World Nutella Day (February 5)
Check out the weird holiday World Nutella Day on February 5. Learn the history about nutella, and get ideas on how to celebrate.
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History of World Nutella Day
We’ve canvassed the history of chocolate pretty thoroughly in our post about National Chocolate Cake Day on January 27. That post goes into detail about how chocolate has been used over the centuries.
In the 1800s, the city of Piedmont, north Italy began to add hazelnuts to chocolate paste because chocolate was still pretty rare and expensive. They wanted the chocolate to last longer, and hazelnuts were cheap and plentiful.
Nutella itself was invented by the pastry maker Pietro Ferrero in 1946. At the time, chocolate was once again difficult to get because it was the end of World War II. Ferrero made loaves of the chocolate-hazelnut paste and called it Giandujot.
The Ferrero Company was then founded on May 14, 1946. The paste Ferrero invented was put into a spreadable form in 1951 and called Supercrema Gianduja, but it wasn’t until 1964 that Michele Ferrero – Pietro’s son – began calling the jar of creamy hazelnut-chocolate paste Nutella.
In 1978, Nutella launched in Australia, and the company opened its first plant – located in Sydney – outside of Europe. Nutella then moved to the United States in 1983, but it took quite a while for it to take off.
In 2005, the world’s largest continental breakfast was held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Nearly 28,000 fans of Nutella gathered together to enjoy Nutella on their breakfast.
World Nutella Day was first celebrated in 2007. The holiday was conceived by Sara Rosso, an American blogger who was living in Italy. At the time, Nutella wasn’t very popular in the United States, and Sara was determined to change that.
In 2014, Nutella turn fifty years old. To celebrate, the Nutella company held 50th anniversary celebrations across the world in ten different countries.
The following year, World Nutella Day was officially turned over from Sara Rosso to Ferrero, who still owns and makes Nutella.
Two years later, in 2017, the first Nutella Cafe opened in Chicago, Illinois at Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
Ideas for World Nutella Day
Try these delicious Nutella recipes – enjoy!
No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake with Oreo Crust
This dessert recipe for a no-bake Nutella cheesecake with an Oreo crust will make your mouth water! Since this cheesecake is no-bake, you can make it in advance of World Nutella Day to enjoy on the weird holiday.
Coconut Nutella Popcorn
Have a delicious treat with this Coconut Nutella Popcorn! It’s the perfect recipe for a dessert or snack that will allow you to indulge your sweet tooth on World Nutella Day. Nutella, coconut, and coconut oil combined with popcorn makes for a perfect sweet that you can customize with health foods like granola, shredded nuts, and savory foods.
Nutella pizza recipe: Tasty chocolate dessert pizza with strawberries
The sky’s the limit when it comes to pizza toppings – right? You have GOT to try this strawberry Nutella pizza recipe for World Nutella Day – it’s insanely good! Chocolate hazelnut spread, with slices of fresh strawberries and a dusting of powdered sugar, make this dessert pizza a real sweet treat.
Nutella Puppy Chow
This Nutella Puppy Chow is an incredibly delicious and addicting World Nutella Day snack! Made with Chex cereal, chocolate chips, Nutella, and powdered sugar, you’ll be amazed at how quickly it disappears, too!
Strawberry Banana Nutella Crepes
Strawberry Banana Nutella Crepes. Are they a World Nutella Day breakfast? Light Dessert? Snack? You make it whatever you want it to be! These soft and thin crepes are loaded with strawberries and banana slices, along with sweet Nutella. A dreamy combo!
Salted Caramel Nutella Cookies
Chewy chocolate hazelnut cookies studded with bits of caramel. They're the perfect World Nutella Day treat!
Nutella Hazelnut Brownies
These easy, made from scratch, fudgy Nutella Hazelnut Brownies are super tasty, gooey, chewy and full of delicious toasted hazelnut pieces. Try them out on World Nutella Day!
Slow Cooker Nutella Fudge Recipe
This Nutella Fudge tastes just like Nutella – rich and smooth with that distinct nutty chocolate flavour. It's so good, everyone loves it. Serve it to your World Nutella Day guests or enjoy it with afternoon tea.
Nutella Stuffed Double Chocolate Muffins
These decadent double chocolate muffins are oozing with nutella. Loaded with cocoa powder, chocolate chips and nutella, they are a chocolate lover's dream for you to try out on World Nutella Day.
Nutella Bread Pudding
Nutella Bread Pudding is a delicious, rich, chocolate bread pudding. This recipe is easy to make and wonderful to share at your next World Nutella Day brunch.
Salted Nutella Blondies
Salted Nutella blondies have hazelnut chocolate spread between layers of buttery, brown sugar blondies. They are a decadent World Nutella Day dessert bar that satisfies your sweet tooth!
