Description
Nutella Puff Pastry is a 4 ingredient dessert ready in just one hour! These bite sized chocolate hazelnut pastries are great to serve for Christmas with really easy prep in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- (1) 13 ounce sheet of refrigerated puff pastry (frozen is fine, but make sure to thaw ahead)
- 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/8 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Roll the puff pastry out into a rectangle over parchment paper. Spread Nutella all over the surface, but leave a 1 inch space on the farthest side at the very top. *This will cause less mess and make it easier to seal.
- Whisk together the egg and water to create a simple egg wash.
- Roll the puff pastry up tightly into a cylinder until you get to the 1 inch of plain puff pastry (without Nutella spread). Brush with egg wash.
- Seal the puff pastry closed by pinching the dough together a bit.
- Tightly roll the puff pastry log in parchment paper and freeze flat on a drawer in freezer or cookie sheet for 30 minutes (no longer than 45 minutes).
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Slice the puff pastry into 1 inch pinwheels. Use a paper towel to wipe the chocolate covered knife as needed. Note: I toss the two small end pieces because there isn't much chocolate in those.
- Add puff pastry pinwheels to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Dab each pastry with just a touch of egg wash. Bake for 18-22 minutes. If they're smaller than 1 inch they might bake faster, so keep an eye on them and make sure they don't get too toasty.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to baking rack. Dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve while still warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure to leave about an inch of border around the puff pastry free from Nutella to avoid a mess when rolling it up.
- Don't skip the freezing step for 30 minutes. It makes them so much easier to slice and doesn't cover the knife with gooey chocolate every slice.
- If a few of them look a little funny after baking, don't worry! The powdered sugar hides any flaws.
- The baking range will vary depending on how thick they are sliced. Try and keep them in similar range, about 1 inch thick, so they bake somewhat evenly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Freezer Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: Italian