Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs (Costco No More)

October 12, 2021January 1, 2021 by cookies

How to make Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs? Costco can’t help you. It is sold out. But 5 star cookies is ready to share the best and easy recipe.

Hello my dear readers,

It is that time of the year. We need to say CIAO to 2020 and hello to fabulous 2021.

And because of that my recipe today is deliciously simple and utterly impressive. It is the BOMB. (don’t get scared). It is not that kind of bomb. This is the best bomb …. EVER! The name is …

Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs.

Nutella Chocolate Bombs — Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs

Description of Hot Chocolate Bombs

Nutella hot chocolate bombs are magical closed minded products that will blow your mind. Full of hidden treasure that will peacefully explode into your cup when hot milk is poured over. What a life? Black and white at the best. Chocolate bombs and Milk! You can’t say NO!

And because of that you are ready to make this FAB recipe and share with the world. BTW, this is the one of the most popular recipe. Just check TikTok, Youtube or google.

So, what are the ingredients for your favorite chocolate bombs?

Super simple. And they are: chocolate, cocoa, marshmallows, Nutella, milk and heavy cream.

Optional: add coffee, ground hazelnuts, Oreo…Please use your imagination. Be creative and make your favorite drink.

How to make Nutella hot chocolate bombs?

-Melt the chocolate

-Fill the molds with melted chocolate. Transfer to the freezer until set.

-Remove the chocolate from the mold.

-Add cocoa, Nutella and marshmallows.

-Seal the chocolate bombs with Nutella

-Transfer to the freezer and dream about your future

What kind of chocolate do I use?

I used chocolate chips. (the cheapest and from Costco)

If you want to make high-end chocolate bombs, use Lindt dark chocolate (70%).

So, now you are ready to make the best bombs in 2020.

Like always, our first step is shopping. Be sure to have the following ingredients.

The best cocoa bombs — Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs-simple ingredients

SHOPPING LIST

chocolate
cocoa
marshmallow
NUTELLA
milk (2%)
heavy cream (33 or higher)

Equipment Needed

-Small pot for melting chocolate

-Silicone mold (you know I am not stranger to making Nutella bombes). They are not expensive. The best place to buy is amazon

-Pastry brush or use the back of your spoon (your finger can help too)

Serving 3 people or you will make 3 bombs.

the best hot chocolate bombs — Easy Hot Chocolate Bombs

MAKING NUTELLA HOT CHOCOLATE BOMBS

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate chips

3 TBSP Nutella

marshmallow (use as much as you like or you can fit inside of bombs)

3 tsp cocoa

1 cup milk

1/3 cup heavy cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Using a double boiler method melt the chocolate chips or your favorite, very expensive dark chocolate.

If you don’t know what is the double boiler method let me explain.

You will need two pots. (top and bottom)

Fill the bottom pot with water. (2 inches or 5 cm).

Place the second bowl over the bottom pot.

Add the chocolate chips.

Heat over medium heat and stir until chocolate is melted.

Remove pot from the stove.

For your next step you will need silicone mold. (be sure it is cleaned).

Add 1 TBSP of melted chocolate into each cavity of the mold.

Use a back of the spoon or pastry brush to push the melted chocolate around the molds.

Transfer to the freezer for half hour or until set.

Remove from freezer and gently press it out of the molds.

Your next step is the most amazing one.

Add 1 tsp cocoa, marshmallows and 1 TBSP Nutella into 3 chocolate cavities.

Then use Nutella to connect 2 cavities into one hot chocolate bomb. (place a Nutella into a plate)

Option: Also you can use melted chocolate to seal the edges.

Transfer back to the freezer.

Decorate with white chocolate, cocoa. Transfer back to the freezer until set.

How to use and enjoy the hot chocolate bombs?

Heat milk and heavy cream until almost boiled.

Place one bomb into your favorite cup.

Pour the hot milk mixture over the bomb.

Enjoy the moment as the chocolate is melting with cocoa and marshmallows are out of chocolate jail.

Find your best spoon and stir to the perfection.

The chocolate perfection.

Review the Steps

-Melt the chocolate

-Add 1 TBSP into each cavity

-Freeze until set.

-Fill 3 cavities with Nutella, marshmallows and cocoa

-Seal two cavities with Nutella or melted chocolate

easy Nutella hot chocolate bomb — Nutella Hot Chocolate Bombs-enjoy

Quick Note

Chocolate – use the best chocolate you can afford

Silicone Mold – be sure it is clean before you add the chocolate

silicone bombe molds-pumpkin chocolate bombes from the best food blog 5starcookies — silicone bombe molds

Cocoa – I used organic from Costco

Marshmallows – use your favorites. Also you can use your homemade version

White chocolate – this is optional. You can use melted white chocolate for decoration

FINAL NOTE

Do you want to see what is the inside of this amazing bomb…

5 STAR RECIPE!

Super simple to make and JOY to drink.

Good for breakfast, lunch, dinner or any time and any place. Share with whole world…or maybe just your family, friends. (don’t forget to be kind to yourself)

Final Grade: A+++

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Nutella hot chocolate bombs

Name: Nutella hot chocolate bombs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: north america
Ingredients: 1 cup chocolate chips; 3 TBSP Nutella; marshmallow (use as much as you like or you can fit inside of bombs); 3 tsp cocoa; 1 cup milk; 1/3 cup heavy cream

Yield: Serving 3 people

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Total Time: 24 minutes

Nutella hot chocolate bombs-The best chocolate drink made in your kitchen.

Enjoy.

Ingredients

1 cup chocolate chips
3 TBSP Nutella
marshmallow (use as much as you like or you can fit inside of bombs)
3 tsp cocoa
1 cup milk
1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Using a double boiler method melt the chocolate chips or your favorite, very expensive dark chocolate.

If you don't know what is the double boiler method let me explain.

You will need two pots. (top and bottom)

Fill the bottom pot with water. (2 inches or 5 cm).

Place the second bowl over the bottom pot.

Add the chocolate chips.

Heat over medium heat and stir until chocolate is melted.

Remove pot from the stove.

For your next step you will need silicone mold. (be sure it is cleaned).

Add 1 TBSP of melted chocolate into each cavity of the mold.

Use a back of the spoon or pastry brush to push the melted chocolate around the molds.

Transfer to the freezer for half hour or until set.

Remove from freezer and gently press it out of the molds.

Your next step is the most amazing one.

Add 1 tsp cocoa, marshmallows and 1 TBSP Nutella into 3 chocolate cavities.

Then use Nutella to connect 2 cavities into one hot chocolate bomb. (place a Nutella into a plate)

Option: Also you can use melted chocolate to seal the edges.

Transfer back to the freezer.

Decorate with white chocolate, cocoa. Transfer back to the freezer until set.
How to use and enjoy the hot chocolate bombs?

Heat milk and heavy cream until almost boiled.

Place one bomb into your favorite cup.

Pour the hot milk mixture over the bomb.

Enjoy the moment as the chocolate is melting with cocoa and marshmallows are out of chocolate jail.

Find your best spoon and stir to the perfection.

The chocolate perfection.

Decorate with heavy cream, shaved chocolate, hazelnuts. the chocolate by gently stretching the edges of the molds

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Baking = LOVE

And from this formula baking = LOVE, 5 star cookies is wishing you and your family …

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!

Nanaimo Bars Cookies (Number #1 Happiness)

November 21, 2021December 18, 2020 by cookies

Happiness in every bite – Nanaimo Bars Cookies. Say Yes to sunshine cookies from Canada or your number 1 happiness. Joy of chocolate cookies.

