 I was 9 years old when I first had chocolate for breakfast, breaking into a jar of Nutella one morning and spreading the sweet, rich, velvety contents on a slice of bread usually reserved for strawberry jam. It’s been a love affair ever since. I live for dessert, so Nutella - a hazelnut and cocoa spread that's been around since 1963 - is my favorite indulgence and vice. Few days go by when I don’t dip a spoon into the smooth mixture that melts on warm toast and coats the roof of my mouth with chocolaty happiness whenever I take a bite. There’s a price to pay, of course – all that deliciousness comes with 100 calories and more than 5 grams of fat per tablespoon. But the company that makes Nutella insists the breakfast spread can form a part of a balanced meal "when used in moderation with complementary foods." Moderation? Forget about it. I’m passionate about the stuff and I seem to have lots of company. Plug "Nutella" into a search engine and you’ll find tributes, fan pages and lots of recipes infusing the spread into all sorts of culinary creations. Note this recipe for Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Panna Cotta, which calls for one full cup of Nutella. There’s even a World Nutella Day - in February, alas - a website for which lists the Top 10 Signs You’re Addicted to Nutella. I nod vigorously when I get to No. 4: "You’ve never met any food item that didn’t pair well with Nutella." It’s perfect with most any kind of bread, salty pretzels and spoons of peanut butter. I put it on sliced bananas, use it as a gooey dip for fresh, ripe strawberries and eat it with Macadamia nuts. I reach for Nutella instead of syrup when I need a chocolaty kick for a bowl of ice cream. It's luscious oozing out of warm crepes or topped with whipped cream. Tea biscuits layered alternately with Nutella and tart plum jam make a satisfying dessert. Then there's the ultimate breakfast indulgence: a flaky croissant, generously buttered for that extra silky touch, and drizzled with Nutella. The world just seems sweeter when coated in hazelnut chocolate. |
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It's a real shame they no longer make Koogle. I don't remember what company it was but their flavored peanut butters were the best when I was a kid. Chocolate Koogle tasted like a smooth, creamy Resse's Peanut Butter Cup.
When I was a kid, mom "accidentally" picked up a jar of Nutella instead of peanut butter. It was weird tasting (to a kid), but not horrible. Recently I thought I'd give it a shot as a substitute for peanut butter, but the price & the carb content made me flinch. Nutella: 22g; Jiffy Extra Crunchy: 7g. I'll stick with peanut butter.
When I was a young child growing up here in Quebec, not having a jar of Nutella in your household was unthinkable. It's been a pantry staple for over 30 years. It's odd that the "version" we buy here is from France or Italy, but Americans are forced to buy the New Jersey "version". I've tried that one and it's just the same.
I do not allow myself to buy Nutella. If I had a jar of that stuff in my house it would be gone in about 2 days. Can't do that to myself, so I just live without. Love it though. It definitely IS junk food though, no matter how someone rationalizes it.
What just kills me about humans is that so much of what is so bad for us we crave. It seems to me, that for the sake of survival of the species, we would crave things that make us healthy. My cat eats the same dry food every single day and turns his nose away at most other things. Rabbits eat vegetables. Cheetahs eat meat. But we'll push every sweet, fattening, fiber-free, butter-drenched, greasy thing into our food hole. Of course I understand that billions of dollars have gone into finding our weaknesses and taking advantage of them, but it still seems counter-intuitive.
I often wonder about the exact same thing. Shouldn't we be wired to crave foods that are nutritious, cholesterol-fighting, vitamin-filled, etc.? I enjoy broccoli, oatmeal and apples, but I don't get the same pleasure eating them as I do foods like Nutella or ice cream. Shouldn't my body be designed to prefer foods that will keep me trim and fit?
Foods that are sweet and fatty have the most calories, that is what we are wired for. Couple that with unlimited choices of foods the typical modern human is faced with, and it becomes problematic for a lot of people.
Mix equal parts Nutella and Marshmallow Fluff = nougat almost like the inside of a three musketeer's bar.
I tried Nutella for the first time yesterday after reading this post. It was delicious. I will have to watch my consumption of it due to the calories and fat in it... but it is good for the occasional treat.
Nutella S'mores
It's funny that I should find this on CNN today. For lunch I spoiled my children with Toasted Nutella and Banana sandwiches (on whole wheat).
I have very limited self control around this substance (a jar of nutella, a spoon, and a good movie, and I'm done for!) so I don't buy it very often. But it truly is a decadent treat!
If you think Nutella is good, you should try Cocoahaze. I can only find it at Whole Foods, but it's all-natural and AMAZING! I make a great torte with graham cracker crust and fresh raspberries.
Your article made my mouth water but unfortunately I am very allergic to all tree nuts. Darn!
My mother loves Nutella,But said thing for me i'am allergic to nuts:(.but when she eats it she has the sampel size ones because she would be abel to eat a whole jar in 3 days or less!!
