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Crispy Nutella dessert cut open with a warm chocolate-hazelnut centre.

Fried Nutella Recipe

With frozen Nutella, crushed cornflakes, and coconut, Fried Nutella fries up crisp and golden, with a warm chocolate-hazelnut centre inside.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International, Italian
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 2 hours 1 minute
Servings: 4
Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 200 g – 7 oz Nutella
  • 1 egg – beaten
  • 1 cup cornflakes – crushed
  • ¼ cup fine desiccated coconut
  • 4 hazelnuts – optional

Instructions

  1. Put the Nutella in the freezer for about 30 minutes, or until it hardens enough to work with.

  2. Using 2 spoons, make 4 quenelles, shaped like croquettes, with the hardened Nutella. If you like, insert 1 hazelnut into each quenelle. Put the quenelles on a tray lined with baking paper and place them back in the freezer to harden.
  3. In the meantime, crush the cornflakes with a rolling pin, mix them with the fine desiccated coconut, and put the mixture on a plate.
  4. Beat the egg and set it aside. Once the quenelles are hard, coat them with the coconut and cornflake mixture, pressing gently with your hands until completely covered.
  5. Dip the coated quenelles in the beaten egg, then coat them again with the coconut and cornflake mixture. Press gently so the second layer sticks well.
  6. Put the quenelles back in the freezer for 1 hour. Deep fry them for a few seconds in hot vegetable oil heated to 190°C – 375°F, turning them gently until golden brown on all sides.

  7. Transfer the fried quenelles to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain any excess oil.

    Note: They shouldn’t absorb much oil if fried quickly at the correct temperature.

  8. Serve warm with fresh fruit and unsweetened whipped cream.