Move over Nanaimo bars – this spin off is sure to become a new favorite. It is made of the best chocolate chip cookies and the filling from the Nanaimo bars. How can you go wrong? (don’t ask! 2020 might respond…)

Nanaimo bars cookies are your dream delight. Made of two super power.

Cookies + Bars

Let me repeat. This recipe is the combo of bars and cookies. And not just any cookies but the best 5 star cookies. The chocolate chip cookies. Fill that with Nanaimo bar’s filling and you have the winner of 2020.

Forget the virus or job lost … let’s dream for a moment. Or two or maybe many hours. You deserve and you need it. And I am here to help you. To bring you to the new level of 2020. When the best is about to happen.

So, say hello to your best stuffed chocolate chip cookies where the Nanaimo is happily sitting inside and waiting for you. And if you are ready as I am we can start shopping.

nanaimo cookies — nanaimo bars cookies – ultimate nanaimo bars cookies

SHOPPING LIST

butter
shortening
sugar
icing sugar
flour
eggs
chocolate chips
milk
Bird’s custard powder

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

-Mixer (KitchenAid, hand mixer or your favorite)

-Mixing bowl

-Baking sheet

nanaimo bars cookies – easy nanaimo bars cookies

ACTION TIME

MAKING NANAIMO BARS COOKIES

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 tsp water

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 eggs

3 cups flour, all purpose and unbleached

1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt

1 3/4 cups chocolate chip cookies

Nanaimo Bars Filling

1/4 and 1/8 cup butter

3 TBSP milk

3 TBSP Bird’s custard powder

2 1/4 cups icing sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Making Nanaimo Bars Filling

In a mixing bowl combine custard powder and milk.

Stir until smooth.

Add icing sugar and butter.

Mix using the whisk attachment for about 3 to 5 minutes. (high speed)

Scoop Nanaimo’s filling by 1 TBSP sized spoonful and freeze them. Freeze for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Making Cookies

In a small bowl combined your dry ingredients, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Combine butter, shortening and sugars and beat for 3 minutes.

Then add eggs, mix in.

Then add vanilla and water. Mix until all combined.

After that add flour mixture and mix until all ingredients are combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

ASSEMBLE THE COOKIES

Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator.

Roll cookie dough, 1 1/2 TBSP each into balls

Using your thumb, make an indent into cookie dough ball.

Place nanaimo filling ball inside the indentation.

Cover with another cookie ball and mold around the yellow filling, making sure it is completely covered and concealed. (add more dough as needed)

Repeat with remaining cookie dough and Nanaimo filling.

Return to the freezer for about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven at 350 F.

Place 6 large cookies on your baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Cool.

IMPORTANT NOTES for Nanaimo Bars Cookies

Unbaked cookie dough balls with Nanaimo filling inside will freeze well. (for about 3 months)

You can also make the Nanaimo filling and freeze for up to 7 days.

To make Nanaimo Bars Cookies you can use your own favorite chocolate chip cookies.

If you want to make Christmas version of this recipe, you can use Mint Nanaimo Filling.

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Review the Steps

-Prepare baking sheet

-Make Nanaimo filling and create small balls. Freeze them.

-Make chocolate chip cookie dough

-Assemble the cookies

-Freeze them for 10 minutes

-Bake at 350 F for about 14 minutes.

the best nanaimo cookies — ultimate nanaimo bars cookies

Quick Note

Butter – use unsalted

Shortening – Crisco is my favorite

Eggs – large, organic

Questions from YOU, my readers

The filling always runs out. What could be causing that? I left the filling freeze for two days.

Ok, this was very important question.

Why did it happen?

Did you follow the recipe? (did you measure correctly?)

If you did, the next step we need to check is your baking skills.

Did you assembly the cookie correctly? (I believe this was your problem). Please check the pictures below and be sure the filling is inside of the cookie. (you should not be able to see the yellow filling)

BTW, see the picture 2 below. I can’t repeat this enough: You can’t see the filling. Then place cookies into the freezer for 10 minutes or longer.

If you still are having the same problem, please read super important note below.

SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you can’t see the filling. If you still have the same problem, you will have to return cookie to the freezer 2 times. After the first assembly place the cookie into the freezer for 10 minutes. Then remove from the freezer and cover the top (above the filling) with additional layer of chocolate chip dough. Then return to the freezer again for another 10 minutes. (so you increase the security of the filling. It can’t escape because it has additional dough layer).

FINAL NOTE

This cookies are 5 star cookies.

OUTSTANDING!

Super easy to make and great gift for Christmas.

FINAL GRADE: A+

nanaimo best cookies — nanaimo bars cookies-easy recipe

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MAKING NANAIMO BARS COOKIES

Yield: Serving 4

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Nanaimo bars cookies are your dream delight. Made of two super power.

Cookies + Bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp water
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 cups flour, all purpose and unbleached
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups chocolate chip cookies
Nanaimo Bars Filling
1/4 and 1/8 cup butter
3 TBSP milk
3 TBSP Bird’s custard powder
2 1/4 cups icing sugar

Instructions

Making Nanaimo Bars Filling

In a mixing bowl combine custard powder and milk.

Stir until smooth.

Add icing sugar and butter.

Mix using the whisk attachment for about 3 to 5 minutes. (high speed)

Scoop Nanaimo's filling by 1 TBSP sized spoonful and freeze them. Freeze for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Making Cookies

In a small bowl combined your dry ingredients, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Combine butter, shortening and sugars and beat for 3 minutes.

Then add eggs, mix in.

Then add vanilla and water. Mix until all combined.

After that add flour mixture and mix until all ingredients are combined.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

ASSEMBLE THE COOKIES

Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator.

Roll cookie dough, 1 1/2 TBSP each into balls

Using your thumb, make an indent into cookie dough ball.

Place nanaimo filling ball inside the indentation.

Cover with another cookie ball and mold around the yellow filling, making sure it is completely covered and concealed. (add more dough as needed)

Repeat with remaining cookie dough and Nanaimo filling.

Return to the freezer for about 10 minutes.

Preheat oven at 350 F.

Place 6 large cookies on your baking sheet and bake for about 14 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Cool.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Unbaked cookie dough balls with Nanaimo filling inside will freeze well. (for about 3 months)

You can also make the Nanaimo filling and freeze for up to 7 days.

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M&M Sugar Cookies (The Best Icing)

May 20, 2024December 14, 2020 by cookies

Do you want to learn how to make the best M&M Sugar Cookies? Of course you do. Also, you want to make the best icing for your sugar cookies? Keep reading…

Hello from the best Christmas cookie recipe called…

M&M Sugar Cookies.

Description of Sugar Cookies

This recipe is simple to make. Just a few common ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs and flour.

If you have all ingredients you will need to follow certain steps in order to succeed. Check below.

Steps to make homemade sugar cookies:

-Mix butter and sugar until combined

-Add eggs and vanilla

-And to finish add flour and baking powder

-Roll out cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick

-Cut into your favorite size

-Bake and cool

-Decorate using the best Icing for sugar cookie recipe

Your first step is to mix butter and sugar. Then add eggs and vanilla. And to finish this recipe add flour and baking powder.

Sugar cookies — M&M Sugar Cookies – easy recipe

SHOPPING LIST

butter
sugar
icing sugar
eggs
flour
baking powder
corn syrup
milk
food coloring

Equipment Needed

-Stand mixer like KitchenAid or hand mixer

-Mixing bowl

-Baking sheet

Best Sugar Cookies — M&M Sugar Cookies – simple recipe

ACTION TIME

Making M&M Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted and room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups flour, unbleached

2 tsp baking powder

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line baking sheet with aluminum foil, parchment paper or silicone mat.