Nutella Hazelnut Wreath Bread
This Nutella Hazelnut Wreath recipe is an impressive treat that’s perfect for a World Nutella Day brunch, celebration, or holiday gathering. It’s a stunning, sweet, chocolate, and nutty bread for friends and family to indulge in.
Easy Nutella Milkshake
There’s nothing like a good ol’ fashioned milkshake for a weird holiday like World Nutella Day. And there’s nothing like Nutella to make that shake even better!
Easy 4-step Nutella Ice Cream
This tasty ice cream is swirled with peanut butter, toffee, banana, and anything your little heart desires. It's the perfect ice cream for World Nutella Day!
Nutellotti Soft Nutella Cookies with Filling
Nutellotti soft nutella cookies are a great Italian World Nutella Day cookie idea. A tasty chocolate and vanilla flavoured cookie is topped with a sweet and creamy Nutella topping. Nutella thumbprint cookies like these are perfect for the Nutella lover in the family.
Nutella Cake (VIDEO)
This Chocolate Nutella cake is a perfect dessert for chocolate and hazelnut lovers! It's a gorgeous combination of moist chocolate sponge cakes, luxurious Nutella mousseline cream (German buttercream) as filling and frosting, and chopped hazelnut as decoration! This lovely layered cake is sure to impress your guests for World Nutella Day.
Banana Nutella Crepes
Tender, buttery crepes coated with a thin layer of Nutella and stuffed with sliced banana is oh so crazy delicious. These Banana Nutella Crepes are eye popping, but very easy to make. Serve on World Nutella Day for breakfast, brunch, or dessert and everyone will love you for it!
Nutella Stuffed Oatmeal Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Nutella Stuffed Oatmeal Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. Crunchy toasted hazelnuts and Nutella make these chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies even more drool worthy and perfect for World Nutella Day.
Baked Nutella Doughnuts with Frosting
Looking for a new and tasty way to feed the family for breakfast on World Nutella Day? Check out these delicious and decadent Baked Nutella Doughnuts for breakfast!
Nutella Cookie Cake
This Nutella stuffed chocolate chip cookie cake is baked in a skillet so you can dig in on World Nutella Day with some spoons and ice cream or cut it into gooey slices of plated cookie cake. However you serve it, this epic cookie cake is bound to satisfy any Nutella lover’s sweet tooth!
Nutella Swirl Sour Cream Coffee Cake
The classic sour cream coffee cake recipe with a Nutella swirl. The bundt cake shape is then perfectly drizzled with a cinnamon Nutella glaze. The Nutella glaze also has cinnamon for the perfect World Nutella Day breakfast combination.
Molten Nutella Cakes
Molten Nutella Cakes are a rich, 5-ingredient desserts! These cakes have a delicate layer of chocolate cake around a hot, fudgy center! Perfect World Nutella Day dessert.
How To Make Rice Crispy Treats
Want something a little different to snack on this week for World Nutella Day? Throw in some Nutella to your regular Rice Krispie Treat recipe and add a delicious fun new twist on an already great classic and make these Nutella Rice Krispie Treats!
Chocolate Macarons with Nutella Buttercream Recipe ~ Barley & Sage
Ever wish you could eat Nutella in macaron form? Well now you can for World Nutella Day! These chocolate French macarons are filled with a light, fluffy Nutella buttercream then drizzled with dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts. They are truly to die for.
Nutella Muffins
Nutella Muffins are a simple, moist muffin with a sour cream base, swirled with Nutella – you’ll almost think you’re eating a cupcake! Give them a try on World Nutella Day.
Oatmeal Cookie Bars with Brown Butter and Nutella Swirl
These brown butter oatmeal cookie bars are a decadent World Nutella Day treat, with the flavors of Nutella, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flaky sea salt! So easy to make and a perfect indulgence.
Eggo & Nutella Breakfast Pizzas
Eggo & Nutella Breakfast Pizzas are a quick 5 minute breakfast on World Nutella Day packed with flavor and able to hold you over. Perfect for in the car to the office or school. Morning breakfast never tasted so good!
Nutella Mousse
This Nutella Mousse is an easy dessert that just takes 20 minutes of active prep time to make! It's the perfect dessert to serve to your guests on World Nutella Day.
Nutella Smoothie Bowl - Vegan & GF
Nutella Smoothie Bowl is a fabulous rich and creamy yet nutritious breakfast or dessert for World Nutella Day. This vegan treat is made with whole ingredients, such as bananas, avocado and toasted hazelnuts.
Nutella Cake
This Nutella Cake for World Nutella Day is six layers of pure decadence! Delicious chocolate cake layers, Nutella buttercream, and Nutella ganache.
