THE STAPLE

THE STAPLE

NUTELLA

Nutella smeared ontoast is pretty darn delicious. But it’s also a sweet shortcut ingredient. Use it toglue no-bake desserts together.Shorten recipes bysubstituting it for ganache orchocolate icing.Andwhateveryoudo, don’tforget to lick the spoon.

3 QUICK IDEAS

Banana, Nutella, and chia smoothie

Process 1 frozen banana, ½ cup unsweetened almond milk, 1½ Tbsp. Nutella, and 1 tsp. chia seeds in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds. Serves 1.

Nutella-date snacks

Pulse 1 cup each dried dates, old-fashioned rolled oats, andsweetened shredded coconutin a food processor until finely chopped. Add ½ cup Nutella and ¼ tsp. kosher salt; pulse until well combined. Roll into 36 (1-in.) balls. Store in an airtight container up to 7 days. Serves 12.

Mini Nutella s’mores pies

Cut 12 circles from 1 refrigerated 10-in. piecrust, using a 3-in. round cutter. Transfer the circles into a lightly greased 12-cup mini muffin pan. Fill each piecrust circle with 1 Tbsp. Nutella. Bake at 450°F until the crusts are light golden, about 6 min. Top each with about 1 Tbsp. mini marshmallows, pushing them gently into the Nutella. Bake until the marshmallows are toasted, about 4 min. Serves 6.

Written by Heath Goldman Recipes by Emily Nabors Hall Photograph by Aaron Dyer