Your first step is to mix dry ingredients. Mix flour and baking powder into the plastic bowl. Set aside.

Then add butter and sugar into the mixing bowl and mix until combined. (about 3 minutes)

When butter and sugar are happily combined together add eggs and vanilla. Mix again.

Your final step is to add flour and baking powder mixture.

Mix until all ingredients come together.

Sugar M&M Cookies — M&M Sugar Cookies-the best homemade sugar cookies

Transfer to the floured surface.

Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.

Use your favorite cookie cutter and cut out desired shapes.

Transfer to the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 to 9 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool.

The Best Icing for Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

1 TBSP milk

4 tsp corn syrup

1/4 almond extract

Add icing sugar, milk, almond extract and corn syrup to the mixing bowl.

Mix until combined and smooth.

Add food color if you want to. It can be red, green, pink or any color you like for Christmas.

Decorate your cookies using M&M, sprinkles, stars, color sugar.

Enjoy and share.

the best sugar cookies — Easy M&M Sugar Cookies

Review the Steps

-Prepare baking sheet

-Make cookie dough

-Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness

-Make the best icing for sugar recipe

-Decorate and enjoy.

Quick Note

Butter – use fresh butter. Be sure it is the room temperature.

Eggs – large

Flour – all purpose , unbleached

Cookie cutter – I used 2 and 3 inch cookie cutters.

2 inch – baked 8 minutes

3 inch – baked 9 minutes

Tree cookie cutter – 8 minutes baked

Best sugar cookies for you — M&M Sugar Cookies -large size sugar cookies

FINAL NOTE

This cookies are out of this world. Amazing.

Easy and fast to do.

Very Important: Cheap to make.

FINAL GRADE: A+

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Making M&M Sugar Cookies

Yield: Serving 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Total Time: 24 minutes

The best M&M Sugar Cookies with the best homemade Icing. Ideal recipe for YOU.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted and room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour, unbleached
2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Line baking sheet with aluminum foil, parchment paper or silicone mat.

Your first step is to mix dry ingredients. Mix flour and baking powder into the plastic bowl. Set aside.

Then add butter and sugar into the mixing bowl and mix until combined. (about 3 minutes)

When butter and sugar are combined and happy together add eggs and vanilla. Mix again.

Your final step is to add flour and baking powder mixture.

Mix until all ingredients come together.

Transfer to the floured surface.

Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.

Use your favorite cookie cutter and cut out desired shapes.

Transfer to the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 to 9 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool.

The Best Icing for Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

1 TBSP milk

4 tsp corn syrup

1/4 almond extract

Add icing sugar, milk, almond extract and corn syrup to the mixing bowl.

Mix until combined and smooth.

Decorate your cookies using M&M, sprinkles, stars, color sugar.

Enjoy and share.

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Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches-9 Minutes Lunch

November 23, 2020 by cookies

Simple, fast and easy lunch option – Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches.

If you are in need of an easy recipe for your family, we have the perfect recipe for you.

Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches!

Description of Sandwiches

I will repeat again: This is an easy comfort-food recipe for your busy days. Just a few ingredients and you have the perfect meal.

Also, it can be made for holiday parties, family events, Sunday brunch or it can be your ideal meal for Saturday morning. You know, when you wake up, it is snowing outside and you only have 9 minutes to prepare something to eat.

BTW, you will be making this recipe for years to come. It is that good and simple to make.

So, what ingredients do you need to buy? Check the shopping list.

SHOPPING LIST

Black forest smoked ham
Swish cheese
Multigrain Kaiser Rolls or your favorite sandwich bun
Pizza sauce
Alfredo sauce
Dijon mustard

oven baked sandwiches — Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches – easy recipe

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

-baking pan (8 by 8 inches or 9 by 5 inches)

-small bowl to mix toppings

MAKING OVEN BAKED HAM SANDWICHES

baked ham and cheese sandwich — Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches-super easy recipe

(2 people)

Ingredients

2 sandwich buns (use the one you like)

4 slices of ham

2 slices of Swish cheese

1 TBSP pizza sauce

2 TBSP Alfredo sauce (store bought)

1 TBSP mustard

For 4 people

8 slices of ham

4 slices of Swish cheese

2 TBSP pizza sauce

4 TBSP Alfredo sauce (store bought)

2 TBSP mustard

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line 9 by 5 baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray.

Separate top from bottom of the buns. (if it is not done for you, use knife and do it yourself)

Place the bottom pieces into prepared 9 by 5 pan.

Coat the buns with pizza sauce.

Your next step is to add piece of cheese to each bun.

Then top with slices of black forest smoked ham.

Place the top buns on the sandwiches.

Make Toppings – add Alfredo sauce and yellow mustard to a small bowl. Stir until incorporated.

Pour the mustard mixture evenly over rolls.

Bake at preheated oven at 350 F for 19 minutes.

Remove from oven.

Slice and enjoy.

Recipe for 8 by 8 pan

Instructions for 8 by 8 pan are the same.

Line 8 by 8 with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray.

Place 4 bottom of buns into the pan.

Coat with pizza sauce, add cheese, ham.

Place the top buns on the sandwiches.

Pour Alfredo/mustard toppings over the buns.

Bake at 350 F for 19 minutes.

Enjoy.

Review the Steps

-Prepare your baking pans

-Place bottom of buns into the pan

-Coat with pizza sauce

-Top with cheese, ham

-Place the top of the buns onto the sandwich

-Pour Alfredo-mustard toppings.

-Bake and enjoy

Quick Note

Black forest smoked ham – use your favorite ham. Also, you don’t need to use smoked. You can use the regular black forest ham.

Pizza sauce – use the one you have in your house. I used Catelli sauce with basil. If you don’t like pizza sauce you can use basil pesto.

Sandwich buns – I used Multigrain Kaiser Roll. It was $3.48 for 12 pcs. Please use what you have or what you can afford.

Oven baked ham and cheese — Oven Baked Ham Sandwiches from 5 star cookies

FINAL NOTE

DELICIOUS!

Easy and fast to do.

Very Important: Not real expensive and great food to eat in front of the TV.

FINAL GRADE: A+

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OVEN BAKED HAM SANDWICHES

Yield: Serving 2 people

Prep Time: 9 minutes

Cook Time: 19 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

DELICIOUS. Easy and fast to do.

Not real expensive and great food to eat in front of the TV.

Ingredients

2 sandwich buns (use the one you like)
4 slices of ham
2 slices of Swish cheese
1 TBSP pizza sauce
2 TBSP Alfredo sauce (store bought)
1 TBSP mustard
For 4 people
8 slices of ham
4 slices of Swish cheese
2 TBSP pizza sauce
4 TBSP Alfredo sauce (store bought)
2 TBSP mustard

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line 9 by 5 baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray.

Separate top from bottom of the buns. (if it is not done for you, use knife and do it yourself)

Place the bottom pieces into prepared 9 by 5 pan.

Coat the buns with pizza sauce.

Your next step is to add piece of cheese to each bun.

Then top with slice of black forest smoked ham.

Place the top buns on the sandwiches.

Make Toppings - add Alfredo sauce and yellow mustard to a small bowl. Stir until incorporated.

Pour the mustard mixture evenly over rolls.

Bake at preheated oven at 350 F for 19 minutes.

Remove from oven.

Slice and enjoy.

Instructions for 8 by 8 pan are the same.

Line 8 by 8 with aluminum foil. Spray with baking spray.

Place 4 bottom of buns into the pan.