This stuff is not healthy.
Americans need to idolize vegetable and fruits, not snacks and Nutella.
Hey I love pizza just as much as nutella but I don't eat pizza everyday.
I wonder if the author A. Pawlowski's been on a scale lately?
My first Nutella experience was in a warm crepe. It was amazing. I'm with MG. The only thing I need to enjoy Nutella is a spoon. I try to keep it out of the house for the obvious reasons, and am not always successful.
It sounds great but it isn't vegan therefore I won't eat it. :(
Ever had a nutella PIZZA???
omg, it's to die for!!!
We stayed at an Iberostar resort in Mexico several years ago and they had this HUGE pot of nutella at the breakfast buffet. That's when my daughter decided she loved staying at the Iberostar. Nutella is seriously great as a "swirl" added to homemade french vanilla icecream along with caramel. You just put it in when you are done making the ice cream and packing it for the freezer. The beauty of this is, if you are like me and make all of your ice cream in an old-fashioned crank driven ice cream maker, you burn off a few calories that way (not enough though).
I like the flavor and texture of nutella, but the first ingredient on the label is sugar. I wish they would develop a reduced sugar version that features more hazelnut/cocoa and less sugar.
nasty stuff. too sweet. might as well just eat chocolate syrup if you like nutella. it's a lot cheaper.
I've been in love with Nutella since I was introduced to it while living in Germany over 20 years ago. Giada is my favorite Food Network star mainly because she is such a Nutella fan and provides great recipes using this fabulous food staple.
My family doscovered Nutella when living in France in the late 70's and we have eaten it on just about everything but I agree with the fresh criossant as the best way to indulge. Also. since I discovered it in France. The French believe that some chocolate a day keeps the doctor away! Hmmm. Almost wounds better than an apple a day! :)
I really like the taste but it has palm oil so I don't buy Nutella. Palm oil is an ingredient that is very bad for you and lots of manufacturer's use since it's cheap . Some peanut butter's contain palm oil, totally unnecessary. I betcha' Nutella could make the stuff without palm oil. I dare them.
Just what America needs, an advertisement pretending to be an article glorifying crappy junk food with empty calories and harmful fats.
And being the adult that I am, I am responsible for EVERYTHING that enters my mouth. And this stuff will be on my shelf to eat in moderation.
funny to read this today, Tried nutella for the first time yesterday, LOVED IT! and it is now on my shopping list
made nutella cupcakes once or twice...just use a peanut butter cupcake recipe and swap out the peanut butter for nutella. Works for the cupcake and the frosting. They were deeeelicious. :)
Oh great! I haven't eaten Nutella in perhaps 10 years but after this article described its devistatingly beautiful taste, I got my self a small jar this weekend.
Eat Justin's chocolate hazelnut butter instead – http://www.justinsnutbutter.com/.
Same as nutella but not made with crap.
Nutella ingredients:
SUGAR, PALM OIL, HAZELNUTS, COCOA, SKIM MILK, REDUCED MINERALS WHEY (MILK), LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER (SOY), VANILLIN: AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter ingredients:
Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, Organic Evaporated Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Natural Vanilla, Sea Salt.
No dairy filler, no cheap artificial vanilla, no unnecessary soy, and mostly organic.
Dulce De Leche is waaaaaayyyyyyy better!
i grew up in a very italian-american family. when i was a boy in the '70s, nutella was only for italians. i was a big fan and it still reminds me strongly of that lost past. memories.....
Love Nutella!!! I used to eat a big jar in three days, but now I buy the small sample size at World Market for a treat because my doctor told me that I had to lose weight.
I don't know why so many of you are bothering with mixing nutella with anything, especially bread.....All I need with my Nutella is a spoon and some alone time......
Waaaay too fattening – forget it.
Bless me father for I have sinned...Last year I spread packaged sugar cookie dough in a pizza pan and baked it until it was golden brown. When it cooled, I spread a whole jar of Nutella on it then covered that with fresh raspberries, sliced strawberries & sliced kiwis. I shared it with 4 friends. I'm ready for my penance now.
but you shared...that should count for something! This – I gotta try!
I did it! Nutella spread on a freshly baked 13×9 sugar cookie – topped with strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Only took 12 minutes for 5 adults and 2 kids to polish off the whole pan.
I've just recently discovered Nutella. WOW!! I didn't realize what I was missing. I'm hooked! Thanks makers of Nutella.
Nutella has finally arrived. They have crepes with bananas and Nutella at the I-Hop. I was first introduced to Nutella at a friend's house on a plain cookie, topped with a raspberry. Yum! Now I'm responsible for turning a lot of other people to the goodness of Nutella. Not that they are really blaming me, or anything! ;-)
I used to adore Nutella. It was dessert, it was breakfast, it was snacktime (in moderation). Unfortunately, an unusually late in life nut allergy prevents me from eating it anymore.
