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This just in: We will never be making cinnamon rolls the same again! After tasting these Nutella rolls, there is no going back — and it takes a lot in us to ever deny a traditional cinnamon roll. However, we think that these Nutella rolls have them beat.

Imagine…a sweet butter dough, spread with a Nutella, rolled and baked to perfection and topped with a vanilla glaze and chopped hazelnuts. Okay, our mouth is watering and we’re thinking about making these again this afternoon. Let’s just say, if you love Nutella and are looking for a delicious treat to make for Christmas morning or on a cozy weekend inside, you’ve got to try these. They will be a HUGE hit!

Nutella Rolls

What We Love About This Recipe

The Sweet Dough: This is the roll we use for our traditional cinnamon rolls and it was passed down to us from our Aunt Jenni. Her cinnamon roll recipe is famous in our family and every chance we get, we love to make her cinnamon rolls. The dough used in this recipe is just the same — sweet, delicious and doughy.
The Nutella Filling: We wanted to make a filling that had a similar consistency to a cinnamon roll filling, but also incorporated Nutella. This Nutella filling is what makes these rolls insanely good!
The Chopped Hazelnuts: The addition of chopped hazelnuts on top of the rolls adds a delicious crunch and accentuates the yummy hazelnut flavor. We recommend not skipping this step.

Ingredient Notes

Flour: We always use unbleached all-purpose flour when baking cinnamon rolls, cookies or other pastries.
Butter: You can use any type of butter you would like. We love using Kerigold butter because of it’s health benefits and delicious flavor.
Yeast: For this recipe we used quick-rise yeast. It speeds up the process, which is totally worth it since the dough has to rise a couple of times throughout the process.
Nutella: For this recipe you’ll use about half of a small Nutella jar.
Espresso Powder: We added 1/2 teaspoon of espresso powder to the filling to help accentuate the chocolate flavor of the Nutella.
Hazelnuts: We had a difficult time finding hazelnuts at our local grocer store, but we were able to find them in the bins at Whole Foods. If you can’t find hazelnuts near you, you can order them HERE.

Direction Snapshot for Making the Dough

Step 1: Heat the Butter, Sugar and Milk — In a small sauce pan, heat the butter sugar and milk, stirring until the butter is just melted and remove from the heat to cool and finish melting the butter.

Step 2: Combine the Wet Ingredients and Dry Ingredients — Combine the yeast mixture, butter mixture and eggs and flour until a sticky dough forms.

Step 3: Knead — Add a but more flour the the bowl and knead the dough in the stand mixer for 4-5 minutes. Place it in a grated bowl and let is rise in a warm place for an hour.

Tips for Success:

Don’t Cut Corners: This is a fairly simple cinnamon roll recipe, however it doesn’t mean that you should skip out on the details. Allow the dough to rise the full time and not rushing the process will give you the results you want.
Sift the Powdered Sugar for the Glaze: Sifting the powdered sugar before combining it with he milk and vanilla will ensure that there aren’t any clumps in the glaze —giving you a smooth vanilla glaze for the rolls.

Nutella Rolls

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Author: Mozie Team

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Description

A sweet butter dough, spread with a Nutella, rolled and baked to perfection and topped with a vanilla glaze and chopped hazelnuts

Ingredients

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Sweet Roll Dough

3/4 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter

2 pkg quick rise yeast

1/3 cup warm water

3 eggs, room temperature

6 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Nutella Filling

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup Nutella

1/2 cup butter, slightly softened

1/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp espresso powder

Vanilla Glaze

3 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup of milk

1 tsp vanilla

Chopped hazelnuts for sprinkling on top

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Instructions

Sweet Roll Dough

Combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter in a small saucepan. heat over low heat until the butter and sugar dissolve. Cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in a warmed bowl. Add milk mixture, eggs, and 5 cups of flour. Beat with a dough hook on speed 2 for 3 minutes.
Continuing at speed 2, add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough clings to the hook and cleans the sides of the bowl. Knead on speed 2 for 5 more minutes.
Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until it’s doubled in size (about 1 hour).
After 1 hour, punch the dough down and shape into a 10 x 30 x 1 inch rectangle.

Nutella Filling

Place brown sugar, Nutella, butter, flour and cinnamon in a mixer bowl. Mix with a flat beater on speed 2 for 1 minute.
Spread the Nutella filling evenly over the dough. Roll the dough tightly from long side to form a 30 inch roll, pinching seams together. Cut into 18 1 1/2 inch slices.
Place rolls in a greased cake pans or 9 x 13 baking pan, cover and let rise in a warm space for 1 hour.
Bake at 350 F for about 20-25 minutes.

Vanilla Glaze

In a small mixing bowl, sift powdered sugar. Then whisk in milk and vanilla until combined.
Once the rolls have cooled for 5 minutes, add the glaze and chopped hazelnuts over the top and serve hot with a cup of coffee or tea.