Coat with pizza sauce, add cheese, ham.

Place the top buns on the sandwiches.

Pour Alfredo/mustard toppings over the buns.

Bake at 350 F for 19 minutes.

Remove from the oven.

Enjoy.

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Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies – Dreamy Life

November 22, 2020 by cookies

Deliciously simple and utterly impressive – Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies. Check why…

Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies from 5starcookies

Hello from this amazing recipe called…

Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies.

Description of Christmas Cookies

The cookies are soft, delicious and holiday beautiful. Made with simple ingredients and connected with Nutella and raspberry jam. Each cookie is topped with almond icing and decorated with colored sugar and sprinkles.

Yes, the ideal Christmas cookies. Your family and friends will love Empire Nutella Cookies.

Important: This dough can be prepared and frozen for up to 3 months.

If you don’t like raspberry jam you can use strawberry or cranberry jam. (or just use your favorite)

Nutella can be replaced with homemade version. Check this recipe.

BTW, this recipe is slightly adapted from my original recipe.

So, let’s start with our list I called…

Empire Nutella cookies — Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies-the best cookies

SHOPPING LIST

butter
icing sugar
eggs
flour
raspberry jam (cranberry or strawberry)
Nutella
almond extract
vanilla extract
salt
sprinkles
colored sugar
cherries
food color

Equipment Needed

-Mixing bowl

-Small bowl for making icing

-Baking sheet

Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies for you — Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies – Christmas tree cookies cutter

ACTION TIME

Making Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted

3/4 cup icing sugar

2 egg yolks

1 whole egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 +1/2+ 1/8 cups flour (all purpose, unbleached)

1/8 tsp salt

Filling: raspberry jam, Nutella

Icing

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

3 TBSP warm water

1 tsp almond extract

food color: red, green, pink

Decoration: red and green sugar, sprinkles, candied cherries

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line baking trays with parchment paper. Set aside.

Beat 1 cup butter and 3/4 cup icing sugar until smooth. (about 2 minutes)

Add egg yolks,whole egg and vanilla extract and mix for about 1 minute.

Add sifted flour and salt. Then stir until blended.

Shape into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap.

Chill for about 3 hours or overnight.

When you are ready to make cookies, live the dough on room temperature for about 15 minutes.

Roll it out to 1/4 inch thick.

Cut out the cookies using 2 inch cookie cutter.

For the Christmas I like to use the flower cookie cutter or Christmas tree cookie cutter.

Empire Nutella cookie — Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies-make cookies for Christmas

Place the cookies on the baking tray with 1 inch space between them.

Bake your famous Christmas cookies at 350 F for 10 minutes. (if I used Christmas tree cookie cutter I bake for 9 minutes and 30 seconds)

Cool the cookies.

Assemble Christmas Empire Cookies

Time to bring cookies together. How?

With raspberry jam and Nutella.

Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies-sandwich the cookies

Spread half of the cookies with 1/2 TBSP raspberry jam and and other half with 1/2 tsp Nutella.

Sandwich them. Repeat with the remaining cookies..

Make Sugar Icing

In a small bowl, combine icing sugar and almond extract. Add hot water and stir with metal spoon until smooth.

The consistency should be spreadable but not too runny.

Optional: You can make icing red, pink or green by adding food color.

Then spread about 1 tsp of icing on top of the cookie.

Decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles or candied cherries.

Let the cookies dry at room temperature for about 3 hours.

empire cookies for Christmas — Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies-the best cookies

After that store them in an air tight container. (at room temperature)

They are best to eat after 1 or 2 days.

The Empire cookies are great for shipping.

So if you want to share empire nutella cookies with your whole family you can.

They stay fresh for about 4 to 5 days.

Enjoy and share.

Review the Steps

-Make cookie dough

-Roll it out to 1/4 inch thick.

-Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.

-Cool and connect with raspberry jam and Nutella.

-Top with sugar icing.

-Decorate and enjoy.

Imperial Christmas Cookeis — Chrismtas Empire Nutella Cookies-easy Christmas cookies recipe

Quick Note

Eggs – super important. Use organic, large eggs.

Nutella – if you don’t like store bought Nutella use hazelnut healthy spread.

Raspberry or Cranberry Jam – I love using cranberry jam for Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies. You can find cranberry jam in any store or online. (check amazon)

FINAL NOTE

Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies are the perfect recipe for the most joyful time of the year. So, make it happen baking nation.

Yes, be kind and make this recipe. Share with your whole family, friends and coworkers.

After all sharing happiness is what life is all about. So, DO IT!

Did I mention that empire cookies are known as Imperial cookies. Imperial cookies are specially popular in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

So, if you are searching for what to bake this December, this is your recipe.

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Christmas Empire Nutella Cookies

Yield: Serves 4 people

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

The cookies are soft, delicious and holiday beautiful.

Made with simple ingredients and connected with Nutella and raspberry jam.

Each cookie is topped with almond icing and decorated with colored sugar and sprinkles

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted
3/4 cup icing sugar
2 egg yolks
1 whole egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 +1/2+ 1/8 cups flour (all purpose, unbleached)
1/8 tsp salt
Filling: raspberry jam, Nutella
Icing
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
3 TBSP warm water
1 tsp almond extract
food color: red, green, pink
Decoration: red and green sugar, sprinkles, candied cherries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line baking trays with parchment paper. Set aside.

Beat 1 cup butter and 3/4 cup icing sugar until smooth. (about 2 minutes)

Add egg yolks,whole egg and vanilla extract and mix for about 1 minute.

Add sifted flour and salt. Then stir until blended.

Shape into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap.

Chill for about 3 hours or overnight.

When you are ready to make cookies, live the dough on room temperature for about 15 minutes.

Roll it out to 1/4 inch thick.

Cut out the cookies using 2 inch cookie cutter.

For the Christmas I like to use the flower cookie cutter or Christmas tree cookie cutter.

Place the cookies on the baking tray with 1 inch space between them.

Bake your famous Christmas cookies at 350 F for 10 minutes. (if I used Christmas tree cookie cutter I bake for 9 minutes and 30 seconds)

Cool the cookies.

Assemble Christmas Empire Cookies

Time to bring cookies together. How?

With raspberry jam and Nutella.

Spread half of the cookies with 1/2 TBSP raspberry jam and and other half with 1/2 tsp Nutella.

Sandwich them. Repeat with the remaining cookies..

Make Sugar Icing

In a small bowl, combine icing sugar and almond extract. Add hot water and stir with metal spoon until smooth.

The consistency should be spreadable but not too runny.

Optional: You can make icing red, pink or green by adding food color.

Then spread about 1 tsp of icing on top of the cookie.

Decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles or candied cherries.

Let the cookies dry at room temperature for about 3 hours.

After that store them in an air tight container. (at room temperature)

They are best to eat after 1 or 2 days.

The Empire cookies are great for shipping.

So if you want to share empire nutella cookies with your whole family you can.

They stay fresh for about 4 to 5 days.

Enjoy and share.

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Homemade Pasta Dough Without Machine in 6 Minutes

November 16, 2020 by cookies

How to make homemade pasta dough without machine and fast? In 6 minutes. The answer is here. Keep reading…

Hello my dear readers,

or I should say Ciao since my post is all about my favorite food from Italy. Can you guess what it is?

It is one and only PASTA.

Since we can’t travel and enjoy pasta in Italy we can make our own kitchens “Small Italy”. So, are you ready to travel to your kitchen and enjoy the best homemade pasta dough? Of course you are and since this recipe is for absolute beginners let me start with ….