One way I've had Nutella is spread it on a slice of pound cake, add sliced strawberries, add another slice of pund cake and then put the whole thing on a panini press and grill it. Delicious dessert panini!
I just realized. Ferrero Rochers are probably filled with a dollop of Nutella, or something very very similar, because Rochers do have a creamy filling.
yum :) good comparison.
Nutella is awesome. I refuse to buy it. I simply cannot will myself to moderation. A half a jar of the stuff, along with a half loaf of bread, are liable to disappear in one day. I would be obese if I kept it in the house.
For any of you with loved ones overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq, or who participate in care package charities, you can sometimes find these little single serving Nutella containers that come with a little wooden ice cream spoon. My mother sent me these when I was deployed. They are excellent for care packages, as unlike regular chocolate bars, they will not melt -they are supposed to be semiliquid. Your loved one can stick a couple in his or her cargo pockets on the way to chow and laugh when friends look on in envy as they spread Nutella on toast, on the middle of a combat zone.
One big flaw with Ferrero's "Rocher" lines of chocolates: the gold colored tin foil actually leaches into the chocolate and can give the consumer a highly metallic tasting tongue if you eat quite a few of those Rochers. I certainly hope Ferrero corrects this flaw, otherwise I'd consider heavy consumption of Ferrero Rochers to be potentially hazardous to one's health via metal toxicity.
Nutella is probably made by Ferrero, the Italian chocolatier that makes a very popular line of chocolates with chopped hazelnuts inside. For some reason, the hazelnuts goes very well with Ferrero's chocolates, together they create this very very rich yet smooth and buttery tasting and crunchy sensation which no other chocolates can duplicate. I imagine Nutella probably is very similar, although Nutella probably grinds the hazelnuts to a smooth consistency and blends it into the chocolate. Raw hazelnuts themselves have a sort of bitter, coffee-like buttery flavor. They must have a high oil content, because they seem to go bad more easily and quickly than other nuts stored at room temperature.
I have to ration myself to one small jar a month. I have to, because I'd gobble down those big Sam's Club jars faster than a politician sucks up taxpayer money if I didn't. And, because I'd be grossly obese instead of just chubby if I didn't.
It's good, it's good, it's just soooooo good...
In Florence, by the Duomo across from Restaurant Nuti, this lady runs a nice little gelato shop. A Belgian waffle, topped with Nutella, then Nutella gelato, drizzled with more Nutella and topped with another waffle.
I wish I had known back in May, I would have definitely have searched it out in Florence.
@fsdvs
Your life must be very sad, if your comments here are all you have to contribute.
Ahh, the Nutella crepe for dessert at Ti Couz in San Francisco (Mission District) is the best!
When they make Nutella with Dark Chocolate, then I will indulge.
For winter time, mix a few tablespoons of nutella in with hot chocolate until it dissolves into the hot chocolate – OMG!!!!!! It's like you've died and gone to a chocolate paradise. :)
My specialty is Nutella and chunky peanut on lightly toasted orange bread. Yummy!!!
I used to love Nutella as a child, but after accidentally mistaking a jar of spicy black bean paste for Nutella and spreading it on my toast for breakfast I haven't been able to eat it again. Nearly two decades later and I still shudder at the memory of biting into that toast and the shock of realizing what I was eating. Spicy black bean paste has forever ruined Nutella for me.
It's all sugar. Stay away.
Nutella is wonderful spread on strawberries !
It's soooo good! I have no will power and only allow myself to eat it when in Europe (which isn't often).
Nutella on a fresh croissant!
Been enjoying Nutella for years. Had it as a kid in Quebec and only in recently started seeing it in the states. Grew up on this and was missing it for many years. So thrilled to be enjoying it again and to introduce my friends to it.
ps- I had the Nutella brownies-soo good.
It makes me sick.
I have a recipe for Nutella brownies that will make grown men fight each other to get the last one.
What's the recipe for Nutella brownies ?!?!??!
Hey! Dirt is nutritious "when used in moderation with complementary foods."
Nevertheless, i think I will try Nutella.
I wish they had a sugar free version - with stevia/erythritol mixtures (like Truvia and ZSweet) that are such a GREAT substitute for sugar, it shouldn't be difficult to make a sugar free version. Nutella, PLEASE make a sugar-free version!
I once got the stomach flu and started to look a little two Olsen twin-ish for my taste. I got some nutella, and started eating it with snacks. Let me say, if you need to pack on a few pounds, there is not more effective way to do it that Nutella.
I just had a delicious Nutella cookie at Cookie Bar in Chicago. Awesome!
French nutella blows regular made in new jersey nutella out of the water anyway
What does that mean in English?!?!?!?!
Never had it, would love to try it. Haven't seen it in our stores, but then I do live in a very small town with only 3 grocery stores, an 80-bed hospital, etc. (Just to give you an idea how small.)