Whole Wheat Almond Nutella Sheet Pancake - Cooking with Smile
Whole Wheat Almond Nutella Sheet Pancake is an easy make ahead breakfast you need on these lazy cold days, especially World Nutella Day. You can make this ahead and freeze for later use.
The Best Nutella Banana Bread! | The Marble Kitchen
Golden brown on top with deep swirls of nutella, this World Nutella Day banana bread is full of ripe bananas and will replace all the other banana bread recipes you have! Rich chocolate hazelnut spread layered in the batter make this nutella banana bread out of this world.
Nutella Banana Cheesecake Egg Rolls
These Nutella Banana Cheesecake Egg Rolls are a game changer! With fresh fruit, a delicious cream cheese filling, and creamy hazelnut spread, this is the perfect dessert for World Nutella Day or any time of year!
Crispy Nutella Truffles
Crispy Nutella Truffles are a delicious World Nutella Day treat made with Rice Krispies, peanut butter, and Nutella. This no-bake truffle recipe can’t be beat!
Banana and Nutella Cake with Coffee Icing (Swirl Bundt Cake)
Banana and Nutella cake with coffee icing is a beautiful combination of a few flavors that just work together so well. Try it out on World Nutella Day and see that everyone loves it!
Nutella Overnight Oats
Nutella overnight oats are a tasty way to start your day on World Nutella Day (or have for snack!). You can store the oats in the fridge for up to a week, and eat throughout the week!
How to Make Nutella Scones {Simple Recipe!}
Nutella scones are soft, fluffy, and full of rich hazelnut flavor that compliments the buttery goodness in each bite. Bring a batch of these delicious scones to your next World Nutella Day brunch or enjoy them for breakfast with morning coffee or tea on World Nutella Day. There is never a bad time to eat a homemade scone!
Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Nutella Cookies are easy to make and the dough requires no chilling for World Nutella Day. Made with oat flour, these gluten-free Nutella stuffed cookies are wholesome, with a chewy bite and a creamy Nutella center that melts in your mouth.
Banana Nutella Muffins
Homemade banana Nutella muffins are easy to make on World Nutella Day. Blending your favorite two flavors of chocolate with your overripe fruit is so yummy.
Nutella Hot Chocolate
A delicious Nutella Hot Chocolate is often the best thing to enjoy on a cold winter’s day like World Nutella Day, and this version is super tasty. Rich with chocolate and nutty flavors it is simple to prepare and delivers on flavor.
Nutella Stuffed Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are exactly as described, soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Stuffed with Nutella. These Pumpkin Cookies are simple to make and are so indulgent on World Nutella Day. Every bite is a flavor explosion of delicious Nutella perfectly matched with a Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie.
Gingerbread Yule Log Cookies (with Nutella filling)
Featured in Taste of Home's "Ultimate Cookie Swap" , this soft gingerbread cookie is a delicious combination of gingerbread, Nutella and lime (and no molasses) all rolled up in a festive Yule Log cookie! They are perfect as an edible World Nutella Day gift and ideal for a Christmas cookie exchange!
Nutella Latte - Easy Nutella Recipe
People who love their Nutella really love their Nutella. If you’re among them, you’re going to go gaga after this easy Nutella recipe… a Nutella latte for World Nutella Day!
Nutella Toasted Marshmallow Banana Pizza with Caramel Sauce
Make this Nutella Toasted Marshmallow Banana Pizza with Caramel Sauce for World Nutella Day!. Sweet, sticky toasted marshmallows with melted Nutella, fresh banana and a caramel sauce to make perfection.
Nutella Coffee Milkshake
Perfectly sweet, chocolatey with a hint of nuttiness! A cold and refreshing way to get your caffeine fix on World Nutella Day.
Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Ice-cream and Nutella
The most delicious pumpkin pancakes made from scratch with buttermilk, topped with vanilla ice-cream and Nutella for a decadent dessert! You can serve them for a healthy World Nutella Day breakfast with fresh fruit and honey too.
Easy Nutella Frappe
This icy cold Nutella frappe is a delicious iced coffee drink you can quickly and easily make at home. With a sweet chocolate hazelnut flavour and a good hit of caffeine, this Nutella coffee frappe recipe is the perfect afternoon pick me up on World Nutella Day.
Nutella Puff Pastry Twists
Whether you call these Nutella puff pastry twists or Nutella puff pastry swirls. I’m sure we’ll all agree that Nutella with puff pastry in a heart shape, makes a cute and tasty dessert for World Nutella Day.
Nutella Stuffed Donuts (Bombolini) Cooked by Julie
Make breakfast or dessert a success on World Nutella Day when you toss together these Nutella Stuffed Donuts aka bombolini! This recipe has a classic doughy outside that envelops a decadent serving of Nutella. Top it off with granulated sugar for one of the most delicious treats you’ll ever have.