Description of Homemade Pasta Dough

For this recipe you need only 4 ingredients. Flour, eggs, olive oil and salt. Yes, it is that simple.

So, if you think that only chefs can make pasta you are wrong. You can do it. Using your own hands or your best food processor. The choice is yours.

What do you need to practice when it comes to making homemade pasta dough?

Whisking, kneading and rolling…Are you afraid? Don’t be. I already said this is the recipe for absolute beginners. So, I will hold your hands and show you how. Also, this recipe is using less than 1 cup of flour so you can make mistakes and learn.

Like always, I like to start with…

the best homemade pasta — homemade pasta without machine

SHOPPING LIST

flour (all purpose or 00)
olive oil
eggs
salt

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

-food processor

-plate or mixing bowl (if you decide to do by hand)

-sharp knife

ACTION TIME

Homemade Pasta Dough Without Machine in 6 Minutes

Ingredients

2/3 cup flour

1 egg

1 egg yolk

2 tsp olive oil

pinch of sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Making pasta using a food processor.

Add flour, eggs, olive oil and salt to the food processor.

Pulse until you see a crumbly texture.

Transfer to a lightly floured cutting board and pat it into a ball. (use your hands)

Then kneed until it is smooth and elastic. (about 3 minutes)

Your next step is to form the dough into a small ball, wrap with plastic wrap and let is rest for 1 hour.

Then use immediately or transfer to the fridge for up to one day.

MAKING PASTA DOUG BY HAND

For this you can use large plate, large cutting board or smooth surface like a marble counter.

Place flour in a mound on a large cutting board.

Create a well in the center and crack 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk.

Sprinkle the salt and add olive oil on top of the eggs.

Use a fork to whisk the eggs gradually drawing in the flour mixture.

Keep going until forms a ragged dough. (This will be quick for you because you are using a very small amount of the flour.)

Then start to knead until it is smooth and elastic. (for about 3 minutes)

If it is sticky add a little flour, if it is dry add a water.

Form the dough into a very small ball and wrap in a plastic wrap.

Let the dough rest for 1 hour at room temperature.

HOW TO ROLL FRESH PASTA BY HAND

After the dough has been resting for 1 hour, transfer the dough to a cutting board.

Dust some flour on top of it and start rolling.

Keep rolling until the dough becomes as thin as paper (about 1 to 2 mm).

If you are still asking how thin think crepes paper thickens or you should be able to see your hand through the dough if you lift it up.

Remember to master any skills you need to practice. So, keep practicing and you will become the pasta expert.

IMPORTANT: Add extra flour to prevent sticking but don’t get crazy. Always add a very small amount of flour.

Let it rest for 15 minutes.

Cutting the Pasta

Your next step is to lightly flour dough circle, roll loosely on rolling pin.

Slide rolling pin our, press dough roll with hand and cut into desired size strips. (use sharp knife).

Carefully unfold strips.

Boil the salty water and add your homemade fresh pasta. (yes, you did it)

Boil from 4 to 6 minutes.

Enjoy with your favorite sauce.

Review the Steps

-You can make homemade pasta dough using food processor or by hand

-If you are using food processor add 4 ingredients, blend and transfer to cutting board. Make the ball and kneed for 3 minutes. Cover in plastic wrap. Store.

-If making pasta by hand create a well in the center and add eggs, salt and oil. Mix all ingredients using a fork and slowly incorporating the flour into it. Kneed until smooth and elastic. Cover and store.

Quick Note

Flour – use all purpose flour or use 00 flour for pasta. You can find “00 flour for pasta” in Superstore or on amazon. Just search for zero zero flour and you will find it. Personally, I love using the 00 flour for this recipe. It makes a texture of the pasta more smooth. However, you can make homemade pasta dough using an unbleached all purpose flour. The texture is chewier.

Eggs – use large, organic eggs for this recipe.

Salt – please use fine sea salt. You can also skip the salt if you are on diet.

Olive oil – I used organic olive oil.

easy Homemade pasta — homemade pasta without machine in 6 minutes

FINAL NOTE

Making fresh homemade pasta dough can be prepared in any kitchen. You don’t need fancy equipment or ingredients. Super easy to make. Only 4 ingredients or 3 if you don’t use salt.

Delicious, cheap and tasty.

Did I mention fast. Done in 6 minutes.

So, if you want to learn easy way to make homemade pasta dough this is the post for you.

Final Grade: A+

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Homemade Pasta Dough Without Machine in 6 Minutes

Yield: Serving 2

Prep Time: 6 minutes

Cook Time: 4 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

How to make best homemade pasta without machine and fast?

In 6 minutes. The answer is here.

Ingredients

1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tsp olive oil
pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Making pasta using a food processor.

Add flour, eggs, olive oil and salt to the food processor.

Pulse until you see a crumbly texture.

Transfer to a lightly floured cutting board and pat it into a ball. (use your hands)

Then kneed until it is smooth and elastic. (about 3 minutes)

Your next step is to form the dough into a small ball, wrap with plastic wrap and let is rest for 1 hour.

Then use immediately or transfer to the fridge for up to one day.

MAKING PASTA DOUG BY HAND

For this you can use large plate, large cutting board or smooth surface like a marble counter.

Place flour in a mound on a large cutting board.

Create a well in the center and crack 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk.

Sprinkle the salt and add olive oil on top of the eggs.

Use a fork to whisk the eggs gradually drawing in the flour mixture.

Keep going until forms a ragged dough. (This will be quick for you because you are using a very small amount of the flour.)

Then start to knead until it is smooth and elastic. (for about 3 minutes)

If it is sticky add a little flour, if it is dry add a water.

Form the dough into a very small ball and wrap in a plastic wrap.

Let the dough rest for 1 hour at room temperature.

HOW TO ROLL FRESH PASTA BY HAND

After the dough has been resting for 1 hour, transfer the dough to a cutting board.

Dust some flour on top of it and start rolling.

Keep rolling until the dough becomes as thin as paper (about 1 to 2 mm).

If you are still asking how thin think crepes paper thickens or you should be able to see your hand through the dough if you lift it up.

Remember to master any skills you need to practice. So, keep practicing and you will become the pasta expert.
IMPORTANT: Add extra flour to prevent sticking but don't get crazy. Always add a very small amount of flour.

Let it rest for 15 minutes.

Cutting the Pasta

Your next step is to lightly flour dough circle, roll loosely on rolling pin.

Slide rolling pin our, press dough roll with hand and cut into desired size strips. (use sharp knife).

Carefully unfold strips.

Boil the salty water and add your homemade fresh pasta. (yes, you did it)

Boil from 4 to 6 minutes.

Enjoy with your favorite sauce.

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No Bake Ferrero Bombs-Chocolate Blessing

November 12, 2020 by cookies

Chocolate always helps. And today our blessing from chocolate and Nutella is called No Bake Ferrero Bombs.

Hello from mini chocolate heaven called Ferrero Bombs.

Description

This recipe is an easy, no bake homemade Ferrero Bombs.

The ingredients are simple. Just 5 of them. They are: hazelnuts, Nutella, wafers, chocolate and oil.

Important: For this recipe you have full control of all ingredients. And because of that you can use vegan homemade Nutella or you can use store-bought. Same story regarding the chocolate. You can use milk chocolate or if you like healthy choice use dark chocolate. (70% cocoa or higher). For the oil use coconut.

BTW making Ferrero bombs is also a no brainer. Just mix 3 ingredients, coat into chocolate and chopped hazelnut. And you made it. The best Ferrero bombs.