Time to leave Winsconsin
I love the stuff, and it's important to note I also am a rep. for a company that sells a weight-loss supplement!
http://BuyManduraTrim.com
It may be a very fine product, but it looks like something you would clean out of a diaper.
No thanks.
Don't BS It's great eaten off the chest and you know it!
It's sooooo good! What a temptation when there's a jar in house. Bread, biscuits....spoon? everything is good to enjoy it :-p
try Nutella and Peanut Butter on a hamburger... Surprisingly delicious.
Ok, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Okay....... and why is this on CNN??
Why not? True,its not the Paris Hilton cocaine story which will change all of our lives forever.
it is on the eatocracy section .. thats why. Why are you in the eatocracy section if you dont wanna read about food???
in some goofy picture gallery I once saw a guy with a tattoo of the Nutella logo on his arm.
You should see my hazelnutz
I found this recipe on the Nutella website: Nutella Cheesecake! With some innovation, this has become my signature dish. (I replaced their crust with a chocolate graham cracker and hazelnut crust). My husband's favorite birthday treat.
For those who complain about the health factors of eating Nutella...please use your heads and know that Nutella is a food of occasional indulgence. Enjoy your hazlenut creamy chocolatey goodness. Have your Nutella. And go outside and exercise. Regularly. :)
Indulgence this and indulgence that! Americans need some self control.
So many people use the excuse "Oh, I'm just eating this in moderation" or "Oh, I'm just treating myself".. which is ok if you use it once in a LONG SELDOM while, however most people use it ALL OF THE TIME. It's no surprise that these people who supposedly eat fat foods "in moderation" are obese.
After Pizza, Pasta, and Garlic, America discovers Nutella.
I grow-up with Nutella. Nutella IS for the Italians (Europeans) what Peanut Butter is for the Americans.
Looking at the labels of Nutella (east coast markets), there are 2 places that makes it. One in Nj and one In Canada. For me the one made in NJ has an after taste of PB.
The best way to eat Nutella is: straight up from the jar with you fingers (do not share the jar), mixed with Marscarpone 50/50 ratio, on a nice slice of bread (plain).
In Italy, for the Nutella obsessed (like me), is possible to purchase a 5Kg (11Lb) jar of Nutella. How can you explain that to US Customs....
11LB H@ly Sh!t! My mojon would be like 3 meters long!
Back then when Nutella still used to have hydrogenated oils, I starting making my own at home. I've never looked back! Just get hazelnuts and good quality baking chocolate. Run it through the food processor or Vitamix and you have freshly home made Nutella! It is delicious and do not know why anyone would go for the commercial stuff that has added sugar and oil and other stuff. Anywho, just give it a try at making your own.
Nutella isn't bad, but there are better chocolate spreads out there. I get mine from a Belgian chocolatier shop, noticeably better chocolate quality. Then again, Nutella has my utmost respect for being such a successful international exporter.
Been crazy about Nutella for years. I love to get small twist-type pretzels and dunk them in the Nutella. The mix of salty and sweet is pure heaven!
try it on pancakes. . or crepes . with cinnamon and sugar. . and powder sugar on top .
also this may sound nasty but on regular toast a thin slice of butter spread and then nutella on top// takes the flavor to another level.. also toastbutterjelly . . good combination too . .
*im german (: i love it. . alot.
41 votes for Other so far, and I'm one. Why? I worship Nutella. Unfortunately, shortly after I began my obsessive love affair with this ambrosia, I found out I was sensitive to the casein protein in milk. I can have lactose and whey, just not casein, so the skim milk in Nutella makes it a verboten foodstuff. I've been searching for a milkless alternative for some time now, with little luck. A spread that tastes like Nutella and has the same consistency but doesn't contain milk has become my personal grail. I'd love to see Ferrero find an alternative and produce a milkless Nutella themselves, but I'm not sure that'll ever happen. And so the quest continues....
I eat Nutella with Trader Joe's almond chunky butter with flax seeds–from a spoon. Never had it any other way. A spoonful every day and that Nutella lasts about a month. I will have to try is as a filling in muffin batter. On top of an Egg-o waffle might be a good breakfast.
Will have to look at Sam's Club for a huge jar–probably cheaper than 2-3 little jars from Kroger.
I can't stand it. I don't like hazelnuts at all.
I recently decided to get it because I found a coupon. It is nothing like I expected. It is like fudge with a hint of hazelnut taste to it. I'm sure it would be good on ice cream, but as a substitute to peanut butter, no way.
I really love it but I'm not obsessed. But I can't eat it because it gives me heartburn.
I love the stuff but won't eat it now that it contains high fructose corn syrup.
Nutella Fondue – Amazing.
For those in the Boston area - find it at http://www.pizzadante.com/ (Beacon St, Brookline)
2 blocks from my house, but it is well worth the drive! [So is the pizza!]
I love Nutella and try to have a bit every day. But all Nutella all the time is hardly a balanced diet. One must leave room for other types of chocolate as well!
