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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

Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes

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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 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 30 mins
Breakfast, Brunch
4.88 from 49 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: 308kcal (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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234 Comments

  1. 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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  2. Nethmie says

    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 ?

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    • 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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  3. 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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  4. HK says

    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!

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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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  8. Ron says

    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!

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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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