Since this recipe is so easy, let’s start with shopping or I like to call it…

no bake ferrero — No bake Ferrero bombs – easy recipe

SHOPPING LIST

Nutella or homemade vegan Nutella
Hazelnuts
Wafers (hazelnut)
Chocolate
Oil (use your favorite)

EQUIPMENT

-food processor

-mixing bowl

-baking pan to toast hazelnuts

ACTION TIME

Making No Bake Ferrero Bombs

Ingredients

1 cups hazelnuts, toasted

3/4 cup Nutella

1 package of hazelnut wafer (200 gr)

3 oz chocolate

2 TBSP oil

1/2 cup hazelnut, toasted and chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

For this recipe, please use toasted hazelnuts.

If you don’t know how to toast hazelnuts, please check this link.

Now, if you have toasted hazelnuts we can start making Ferrero bombs.

Find your favorite food processor and add hazelnuts and wafers.

Blend until grounded.

Then add Nutella and blend all ingredients until incorporated.

Transfer to the bowl, cover with foil and move to the fridge until set enough to roll. (from 1 to 2 hours)

Once chilled remove from the fridge.

Start scooping out small balls using tablespoon or ice cream scoop.

Repeat until all the chocolate mixture has been used up.

Then return bombs to the fridge.

Your next step is to melt chocolate and oil using a double boiler method.

Remove bombs from the fridge.

Dip each ball into the melted chocolate.

Then roll chocolate bombs in chopped hazelnuts.

Set aside to firm up.

Enjoy and share.

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Quick Note

Hazelnuts – use toasted. The best and the cheapest place to buy the hazelnuts is Costco.

Chocolate – use the best one you can afford. It can be semi-sweet or unsweetened chocolate.

Oil – I used coconut but you can use your favorite oil.

FINAL NOTE

If you are looking for an ultimate chocolate bomb to satisfy your chocolate heart this is your recipe.

Yes, Ferrero Bombs are the one. Very easy to make and no bake recipe.

Final Grade: A+

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No Bake Ferrero Bombs-Chocolate Blessing

Yield: Serving 4 people

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This recipe is an easy, no bake homemade Ferrero Bombs.

The ingredients are simple.

Just 5 of them. They are: hazelnuts, Nutella, wafers, chocolate and oil

Ingredients

1 cups hazelnuts, toasted
3/4 cup Nutella
1 package of hazelnut wafer (200 gr)
3 oz chocolate
2 TBSP oil
1/2 cup hazelnut, toasted and chopped

Instructions

For this recipe, please use toasted hazelnuts.

If you don't know how to toast hazelnuts,
please check this link.

Now, if you have toasted hazelnuts we can start making Ferrero bombs.

Find your favorite food processor and add hazelnuts and wafers.

Blend until grounded.

Then add Nutella and blend all ingredients until incorporated.

Transfer to the bowl, cover with foil and move to the fridge until set enough to roll. (from 1 to 2 hours)

Once chilled remove from the fridge.

Start scooping out small balls using tablespoon or ice cream scoop.

Repeat until all the chocolate mixture has been used up.

Then return bombs to the fridge.

Your next step is to melt chocolate and oil using a double boiler method.

Remove bombs from the fridge.

Dip each ball into the melted chocolate.

Then roll chocolate bombs in chopped hazelnuts.

Set aside to firm up.

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No-bake ferrero desserts — no bake ferrero bombs for you

Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip – 5 Minutes Quick

November 8, 2020 by cookies

This fantastic dip is done in 5 minutes. Super easy – Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip.

I know you are all looking for simple, easy recipe. And like always 5 star cookies is listening to you. So, for today we are going to make 5 minutes easy meal called…

Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip. Trust me, I know it is dip but it can be your lunch or dinner. Keep reading…

Description of Dip

This is homemade delicious recipe which is using 5 simple ingredients. And you need only 5 minutes to make this recipe. So, yes my dear readers. This recipe is all about our favorite number 5. The formula is simple:

5 ingredients and 5 minutes = Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip

Creamy, tasty and yours in no time. For a party or just to watch TV.

I like to serve it with potato chips, vegetables, tortilla chips, bread slices, French fries, baked potato.

I did say it, it can be your meal too. Check the bonus.

BONUS: You can make dinner or lunch using this dip. Tossed into the pasta and you made it.

Easy and fast meal, don’t you think.

If you want to learn how to make pasta check this link – Pasta for complete beginners

So, to make this recipe you need to buy the following ingredients or I like to call it…

Mayo pesto dip — Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip-easy recipe

SHOPPING LIST

Mayonnaise
Sour Cream (14%)
Pesto sauce (homemade or store-bought)
Garlic
Black pepper

Equipment

-deep bowl, medium size

ACTION TIME

Making Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise

3/4 cup sour cream (14%)

3/4 cup pesto sauce

9 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4 tsp black pepper, grounded

INSTRUCTIONS

This is how easy it is! Super easy.

In a medium bowl add the following ingredients:

mayonnaise, sour cream, pesto sauce, minced garlic and black pepper.

Mix well until all ingredients are combined.

Cover and chill until ready to serve.

OPTIONS:

The options for this recipe – unlimited.

You can add to this dip: minced or chopped Italian parsley, basil, chopped onions, feta cheese, ham.

Quick Note

Pesto sauce – my favorite is homemade. This is the recipe I like ( Basil Pesto – The best King in your kitchen ). Of course you can use store-bought. Use the one you like.

Sour cream – I use organic, 14%

Black pepper – if you don’t like it use 1/4 tsp of the salt and 1 TBSP of oregano.

Mayonnaise – I like to used Kraft or Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise

FINAL NOTE

Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip is ready for a party. And so are you.

Goes well with vegetables, chips or fries.

You can double the recipe if you want to serve 4 to 6 people.

Final Grade: A+

Mayo Pesto Dip Recipe — Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip 5 minutes

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Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip - 5 Minutes Quick

Yield: Serving 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

This is homemade delicious recipe which is using 5 simple ingredients.

Creamy, tasty and yours in no time. For a party or just to watch TV.

I like to serve it with potato chips, vegetables, tortilla chips, bread slices, French fries, baked potatoes

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup sour cream (14%)
3/4 cup pesto sauce
9 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp black pepper, grounded

Instructions

This is how easy it is! Super easy.

In a medium bowl add the following ingredients:

mayonnaise, sour cream, pesto sauce, minced garlic and black pepper.

Mix well until all ingredients are combined.

Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Mayo Garlic Dip — Mayo Pesto Garlic Dip is an easy recipe

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Nana’s Devil Chocolate Cake (Reddit Obsession)

December 31, 2023November 3, 2020 by cookies

This is how Nana’s Devil Chocolate Cake travel to my heart: Bloglovin-Reddit-Today-Curious George or I. Check the recipe for the best chocolate cake or the best is yet to come and here is how…

Hello from the best cake called … Nana’s Devil Chocolate Cake. This is not my family recipe. Or my own. But this recipe stole the hearts of millions. People on Reddit were obsessed with this chocolate cake. And I started to wonder: Really, is it that good? Let me tell you!

Description of Nanas Devil Chocolate Cake

This cake is super moist, full of the real, homemade coffee, chocolate or in two words that I can describe this cake: Chocolate Heaven. So, if you are a chocoholic this is your recipe. (and you know who you are, don’t hide)

The ingredients are simple but there is no real instruction in the reddit how to make this cake. So, I really wanted to make this recipe for you, my dear readers. And you can try it.

This cake also comes with the chocolate icing or you can use your own best ganache recipe. If you like peanut butter you can add that too. This cake is full of possibilities. So, let’s do it.

devil chocolate cake — Nana’s Devil Chocolate Cake made with coffee

Time for shopping or….