Time to give it a try...but in the mean time...peanut butter and chocolate frosting sandwiches are to die for!
thanks for the smile
when I was a kid my grandmother used to make homemade frosting and put it on toast for us kids in the morning. We all loved it and until you said something I had forgotten.
Oh my .....be still my heart, While in France a couple of months ago part of our breakfast consisted of nutella and fresh baked croissants along with yogart, fresh fruit, etc. but not a lot of fat/obese/morbidly obese people in France .....well except for American tourists. that part is confusing.
CocoaHaze from Whole Foods Market is a natural alternative. Nuttier and without hydrogenated oil or transfat it's a better and tastier alternative to Nutella. My favorite way to eat it on a sandwich. Peanut butter, CocoaHaze and banana is delicious.
It's delicious on my home made flap jacks!!!
I had Nutella for the first time as a young girl in the early 80s. I'd gone to Amsterdam for a softball tournament and I stayed with a local family. The mother sent me to my games each morning with a bag full of rolls that had been sliced and smeared with either Nutella, or good butter with chocolate sprinkles. They were so much better than the cold cereal I was used to eating for breakfast. It was years before it became widely available in the states, and I still like it quite a bit–but, it's never tasted as good as it did on those summer mornings in Amsterdam!
I love the stuff. Makes my eyes roll back into my head. My favorite application so far:
Smear a thick layer of Nutella onto an almond pizzelle. Add a few thin slices of fresh strawberries, then sprinkle with slivered toasted almonds. Amazing.
Here is a dandy recipe:
1 Person
1 Vat of Nutella
Ease into the Nutella and enjoy.
Spice it up by adding an extra person. Add a French twist and bring in a third. You can even add a Greek twist by bringing in a lot of people.
Nutella is THAT good. :)
as I posted on the FB page......
I would eat an old sneaker if it had Nutella on it. It's a staple in our house.
Quick dessert recipe....wonton wrappers...little dollop of nutella, folder over and pinch sides. fry in a little oil. powdered sugar on top. Eat!! Yum!!!
If you are ever in Cary NC and like Nutella eben just a little bit, have to stop by Bella Mia and order yourself a BellaNutella...coal fire pizza crust with Nutella and powdered sugar. Visit bellamiacoalfire.com and check it out! It's to die for!!!
Ok, now I have to try this stuff.
Anybody ever make peanut butter cookies and substitute Nutella for the PB?
sounds really expensive actually.
I wonder though since its 'runnier' than peanut butter if it would work in cookies like that.
I think you could make it work in peanut butter cookies. Maybe just add some extra flour to thicken the dough up. I am sooooo buying another jar and trying this!
you haven't lived until you try PB & Peas!
Has anyone ever told you that you need professional help?.
I fell madly in love with it in the early 90's when I spent a summer in Spain. I had it every morning spread on croissants. It slowly started becoming available in the states after that and I'd eagerly snap it up when I could find it. Then a few years ago, I got inexplicably turned off to the hazelnut flavor. I'm not sure exactly what caused it, but I started disliking it to the point that I spit out a hazelnut chocolate candy one day (though I still love chocolate). Haven't bought Nutella since.
That sounds like a horror story!!! IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY OF US!
I like to make s'mores with Nutella. It's wicked good!
ohhhhh now that sounds really good.
Best ice cream topping EVER !!!
On pistachio or mocha ice cream .... to die for.
Nutella is sinful and should be listed as illegal, however, if you want to try other alternatives to peanut butter get a grinder (not expensive, all things considered) and try cashew butter, almond butter, macadamia butter...ah, the glory of tree nuts. (Unless your allergic and then that just sucks)
Nutella and Marshmallow Fluff on toast OR Nutella on an Enligh Muffin...it's a little like crack for me
Loved Nutella for a long, long time. Just ate nutella stuffed french toast while in Los Angeles. My husband's quote upon trying it was "that is THE most decadent thing you've ever ordered." He was right. So good!!!
I LoOOooOoooooOOve nutella with plain Bread!!!
How can anyone not like Nutella?
You kids these days, I swear!
I had Nutella in Germany when I was growing up, and I loved it as a special treat. It wasn't until a few years ago that I found it at a local European/Mediterranean store, remembered it, and indulged again. My son, six, loves it. Okay, I admit it, sometimes I just eat it straight from the spoon!
I have a little jar of it in my cupboard. I have had it for months but have never been able to convince myself that it is time to try it... maybe next week!
Are you nuts? Crack it open......it's Friday! ! ! ! !
justin's chocolate hazelnut butter is like nutella, only without all the sugar, preservatives and other crap. its all natural and ridiculously delicious.
Where can you find Justin's? Is it a Whole Foods kind of thing, or specific to one town/region/store?
Whole Foods or Justin's website does online ordering
Nutella tastes like chocolate Crisco.
