By:Nagi
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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’vedone something so exceptional thatI 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
Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 20 minutes mins
Total: 30 minutes mins
Breakfast, Brunch
4.89 from 52 votes
Servings6 - 7
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Pancakes stuffed with Nutella! Best eaten warm but still fabulous at room temperature. Great treat for special occasions! Makes 6 to 7 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:
1. Don't make the Nutella discs too thin otherwise they may break when you handle them. But on the other hand, don't be too greedy and make them too big otherwise they will ooze out everywhere when you're making the pancake!
2. Wiping most of the butter off is the secret to getting the first pancake an even golden brown rather than splotchy which is what usually happens!
3. The Nutella discs soften quickly. They need to stay firm in order to handle them. I work in 2 batches - take 3 Nutella discs out of the freezer, cook 3 pancakes, then repeat. I found that by the time I got to the 4th pancake, the Nutella discs were starting to soften.
4. I use a 1/4 cup measure and fill it about 2/3 of the way up then dollop that on top of the Nutella. You don't need a full 1/4 cup of batter to cover the Nutella, the pancake becomes too big and thick. Use the edge of the cup to spread the batter to cover the Nutella. You have to work quickly because once the Nutella disc is on the batter, it melts quickly and it is almost impossible to spread batter on top of melted Nutella.
5. If you get a pancake that "bursts" and Nutella spills onto the fry pan, scrape the Nutella off before making the next one. Otherwise you'll get burnt bits of Nutella on your next pancake!
6.Nutrition per pancake. Not the healthiest - especially given you clearly won't just have one. But don't worry! You can have air for lunch. It's totally worth it for these. 🙂
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 106gCalories: 308cal (15%)Carbohydrates: 45.9g (15%)Protein: 6.2g (12%)Fat: 11.1g (17%)Saturated Fat: 4g (25%)Cholesterol: 28mg (9%)Sodium: 43mg (2%)Potassium: 274mg (8%)Fiber: 1.5g (6%)Sugar: 24.4g (27%)Vitamin A: 50IU (1%)Vitamin C: 14mg (17%)Iron: 2.2mg (12%)
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239 Comments
Kora says
I would love to make these but the problem is that my kids eat the hole nutella jar before i even get to use itReply
- Selene says
I made these this morning with my fiancé, and we had 2 extra disks left since it’s just us two, we decided to make giant pancakes too. We used caramel oatmilk coffee creamer instead of milk which was delicous, we use it for all of our pancakes. But the extra frozen Nutella disc’s we put on top for decoration and used mashed blue berries in the batter
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- tariq orabi almassry says
Many thanks NagiReply
- Melanie Sim says
I made this for my kids and their friends this morning- absolutely brilliant! It took a little practice to get the technique right, but they were perfect once I worked it out.I saw another reader ask about making ahead and reheating. This is great news for me, it means Christmas breakfast is sorted. Yum!
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- Shamala says
Hi Nagi. It was awesome my 3 years old loved it. Only one small thing, out of 5 nuttella disk which i left in the fridge overnight only 3 turned out good. The rest did not come out nicely, sticked on the baking paper badly. A bit waste of money. For myself I stuffed with banana cinnamon. It was awesome. Thank you for wonderful recipes.
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- Nagi says
Hi Shamala, they need to go into the freezer – they will then peel off the paper easily! N x
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- Nethmie says
The pancakes were fluffy and nutella thing worked really well. But the pancake was a little bitter. But the batter wasn’t. Would you be able to tell me why that is ?Reply
- Nagi says
Hi Nethamie, that doesn’t sound right at all! I’m not sure what’s happened there if the batter didn’t taste bitter! N x
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- Naz says
It’s a wonderful recipe. Just wondering if i can use a chocolate piece instead of nutella? Would that yield similar results or will it end up melting and oozing out of the pancake?
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- Nagi says
Hi Naz, i haven’t tried to be honest – would love to know if it works! N x
See AlsoStrawberry Charlotte CakeReply
- HK says
I also don’t bring Nutella home since tend to eat off the jar. Had a go at this and it was so good… naughty but nice!Reply
- Nagi says
I know this problem ALL too well 😂
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- Jane says
Want the recipe in gram, coz the cup size is totally different between USA and Canada
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- Nagi says
Sorry will update this for you – that will be 225g flour – N x
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- Grace says
Thank you. Great recipes.
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- Nagi says
You’re so welcome Grace!
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- Sue says
You are a genius. Seriously, hats off 🙂
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- Susan Jacoby says
My daughter loves nutella. And when we both seen your video for the pancakes I went and bought it. So guess we are having it for dinner tonight. Never knew you had to freeze it. Thanks for the video. Hope this works and she likes it.
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- Ron says
I made this today and my son loved it we both can’t stop eating it 😍 thank you for the yummy bfast recipe tina ❤ more power to you!Reply
- Nagi says
What a great start to the day Ron ❤️
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- Greckah says
Thank you!!! I was happy that finally I made fluffy pancakes from scratch–for the first time!Reply
- Nagi says
That’s terrific to hear!! Thanks for letting me know! N x
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- Kayla says
Can you freeze the finished product and reheat?
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- Nagi says
Yes! 🙂
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- Mamta says
Hi! Mine turned out so perfect! But we all found the smell of egg too distinct! I also added vanilla. Can we make these without egg?
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- SNL says
In the pancake or in the bowl you used? Because I find egg can leave a strong smell (strong to my young nostrils) on plates, glass bowls, sometimes cutlery but unlikely.
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- Ali says
Whenever I don’t have egg I use a couple table spoons of mashed banana or applesauce. Turned out perfect and delicious!Reply
- Nagi says
Egg???? I’m sorry but egg is required! What type of egg did you use? 🙂 N x
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- anonymous says
Made this today. Very good – I was surprised to see how much less than I expected on the bottom, and much more than I expected on the top was needed. I couldn’t get mine as round and perfect as yours in the picture but that didn’t stop them from being fantastic. Great Recipe.
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- Nagi says
That’s wonderful to hear! Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed this – N x ❤️
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- Isabel says
Always wondered why my Nutella pancakes never came out right. Now I see I’ve been missing the freezing step. I will be freezing these tonight and making for breakfast tomorrow. Thanks for the advice
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- Nagi says
Hope you loved it!!
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- Santi12008 says
Now I know why nutella stuffed pancakes look bad after taking them out of the stove.
I never did these, but thanks for the advice! 🙂Reply
- Nagi says
Hope you try it one day! 🙂 N x
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- Faye says
I just tried this recipe last night. I made the nutella disks too big so I just made giant pancakes! they were delicious and looked great too 🙂 thank you for such a fab recipe x
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- Nagi says
Giant is good!!!!
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- Kim says
Hi Nagi,
I just made these and they were delicious!!! The kids loved them!
I must admit that i added 1tsp chai latte vanille to the dry ingredients and1 tbsp margarine to the wet ingredients.
I had no problems making them, you just have to be patient while baking.Thank you for charing this recipe.
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- Nagi says
AWESOME!!! I’m so glad to hear that Kim, thanks for letting me know! N xx
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