SHOPPING LIST

flour
cocoa
sugar
oil
milk
coffee
eggs
vanilla extract
baking powder
salt
baking soda
chocolate chips
white chocolate chips (you can use dark chocolate chips)
heavy cream (35%)

EQUIPMENT

-mixing bowl

-plastic bowl for dry ingredients

-mixer

-baking pan 9 by 13

Nanas Cake for you — Nana’s Devil Chocolate Cake-the best cake

MAKING NANA’S DEVIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup cocoa

2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

1 cup milk

2 eggs

1 cup coffee cooled, but not cold

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Icing

1/3 cup heavy cream

1 cup white chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Line baking pan 9 by 13 using aluminum foil. (dull side up). Set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Bowl # 1 for dry ingredients:

Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa into the bowl.

Then add 2 cups sugar. Mix everything using a metal spoon. Set aside.

Your next step is to add wet ingredients into the mixing bowl.

They are oil, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, coffee (cooled but not cold).

Mix all wet ingredients until combined.

Then add dry ingredients from the bowl #1 and mix in or until all ingredients are combined.

Pour the batter into prepared baking pan (9 x 13 inch).

Bake at 375 F for 27 to 30 minutes. (or until done)

Bake Nana's Devil Chocolate cake at 375 F

Cool it.

CHOCOLATE ICING for DEVIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Add white chocolate chips into small mixing bowl.

Heat the heavy cream until almost boils.

Pour very hot heavy cream on top of white chocolate chips.

Let it sit for about 1 or 2 minutes.

Stir until smooth or use the hand mixer and mix until you get smooth white icing.

Pour on the top of your perfectly baked chocolate cake.

OPTIONAL: Sprinkle with ground coffee or chocolate.

For peanut butter lovers: If you want to add Peanut Butter Layer – check this LINK

chocolate devil cake for you — Nanas Devil Cake with chocolate and coffee

Review the Steps

-prepare baking pan

-add dry ingredient into the large plastic or glass bowl

-then add wet ingredients into the mixing bowl. Mix until combined.

-add dry into the wet ingredients and mix everything together.

-pour into baking pan

-bake at 375 F for about 30 minutes. Cool

-make chocolate icing and cover the cake

-Enjoy.

Quick Note

Flour – All purpose, unbleached.

Milk – I used 2% milk. Be sure it is the room temperature before using in this recipe.

Oil – Crisco is my favorite.

Coffee – Use your favorite kind of coffee. For this recipe I used my homemade version. Please be sure that coffee is cooled but not cold.

Cocoa – I like to buy the cocoa from Costco. It is the best price and it is organic.

Cocoa for Nanas devil cake — Nanas Devil Chocolate Cake -ingredients

Heavy Cream – Use 33% or 35%

FINAL NOTE

Nana’s Devil Food Cake is the best cake.

Quick, easy and delicious.

Final Grade: A+

If you want to learn how this recipe travel to 5 star cookies check the following links:

Bloglovin and Reddit

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Nana's Devil Chocolate Cake

Yield: Serves 8 people

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

This cake is super moist, full of the real, homemade coffee, chocolate or in two words I can describe this cake: Chocolate Heaven.

So, if you are a chocoholic this is your recipe. (and you know who you are, don't hide

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup coffee cooled, but not cold
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Chocolate Icing
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

Line baking pan 9 by 13 using aluminum foil. (dull side up). Set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Bowl # 1 for dry ingredients:

Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa into the bowl.

Then add 2 cups sugar. Mix everything using a metal spoon. Set aside.

Your next step is to add wet ingredients into the mixing bowl.

They are oil, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, coffee (cooled but not cold).

Mix all wet ingredients until combined.

Then add dry ingredients from the bowl #1 and mix in or until all ingredients are combined.

Pour the batter into prepared baking pan (9 x 13 inch).

Bake at 375 F for 27 to 30 minutes. (or until done)

Cool it.

CHOCOLATE ICING for DEVIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Add white chocolate chips into small mixing bowl.

Heat the heavy cream until almost boils.

Pour very hot heavy cream on top of white chocolate chips.

Let it sit for about 1 or 2 minutes.

Stir until smooth or use the hand mixer and mix until you get smooth white icing.

Pour on the top of your perfectly baked chocolate cake.

OPTIONAL: Sprinkle with ground coffee or chocolate.

Enjoy. Share!

nanas devil cake recipe — nana’s devil chocolate cake-the best cake using the chocolate and coffee

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Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte-Chocolate Boost

June 5, 2021October 29, 2020 by cookies

This is the chocolate boost for all of you – Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte.

Hello from Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte. Today is the perfect day for a home torte tasting. This torte is for all of you who are in love with chocolate and hazelnut spread called Nutella.

Description of Nutella Chocolate Torte

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte recipe is a rich, multi-layered cake filled with Nutella spread, chocolate filling, vanilla filling, heavy cream, hazelnut and more. Yes, this cake is the definition of “being rich”.

This torte is made of the following layers:

The first layer is made of egg whites, sugar, flour and hazelnuts.
Vanilla Filling is the number 2 layer
Chocolate Filling is the number 3 heaven layer
Heavy Cream is the number 4 layer

Yes, this torte is sure to impress! Your family, friends, coworkers or just yourself.

So, let’s make this torte ASAP or NOW!

Nutella Torte Recipe — Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte-Nutella and hazelnut recipe

SHOPPING LIST

flour
sugar (regular, white)
icing sugar
eggs, large (organic, if you can. Visit your local farmers market)
hazelnuts
milk (2%)
butter (unsalted)
chocolate (semi-sweet)
rum
Dr.Oetker Vanilla pudding
heavy cream
Whip It (if you can find)
Nutella

EQUIPMENT

KitchenAid Mixer or your favorite mixer

saucepan

Mixing bowls

springform pan or 6 inch baking pan, removable bottom

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MAKING NUTELLA HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE TORTE

Ingredients

Cake Base

1 cup and 1/8 cup hazelnuts, chopped

5 eggs whites, large

1/3 cup regular, white sugar

5 TBSP flour (all purpose, unbleached)

Yellow and Chocolate Filling

5 egg yolks

1/3 cup +1 TBSP sugar

2 packages Dr. Oetker Vanilla puddding (can’t use instant)

3 3/4 cups milk (2%)

1/2 cup butter, unsalted

1/3 cup icing sugar

5 oz chocolate, semi-sweet (or use unsweetened)

1 tsp rum

1 1/2 cups Nutella

Heavy Cream Topping

2 cups heavy cream

1 pouch Dr. Oetker Whip It

Decoration: 1/2 cup hazelnuts, grounded or chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Your first step is to toast hazelnuts.

How to toast hazelnuts (for step by step instructions check the link)

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Spread your shelled hazelnuts on it in a single layer.

Place into the oven and bake from 10 to 12 minutes at 350 F.( I did for 10 minutes)

Wrap baked hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and let them hug for a few minutes.

While they are hugging, use kitchen towel to gently rub the hazelnuts to release their skins.

Chopped the hazelnut.

Making the bottom layer cake

Line bottoms of 6 inch cake pans with parchment paper. (do not grease the sides or the bottom).

Add toasted, chopped hazelnuts to the bottom of the pan. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mixing Bowl:

First mix eggs whites until foamy and then add sugar and mix until firm peaks and sugar is incorporated.

Your next step is to add the flour. You are not going to use mixer at this point.

Add the flour and fold with a spatula. Stop mixing when no streaks of flour remain.

Important: Be sure the flour is incorporated.