Nutella is a very liberal food. More traditional conservatives (Real Americans) will usually eat something like peanut butter and jelly.
You are No Jack Kennedy!
My best-friend named her dog Nutella, that's how obsessed she is.
considering sugar is the first listed ingredient , therefore the most predominant ingredient in the food (seconded by palm oil !) , safe to say this is a treat in moderation at best !!!!
Nutella? the most perfect food! who gnu something could taste so good? it just makes your soul happy to eat it.
I was once fairly obsessed with it but then I discovered Peanut Butter & Co's dark chocolate peanut butter and now Nutella is a distant second choice for my morning English muffin. Dark chocolate peanut butter is proof of a higher power
The stuff is delicious, but I haven't had it in years. A main ingredient is palm oil which is harvest in Indonesia and does a lot of damage to the rainforest and to very sensitive habitat. So I try to avoid Nutella and any other products with palm oil to help the struggling rainforest and animals in this region.
That's great that you take a stand for your principles and oppose farms that contribute to deforestation. I hate to see anyone deny themselves of this hazelnut and chocolate affair though...so if it helps Nutella only uses palm oil from sustainable palm farms that do not contribute further to the deforestation of Malaysia.
You can read in their FAQ's on their website here : http://www.nutellausa.com/faqs.htm and also poke around on Google further if you are still wary.
I have to admit, I've never tried it, and have always laughed at the commercial for this, showing kids eating it for breakfast...however, I am now deeeeeeply intrigued by all the positive posts here...so, I will take my butt to the grocery store after work and by a jar. No good can come of this – I'm sure it's going to go the way of the first time my husband introduced me to the Tim Horton's iced capp....sweet nectar of the Gods...hehehehehehehehe
Do it! Do it! Do it! Join us on the dark side. :)
Italians do it better :)
I got hooked on Nutella when I lived in Italy... we used to have fresh rolls delivered to our home every Friday, and my mom would have a roll split open with Nutella on it, and a glass of milk, waiting for me after school. When I got back stateside, it was years before I would see another jar of Nutella... and it was made in Jersey... boy, it sucked. There's nothing that beats the stuff from Italy... but the jars coming from Canada come awful close!
No idea who mentioned the 5kg jar of Nutella... but man, now I'm here dreaming...
Had it as a kid as a peanut butter alternative. I remember not hating it. But haven't had it as an adult because of the $$$. WAAAAAY too much $$$ compared to PB! it's a great alternative for people with peanut allergies tho'!
Love the stuff! Too bad the US version isn't quite as good as the version they sell in Europe. We had friends who lived in Germany and we got totally spoiled!
Love it straight from the jar with a little coarse sea salt sprinkled on top.... YUM!
OMG ! ! ! Now that's a great idea (and scary)
Just read your post to my husband, who promptly went to the kitchen and fixed us a sample. Delightful! :)
The best is individual packets of Nutella- but I'm not sure if they migrated State-side yet. One individual serving of Nutella goodness in one squeezy pack, perfect for squeezing directly into the mouth- still does not stop me from prying the empty container open and getting the last morsels with my finger.
YUM!
Move over peanut butter!
It is the food of the Devil, I tell you, the Devil! There is no faster way to obesity and death than to dare having a taste and becoming ensnared in its vice [and vise].
The jars are shaped in such a way that the ONLY way to get the last bits from around the top are with your finger. Evil, evil, evil.....
It was an acquired taste for me but when I fell in love it was for life. I just ate it for breakfast on a baguette, the perfect start to my day.
First time I had Nutella was on a crepe while I was in Paris. I've never had anything taste so good in my whole life.
Nutella and banana crepes are proof that there is good in the world.
Made the Nutella/banana crepes last night for dinner...yes for dinner. OMG!!!!!!!!! Everyone wanted them for dessert too!
Oh man Nutella on warm bagel! Dang. Now i'm hungry..
It's awesome on fresh white bread....
I love nutella on fresh, soft white bread, and on graham crackers, but the way I usually eat it (to keep from racking up the calories) is to spread about a teaspoon of it on a caramel popcorn cake. It's decadent, but I can (almost always) stop at one. With graham crackers, before I know it half the jar is gone, and with bread, I just pile it on.
I refuse to buy it... Because I have no will-power to resist eating the entire jar in one sitting. Nutella and PB on toast is my ultimate breakfast indulgence
I agree – I can't keep it in the house or I'd eat it constantly. It's dangerous!
Me too. I've been able to limit myself to one jar a year, but if I even mention it to my wife, it's in the shopping cart. I was 40 years old when I first tried it (only three years ago), and I'm glad because it's so good, I'd be pretty large by now.
Exactly! I don't buy it either, because it is irresistible. I discovered it in Europe in 1983. It is the best food in the world, no doubt! THE BEST! THE BEST!
Used to be obsessed. Ate 1/2 a jar a day. Had to quit haha
My 7-year-old loves it on waffles instead of syrup. And on graham crackers as a snack. I have to admit I catch myself indulging the same way sometimes.
