd or 4th pancake. You should be able to make 7 in total, but sometimes it makes 6 - depends on how much batter you use on top of the Nutella.
- Serve warm with sliced strawberries, if using. You could also serve with cream but I find that it's not necessary!
Recipe Notes:
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Nagi, every time I come to your blog, I am blown away .. one word here. AMAZING. LOVE these pancakes!!!
Thanks Alice! 🙂
These pancakes look seriously dreamy! Such a great idea to freeze a disc of Nutella! Definitely going to try that soon! They look so fluffy too, I cannot resist pancakes, Nutella and strawberries. The ultimate weekend breakfast! (I can’t have Nutella in my store cupboard, it’s dangerous stuff!!) Pinning!
Thanks Jess!! I’m with you on having Nutella in the pantry….I only have it on VERY special occasions! 🙂
Brilliant – Nagi!
THANKS Rachel!! 😉
You are a genius my lovely lady. A genius!!! I tried grabbing one but it didn’t work… My kiddos will love making them x
Nagi, these pancakes are like ‘dream come true’ for nutella lover, like me 🙂 thanks for sharing! Genius idea!
Oh my gosh! This is my dream breakfast. If I could only have one breakfast for the rest of my life, then this would certainly be it! Like, am I dreaming? Because this looks so delicious! Haha! Thanks so much for posting!
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Your enthusiasm cracks me up! Popping over to say hello right now! 🙂
No freaking way ? That’s amazing, like I really needed to know this so I can eat even more Nutella. Yes of course I eat it out of a jar with a spoon. Don’t judge 😛
Judge? Nope. We’re soul mates. Jump on a plane and pop over. We’ll have a girls movie night with homemade pizzas and jars of Nutella on the couch. 🙂
I have only 3 words for you: You Are Brilliant!
Oh shush! Not at all, I just REALLY like Nutella and am REALLY stubborn when it comes to getting what I want. i.e. Nutella for breakfast! 🙂
!Hi Nagi! I have to pass this on to my son – he is obsessed with Nutella! I burst out laughing when I read “have air for lunch”!! Is that like just smelling the food and not eating it? 🙂
Well Dorothy, I must be honest…I have no idea what it actually means to have air for a meal because I’ve certainly never done it! Have you ever been able to just sit there and smell and look at something delicious yet not take a bite?? 🙂 Hope your son likes it! Fellow Nutella fiends… 🙂
Hi Nagi! My answer is H### no! I’ve been on a seafood diet my whole life – I “see food” and I eat it! 🙂
These look killer Nagi and I envisioned how I would make them prior to reading this if I were to do this. I was spot on! Beautiful photos as usual, most enticing with the glistening strawberries. Have a great weekend!
That’s because we’re two peas in a pod Kevin 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend too!!
I usually have 2 jars of Nutella in my pantry, the big ones from Costco, don’t care how dangerous it is. Nutella is called medicine in our household. LOL I’ve never frozen Nutella before, this is such a neat idea! Your rock as usual. 🙂
And you make me laugh as usual!! Medicine….I love it!! (No medicine for Mia though – no no!)
Mia’s medicine is bacon!
When I saw the title, I thought, “Oh, another Nutella-stuffed pancake,” but I shoulda known that you’d put your own cool twist on it! 😀
It was when I looked at the first mouth-watering pic where I guessed that you made it like the taiyaki or obanyaki–SO CLEVER!! And you didn’t even need a mold to make it, yet they’re so beautiful and perfect. I love the cross-section view….*drool* :-9 You’re making me HON-GRAY!
I’m making YOU hungry? You’re making ME hungry talking about taiyaki and obanyaki!! Ohhhh…..we don’t have taiyaki here in Australia, have to make it at home. (I actually brought moulds back!! That’s how much I love them!!) N x
Not only do these sound delicious, your way of getting the pancakes stuffed is absolutely brilliant. I never would have thought of that in a million years. I just may have to try these, healthy or not!
Thanks Susan! To be honest, I tried the Nutella dolloping method. Then I tried warming Nutella and pouring it on but it just went everywhere in the pan and made a mess. That’s how I ended up making it this way. Sometimes I make mini versions of them for kids! 🙂
What a brilliant idea!!
Thanks Hillary! 🙂
The Big One is going to propose to you, if J Daddy doesn’t beat him to it. Pancakes AND Nutella – these are the Big One’s absolute favourite things to eat on earth. I will get serious brownie points if I make these for them!
Seriously think you should!! They are SO yum. I ate way more than I should!!! 🙂
frozrn disks?!?! Wow that’s bloody incredible!!!! I freeze my cheesy stuffings for my stuffed chicken breasts 🙂 brilliant Nagi! Just brilliant! And hi… Have you met me… I have a portion of my blog dedicated to Nutella Chronicles. Yes I eat Nutella out of the jar… Obviously.
Ohhhh!!! I do remember you have an abnormally large amount of Nutella recipes on your blog! We’re two peas in a pod!! 🙂
Ooh boy Nagi…you just made my weekend!!! These pancakes looks heavenly and they’re the perfect lazy breakfast to celebrate father’s day. Pinning of course. Happy weekend =)
I figured Dad would want BACON stuffed in them! 🙂
Is there no end to your cleverness?
I know what you mean about having Nutella in the house! I just bought a jar of Biscoff spread for a recipe and have been digging into it all week!!!
Absolutely love anything with a ‘surprise’ tasty something inside. I wonder if you could freeze the finished pancakes, too, then just re-heat. Would that be gross? 🙂
It freezes really well! I actually made a few batches of these so I froze most of them and gave them to a friend. She said they reheated wonderfully in the microwave!! 🙂 (Biscoff? Off to look it up 🙂 )
i second that. She’s clever and a genius! And i’m hungry!
It’s just payback Lindsay. Cause you always make ME hungry when I’m on YOUR site!! 🙂
These look beautiful Nagi! Love the amount of Nutella inside! Such a cool idea, will try them for sure! Pinned!
Thanks so much Mira!! 🙂 N x
How clever to freeze the nutella spread first! These nutella stuffed pancakes look fantastic! A jar of nutella doesn’t last very long in my kitchen too. I love this stuff, and yes, i eat nutella out of the jar with a spoon too! so don’t feel guilty about it, you are not alone. 🙂
Thanks so much Neli! Yup, freezing the Nutella sure makes a difference with this 🙂