Pour the batter into 6 inch prepared pan, on top of the toasted, chopped hazelnuts.

Bake for about 19 minutes but start checking after 15 minutes. ( be sure to check using the toothpick)

Insert the wooden toothpick near the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.

Cool the cake. Remove from the pan.

When removing cake from the pan, be very careful.

Making Vanilla and Chocolate Cake Filling

Add 5 eggs yolks and sugar into the mixing bowl. Mix for about 3 minutes.

Then add 2 Dr. Oetker Vanilla pudding and 1/2 cup milk. (room temperature).

Mix until all ingredients are incorporated. (another minute or two)

Meanwhile, add 3 1/4 cup cold milk into large pot.

Bring the milk to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the egg/pudding mixture.

Return to heat and stir non stop for about 3 minutes or until thickness.

Remove from heat, transfer to the mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it cool.

While the filling is cooling, mix butter and icing sugar until incorporated. (2 minutes)

Add cooled yellow filling to the mixed butter.

Mix all ingredients until incorporated.

Divide into 2.

One will stay yellow filling and the other will become the dark, chocolate filling.

MELTING CHOCOLATE

Melt 5 oz chocolate using the double method. Cool it. Set aside.

Make Chocolate Filling

BTW, this filling is made from vanilla filling.

Take half of the vanilla filling and transfer to the mixing bowl.

Add melted chocolate to the yellow filling and mix until incorporated.

Then add 1 tsp of rum. Mix all ingredients until incorporated.

ASSEMBLY OF Easy Nutella Cake

Using the same 6 inch removable pan start building the cake.

Place egg white cake at the bottom of the pan. (you will have cake with hazelnuts on the top)

Add 1 1/2 cups of Nutella (or as much to cover the base of the cake).

Add half of yellow filling on the top of Nutella.

Sprinkle with grounded hazelnuts.

Then add chocolate filling.

Transfer the whole cake to the fridge for 6 hours or overnight.

NEXT DAY:

Mix heavy cream and whip it.

Cover the chocolate filling with whipped heavy cream.

Optional: You can cover the whole torte (top and sides) with heavy cream. (it is your choice. I did not.)

Top with chopped hazelnut and shaved chocolate.

Enjoy and share.

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Review the Steps

-toast and chop the hazelnut

-prepare 6 inch pan

-cover the bottom of pan with chopped hazelnut

-pour the cake mixture on top of chopped hazelnuts

-bake, cool and remove from pan

-make yellow and chocolate filling

-assembly the cake

-finish the cake with heavy cream and chopped hazelnuts

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Quick Note

Hazelnuts – please use toasted hazelnuts. To learn as much as possible how to toast or caramelized hazelnuts, please check this link

Nutella – it is hazelnut spread. You can make homemade version if you want to. I like to buy Nutella from the Costco. (It is the best price.)

Vanilla pudding – YOU CAN’T USE INSTANT. It has to be Dr. Oetker.

Chocolate – semi-sweet is my choice for chocolate.

And one more thing. Let me repeat the steps for assembly.

Assembly the cake in this order:

egg whites cake with hazelnut
Nutella
half of the yellow filling
sprinkle with grounded hazelnuts
chocolate filling
heavy cream
decorate with toasted, chopped hazelnuts, shave chocolate or use your own imagination.

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FINAL NOTE

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte is my go-to chocolate cake recipe because it is super rich, soft and full of my favorite ingredients. Nutella, chocolate and hazelnut. Do I need to say more??? I don’t think so.

Yes, my dear readers this recipe will take you the new levels of nirvana. But in order to get there you will have to work for it.

Final Grade: A+ for very chocolate cake.

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Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte

Yield: 8 pieces

Prep Time: 55 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Torte recipe is a rich, multi-layered cake filled with Nutella spread, chocolate filling, vanilla filling, heavy cream, hazelnut and more.

Yes, this cake is the definition of "being rich"

Ingredients

Cake Base
1 cup and 1/8 cup hazelnuts, chopped
5 eggs whites, large
1/3 cup regular, white sugar
5 TBSP flour (all purpose, unbleached)
Yellow and Chocolate Filling
5 egg yolks
1/3 cup +1 TBSP sugar
2 packages Dr. Oetker Vanilla puddding (can’t use instant)
3 3/4 cups milk (2%)
1/2 cup butter, unsalted
1/3 cup icing sugar
5 oz chocolate, semi-sweet (or use unsweetened)
1 tsp rum
1 1/2 cups Nutella
Heavy Cream Topping
2 cups heavy cream
1 pouch Dr. Oetker Whip It
Decoration: 1/2 cup hazelnuts, grounded or chopped

Instructions

Your first step is to toast hazelnuts.

How to toast hazelnuts
(for step by step instructions check the link)

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Spread your shelled hazelnuts on it in a single layer.

Place into the oven and bake from 10 to 12 minutes at 350 F.( I did for 10 minutes)

Wrap baked hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and let them hug for a few minutes.

While they are hugging, use kitchen towel to gently rub the hazelnuts to release their skins.

Chopped the hazelnut.

Making the bottom layer cake

Line bottoms of 6 inch cake pans with parchment paper. (do not grease the sides or the bottom).

Add toasted, chopped hazelnuts to the bottom of the pan. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mixing Bowl:

First mix eggs whites until foamy and then add sugar and mix until firm peaks and sugar is incorporated.

Your next step is to add the flour. You are not going to use mixer at this point.

Add the flour and fold with a spatula. Stop mixing when no streaks of flour remain.

Important: Be sure the flour is incorporated.

Pour the batter into 6 inch prepared pan, on top of the toasted, chopped hazelnuts.

Bake for about 19 minutes but start checking after 15 minutes. ( be sure to check using the toothpick)

Insert the wooden toothpick near the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.

Cool the cake. Remove from the pan.

When removing cake from the pan, be very careful.

Making Vanilla and Chocolate Cake Filling

Add 5 eggs yolks and sugar into the mixing bowl. Mix for about 3 minutes.

Then add 2 Dr. Oetker Vanilla pudding and 1/2 cup milk. (room temperature).

Mix until all ingredients are incorporated. (another minute or two)

Meanwhile, add 3 1/4 cup cold milk into large pot.

Bring the milk to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the egg/pudding mixture.

Return to heat and stir non stop for about 3 minutes or until thickness.

Remove from heat, transfer to the mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it cool.

While the filling is cooling, mix butter and icing sugar until incorporated. (2 minutes)

Add cooled yellow filling to the mixed butter.

Mix all ingredients until incorporated.

Divide into 2.

One will stay yellow filling and the other will become the dark, chocolate filling.

MELTING CHOCOLATE

Melt 5 oz chocolate using the double method. Cool it. Set aside.

Make Chocolate Filling

BTW, this filling is made from vanilla filling.

Take half of the vanilla filling and transfer to the mixing bowl.

Add melted chocolate to the yellow filling and mix until incorporated.

Then add 1 tsp of rum. Mix all ingredients until incorporated.
ASSEMBLY OF Easy Nutella Cake

Using the same 6 inch removable pan start building the cake.

Place egg white cake at the bottom of the pan. (you will have cake with hazelnuts on the top)

Add 1 1/2 cups of Nutella (or as much to cover the base of the cake).

Add half of yellow filling on the top of Nutella.

Sprinkle with grounded hazelnuts.

Then add chocolate filling.

Transfer the whole cake to the fridge for 6 hours or overnight.

NEXT DAY:

Mix heavy cream and whip it.

Cover the chocolate filling with whipped heavy cream.

Optional: You can cover the whole torte (top and sides) with heavy cream. (it is your choice. I did not.)

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