If you’re a billionaire who brought the world Tic Tacs, Ferrero-Rocher and—even better—Nutella, what better day to die than Valentine’s Day?
Michele Ferrero, who invented the delicious chocolate-hazelnut spread, passed away over the weekend, leaving a world that much more delicious thanks to his sweets empire.
A while back, I made a batch of Nutella pielettes—basically, tiny tart-pies—for a friend’s pie-off party. Alas, they didn’t win, but I think they turned out pretty phenomenal.
In honor of Ferrero and his mouthwatering legacy, here’s the recipe. Don’t forget to toast to the late real-life Willy Wonka when you pop one of these morsels into your mouth.
Nutella Pielettes
- 1 block of silken tofu (use a paper towel to absorb excess moisture)
- 6 ounces Nutella
- 3 ounces milk chocolate, melted
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- strawberries, raspberries or whatever fruit you have on hand
- pie crust (use your favorite recipe; I find that using chilled vodka in place of at least some of the water makes for a flakier crust)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Roll out your pie crust. Use a flower-shaped cookie cutter to stamp the dough. Fit the dough-flowers into mini-muffin tins.
3. Bake the pielette crusts until firm but take it out before it has browned or turned crunchy—about 10 minutes (but keep an eye on it!).
4. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
5. Mix the tofu, chocolate, Nutella and agave nectar in a food processor until smooth.
6. When crust has cooled, remove them from the muffin tin and fill with Nutella mixture. Top with a slice of strawberry or a single raspberry. Refrigerate one hour to set.
Those look delicious, although I don’t know if I can make this recipe. Whenever a jar of nutella comes into the house, I bring out a spoon and eat it straight up. I don’t think enough of it would survive for me to make this!
Hahaha! Yes, that’s the danger of buying Nutella.
YUM anything with Nutella is amazing right?!
Word! If I’m especially desperate for something sweet, I just spread Nutella on a graham cracker. mmm.
Nutella is one of the greatest treats! What a nice way to honor the founder!
And it has such an interesting history! Ferrero invented it during a time of chocolate scarcity so people could enjoy just a little taste of sweet and make it last.
those look delicious! wow!
Thanks! I’m terrible at photographing the food I make–I always eat it before I can get a decent shot. 😉
Ooo, never put chilled vodka in a crust before!
It’s a trick I learned years and years ago—for some reason, it works!
Wow! These look delicious!
Oh these look deliciously dangerous! YUM!
These look amazing! So cute and scrumptious!
I looked a while for a dough recipe with silk tofu. I started to make my own “nutella” spread because otherwise I would stop every second day at the store, to buy a new jar. My hubby is a real Nutella addict 🙂 Thanks for sharing
Very pretty! I’ve made homemade nutella before and it’s excellent, too!
Homemade Nutella is a great idea, especially with Oregon’s fabulous filberts!
Hi dear friend! These look amazing, thx for posting the recipe.
Thank you Sandra! It’s good to see you online again. 🙂
Oh my, this sounds so good. Love nutella. Thanks for sharing this.
Simon
You’re so welcome! I hope you get a chance to try the recipe—it really is delicious.