Nutella Brioche Flower Bread
Nutella Brioche Flower Bread is a wonderful World Nutella Day bake that doubles as a centerpiece as well. The soft brioche bread is filled with layers of nutella.
Nutella Cheesecake Brownies
Nutella Cheesecake Brownies start with a double chocolate brownie crust, followed by a luscious layer of vanilla cheesecake with a hazelnut Nutella swirl. Give them a try on World Nutella Day!
Linzer Cookies with Nutella filling
Linzer cookies are a favorite amongst classic World Nutella Day cookies. Baked sandwich cookies made of lightly spiced flaky shortbread and filled with a peek-a-boo cut-out on the powdered sugar dusted top.
Nutella Puff Pastry Pockets
Easy Nutella Pastries made with just four ingredients! These flaky, butter pastries are stuffed with Nutella for a decadent World Nutella Day breakfast treat, dessert, or snack. They’re made with frozen puff pastry, so they’re so easy to make.
Nutella Crescent Rolls
These easy stuffed Nutella Crescent Rolls make a delicious, sweet breakfast or dessert on World Nutella Day! They are quick to make and will satisfy everyone's sweet tooth.
Instant Pot Nutella Cheesecake Recipe - Cheesecake It Is!
Just when you thought that your Instant Pot couldn’t get any better, you’re about to learn that it can make cheesecake as well. This Instant Pot Nutella Cheesecake recipe is one delicious dessert to try out on World Nutella Day that you’re going to be making over and over again.
Nutella Puff Pastry with raspberry sauce
Nutella Puff Pastry recipe – a World Nutella Day golden flaky puff pastry topped with hazelnut spread, a simple raspberry sauce, plus fresh raspberries and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Nutella Panna Cotta
Nutella Panna Cotta is not a difficult dessert. But it is a delicious and impressive dessert. This is will be your go-to dessert for every occasion, not just for World Nutella Day.
Nutella Mug Cake
Nutella Mug Cake – Deliciously moist and fudgy Nutella mug cake that is loaded with flavour, and only requires 4 ingredients to make. A simple dessert made in no time on World Nutella Day!
Nutella Stuffed Baked Pears in Puff Pastry
Wow your guests with Nutella stuffed baked pears in puff pastry! This easy World Nutella Day dessert is ready in less than 30 minutes and requires only 5 ingredients.
No-Bake Nutella Cookies
Easy-to-make no-bake Nutella cookies are rich, chewy, and packed with irresistible chocolate hazelnut flavor for World Nutella Day. Just swap the peanut butter for Nutella!
Nutella Glazed Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Nutella Glazed Chocolate Zucchini Bread. Is it a quick bread? Is it chocolate cake? The easy method says it's a quick bread but it is so incredibly rich, moist and decadent it looks and tastes just like chocolate hazelnut cake. The recipe makes two loaves-one for you and one for gift giving on World Nutella Day!
Nutella Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars
These Nutella Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars take the delicious taste of Nutella, paired with chocolate chips and sugar cookies. Make up a double batch on World Nutella Day!
Nutella Toasts or Nutella Tartine plus a Food Poem!
Slather some Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread on these super cute Nutella toasts and you'll be the hero of your kitchen on World Nutella Day! Whether eaten by the spoonful, spread on these tempting toasts or transformed into a truffle, the chocolate hazelnut flavor combination is always a crowd pleaser.
Fluffy Nutella Buttercream Frosting
This fluffy - and super easy - buttercream frosting recipe features everyone's favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, Nutella. Pure perfection for World Nutella Day. One batch of this buttercream should be plenty to frost one standard-sized layer cake or generously top a dozen cupcakes.
Easy Nutella Tart {gluten-free}
Turn a jar of Nutella into a luxurious dessert on World Nutella Day with this easy Nutella tart recipe. It combines a gluten-free toasted hazelnut tart crust with a silky chocolate hazelnut ganache filling. A fluffy layer of whipped cream on top finishes it off with an effortless touch!
Nutella Pancakes
Nutella Pancakes are the perfect treat for any World Nutella Day breakfast or brunch. Made with just a handful of ingredients, these homemade pancakes are tender, fluffy, light and taste like everyone’s favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread! Makes 32 pancakes.
Nutella S'mores Bars Recipe
Nutella S’mores Bars – the ultimate s’mores treat filled with Nutella, marshmallow creme, chocolate chips, and a dusting of graham cracker crumbs. You will fall in love with these on World Nutella Day!
Nutella Trifle
A decadently rich and oh so comforting Nutella trifle is the best dessert for impressing and saving time on World Nutella Day. The beautiful combination of chocolate and hazelnut is a classic most people cannot turn down.
No Bake Nutella Cookies
No Bake Nutella Cookies are an easy no bake cookie recipe for World Nutella Day that comes together in about 10 minutes. They’re rich, chocolatey and delicious!
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