Gee, Joe, thanks a lot - I needed something ELSE to put it on ... but what a great idea! Never thought about graham crackers ... YUM!
It's also delish on oranges/clementines.
Oh, I stumbled upon the Nutella and graham cracker combo while I was pregnant. I could eat the entire box and jar in one sitting if I were allowed!
Nutella and marshmallow creme on graham crackers = no cooking smores, nice when is over 100 degrees out.
My son loves Nutella, but I have to laugh over the company's/label's claim of "a touch of cocoa". HA. It's chocolate with a touch of everything else.
Isn't that the truth! Whenever I hear that slogan "a hint of cocoa" or whatever they say, I think 'What the heck are they talking about??' It's totally chocolatey!
never had it... and thinking if did i'd like it - so, i'm stayin away.
I wanted to try it but didn't want to spend the $$ at the grocery in case I didn't like it. Found sample size at my local World Market or somewhere that creates gift baskets. Sorry to tell you that you'll probably be hooked!
I love it as do my kids. My son will eat it for breakfast sometimes or as a snack at night. Delicious!
*bf not by.
Cant keep it in the house– by is allergic to hazelnuts. Makes me sad.
Get a new BF – Nutella is awesome. :)
Is your BF 5 years old? He doesn't have to eat it if he doesn't want to.
nut allergics are really sensitive. doesn't take much to send them into shock. reds can't have any in the house.
I have the same problem (re: allergic bf)...so whenever he's out of town for business (or if i go out of town on business) I go on a PB & Nutella binge. I prefer toasted whole wheat bread with a little bit of Marshmellow Fluff topped with a nice helping of Nutella and then some bananas :-D
I might only get it a few times a year but I make it count when I do!
Never had it, don't care to. Too much of a peanut butter fan. Not only that, it just doesn't sound good. I think I've seen this in "the health food isle". Didn't realize so many people were a fan of this spread of chocolate nuts.
You're really missing out.. Don't think of it as a replacement or alternate for peanut butter. As for being in the health aisle? The store that put it there is nuts. It is extremely calorie dense.
A Nutella and peanut butter sandwich is to die for! Don't knock it until you've tried it.
I can't go to bed without a Peanut Butter and Nutella Sandwich! It's better than sex..lol. Next time ya buy peanut butter try that new White Chocolate Wonderful with yer Nutella..its like finding a unicorn in yer backyard! And, FYI to all those people who must assume I'm 500lbs..I actually got to a size 4 from a size 20 last year, by elimination most foods that were processed, eating raw veggies and seeds and nuts, and indulging in my one PB and Nutella Sandwich on high fiber bread..yummmm! :)
I found a Unicorn in my backyard once. After hog-tying and gutting it, we (the kids, wife, and I, taking turns) slow grilled it over an open flame. It eventually succumed to the pain of the heat of the flame (and, I suppose, having no innards), and expired.
Unicorns go great paired with Nutella spread over the crispy parts (the intestines, especially, get crispy when deep fat frying them). Add a nice vintage chilled Chiante and fava beans, and you've got yourself a hearty meal. Invited the neighbors over, and they were amazed at how delicate the meat was, especially the tonge and cheeks.
Gave the horn to the dogs to gnaw on, though. They played with it for a while, but became disinterested rather quickly.
Thank you for the laugh! Seriously, sometimes you read something that makes you fall out of your chair laughing, and you, madame, have done it.
@JD
LOL. Great post.
Just wanted everyone to know that, because of this post, I went to the store yesterday, bought a new large jar of Nutella and White Chocolate Wonderful with our food stamps, and, to tell you the truth, it was nothing like the day I found a unicorn in my backyard. Maybe because I'm a guy, but it just didn't taste as good as when the lunch lady slipped some in my peanut butter sandwich in the second grade. Thinking back, she looked hot in that hair net and white uniform, missing a few teeth, winking at me with her good eye–if I only knew then what I know now...
Conversely, the day I found a unicorn in my backyard was magical; I could finally tell the kids, "Look kids! Fresh meat! Not that day old road kill we've been getting lately because I was laid off from GM and my house is worthless." I remember that day like it was yesterday–the struggle we had bringing it down, jabbing us in our sides with that damn horn, causing us to bleed out profusely–my 10 year old daughter lost an eyeball and my 6 year old son had a ruptured collapsed lung in the melee that ensued. It was worth it, though. Nutella just isn't the treat that I thought it was, but the ribs on that unicorn were scrumptious, dripping with a home-made brown sugar BBQ sauce (cheap store brand ketchup, Nutella, and brown sugar). We'll pay the hospital bills eventually if I ever get a job again, and it's fun to play "find the eyeball" when the glass eye pops out of my daughter's socket when she laughs too hard. My son can't laugh too hard because I warned him about coughing up the only lung he has left.
