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Nutella Stuffed Pancakes

By:Nagi
Published:19 Jun '15Updated:20 Mar '19
238 Comments
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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!)

Nutella Pancakes - frozen Nutella discs makes it a breeze to make these Nutella stuffed pancakes! recipetineats.com

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? 😉

Nutella Pancakes - frozen Nutella discs makes it a breeze to make these Nutella stuffed pancakes! recipetineats.com

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!! 🙂

OH MY GOSH. These were amazing. I want to eat the whole batch but I’m trying to have self control!

Nutella Stuffed Pancakes - frozen Nutella discs makes it a breeze to make these Nutella stuffed 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 - frozen Nutella discs makes it a breeze to make the Nutella stuffed pancakes!

Nutella Stuffed Pancakes

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 20 minutes mins
Total: 30 minutes mins
Breakfast, Brunch
4.89 from 51 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. 🙂
Nutella Stuffed Pancake Nutrition

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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238 Comments

  1. Selene says

    August 15, 2023 at 1:17 am

    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

    Reply
  2. tariq orabi almassry says

    March 5, 2023 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    Many thanks Nagi

    Reply
  3. Melanie Sim says

    December 10, 2020 at 11:24 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  4. Shamala says

    May 24, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 25, 2020 at 10:33 am

      Hi Shamala, they need to go into the freezer – they will then peel off the paper easily! N x

      Reply
  5. Nethmie says

    May 12, 2020 at 1:01 am

    4 stars
    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

      May 12, 2020 at 7:21 am

      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

      Reply
  6. Naz says

    April 24, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 25, 2020 at 10:00 am

      Hi Naz, i haven’t tried to be honest – would love to know if it works! N x

      Reply
  7. HK says

    March 8, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    5 stars
    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

      March 9, 2020 at 9:17 am

      I know this problem ALL too well 😂

      Reply
  8. Jane says

    January 7, 2020 at 6:24 am

    Want the recipe in gram, coz the cup size is totally different between USA and Canada

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 7, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Sorry will update this for you – that will be 225g flour – N x

      Reply
  9. Grace says

    December 13, 2019 at 11:07 pm

    Thank you. Great recipes.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      December 16, 2019 at 9:55 am

      You’re so welcome Grace!

      Reply
  10. Sue says

    June 30, 2019 at 9:15 pm

    You are a genius. Seriously, hats off 🙂

    Reply
    • Susan Jacoby says

      November 15, 2019 at 9:39 pm

      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.

      Reply
  11. Ron says

    March 1, 2019 at 11:51 pm

    5 stars
    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

      March 2, 2019 at 1:05 pm

      What a great start to the day Ron ❤️

      Reply
  12. Greckah says

    September 14, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you!!! I was happy that finally I made fluffy pancakes from scratch–for the first time!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      September 14, 2018 at 8:32 pm

      That’s terrific to hear!! Thanks for letting me know! N x

      Reply
  13. Kayla says

    March 29, 2018 at 2:11 am

    Can you freeze the finished product and reheat?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      April 4, 2018 at 9:27 am

      Yes! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Mamta says

    January 5, 2018 at 5:37 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • SNL says

      February 21, 2023 at 9:47 am

      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.

      Reply
    • Ali says

      July 7, 2019 at 11:50 pm

      5 stars
      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

      January 8, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Egg???? I’m sorry but egg is required! What type of egg did you use? 🙂 N x

      Reply
  15. anonymous says

    November 28, 2017 at 3:05 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      November 29, 2017 at 7:50 pm

      That’s wonderful to hear! Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed this – N x ❤️

      Reply
  16. Isabel says

    October 7, 2017 at 6:44 am

    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

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 9, 2017 at 7:13 pm

      Hope you loved it!!

      Reply
  17. Santi12008 says

    August 25, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    5 stars
    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

      August 27, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      Hope you try it one day! 🙂 N x

      Reply
  18. Faye says

    March 2, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      March 3, 2017 at 8:00 am

      Giant is good!!!!

      Reply
  19. Kim says

    February 25, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 27, 2017 at 6:14 pm

      AWESOME!!! I’m so glad to hear that Kim, thanks for letting me know! N xx

      Reply
  20. Jessica Jayne Jones says

    February 23, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely had to try this, and loved it, so did my children tweeked the filling a little and topped nutella with orange marmalade for me and peanutbutter for my son, also found that to help encasing the filling and keeping what’s inside a secret once batter has covered the nutella pop under the grill for a few seconds to firm the top before flipping over, came out perfect and incredibly morish ?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 24, 2017 at 6:46 am

      Whoot whoot! So glad to hear that Jessica! N xx

      Reply
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