Sorry, Nutella, you're just not as good as finding a unicorn in yer backyard, although, I'll admit, putting Nutella on the unicorn meat does add to its savory decadence.
I always thought Nutella were those hairy rodents that run around the swamps in Louisiana. Dang I learn something new everyday!
Congrats on your weight loss! I haven't had Nutella in years because to maintain my size 2 figure it's Nutella vs a glass of wine as a small indulgence. Now I want to try it on whole wheat bread as a treat. It is delicious, and all thing in moderation is my motto.
Ur thinking of NUTRIA
Jdizzle McHammerpants? LMAO ! ! ! ! ! ! !
It's super yummy with apple butter. fer srs, try it.
I cant eat Nutella. I am allergic to tree nuts
Yeah, me too :(
Allergic to tree nuts? How about Deez nuts? lolz
Drew is that you?
Deez nuts crunch!
DZ is that you? I thought you were riding the Vuelta! DZ-Nuts.com!
@ DeezKnotz : not Uncle Fingerfun. Different AB.
Aaww, that sucks. That stuff is the bomb. :(
*sigh* me too
I love it with bananas or apple slices. But I'm on Weight Watchers and need to be careful in measuring it out and taking only 1 tablespoon and spreading the goodness out.
I can't bring myself to eat it anymore! Nutella, Peanut Butter, they all contain TRANS FATS now! Why do the food companies continue to otherwise RUIN things for people?
Please, you need to use your brain. A law passed a long time ago required labels to say if the item has trans fats. Just because everything is labeled with 0mg trans fats doesn't mean it has any trace of trans fat in the item.
Nutella does not contain trans fats any longer. They removed the partially hydrogenated oils that they used to make Nutella with, which removed the source of man made trans fats. I am looking at the ingredients label right now.
You can also buy peanut butter (Skippy Natural for example) that does not contain any partially hydrogenated oils. They did this by using palm oil which increased the saturated fats, but removed the source of trans fats. I will eat saturated fats over trans fats any day, so I feel this is a very fair trade-off.
I am very glad to hear they removed the hydrogenated oils from Nutella. I was in Europe 10 years ago and noticed the Nutella sold over there (the same company that sells it over here) had no hydrogenated oils in it, while the Nutella sold here did.
Hydrogenated oils are just about the worst thing one can put in their body. Just a few years ago, it was in nearly everything – I even found it in a powdered iced-tea mix. Yuck! Crisco shortening in iced-tea mix!
I wish is was illegal in the states.
Palm oil is really bad for you, it's a highly saturated vegetable fat. Look for Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter it's 100% peanuts, no salt no add oil. It comes in both chunky and smooth. You have to stir it when you open it (the peanut oil naturally separates) and if it sits awhile. If you refrigerate it the oil wont separate but the peanut butter gets really stiff. Meijer also has a store brand that also is available in organic. There are other brands that contain only peanuts and maybe salt.
Natural peanut butter does not have added fat. Commercial stuff does (plus added sugar)
There is the natural peanut butter that tastes just as good as the transfat kind nowadays too.
Budderscotch,
The label now reads "modified oil." The company has not responded to my question of modified oil being trans fat. Modifying oil sounds suspect.
BI RN:
Hmm, I am not sure what to say to that to be honest. I am physically holding a jar of Nutella right now that I bought from Safeway on the west coast and it only has 8 ingredients (I can pronounce them all too, so that’s a good sign!). None of them include the word "modified".
From taking a food science course a few years ago in college (chemistry elective) the word modified when it comes to oil is a way to create the texture of a solid fat from a liquid oil. Often times, from my understanding, they take a regular liquid vegetable oil and "modify" it with a more solid oil/fat. In many cases they mix the vegetable oil with palm oil to create something not too sold, and not too liquid. This isn't by any means hydrogenation though...this process is more like how mayo is made. They emulsify the liquid oil with a more solid and naturally occurring oil.
I am not the definitive word on this though and I am far from an expert on the many things that "modified" can mean. I am definitely not a defender of the food industry because I know their many tricks. On the other hand though, I know often times when my fear of an ingredient is justified or not.
Good luck finding out for sure though; I hope they get back to you soon.
What you really need to do is stay away from those Big Macs & alcohol.
haha but i need a big mac when i have my alcohol....or the world will surely end.... :D
aaahhhh....Big Macs are my weakness...I know they're bad but sometimes I just can't help myself!!
To Sandra:
Palm oil really is not bad for you in the way that you generalized. Palm oil is bad for those that are at risk for heart disease and high cholesterol much like butter, red meats, and deep fried items are also bad for them.
If you are healthy there is absolutely nothing wrong with a diet that includes saturated fats like palm oil in moderation.
The last time I looked at the label on a bottle of Nutella the first ingredient listed was sugar, not nuts. I am not going to buy anything that is more sugar than other ingredients unless it is a bag or box of sugar.