Nutella-Pretzel Truffles
Straightforward truffles made with Nutella and crushed pretzels, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate.
You’ll probably think we're crazy, but it took us a long, long time to come around on Nutella. Quite a long time ago, our grandma started slathering a layer of Nutella on top of her peanut butter toast in the morning. That woman was definitely ahead of the curve when it came to trends. We had tried Nutella plenty of times, but it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that we started to appreciate its flavor and do more baking with it, and we even made our own from-scratch version.
Lately, our favorite afternoon snack is simply dipping pretzels into a jar of Nutella. SO good, and we thought that the combination would make fantastic truffles. Definitely one of our best ideas!
Not only are these crazy rich, but they are SO straightforward to mix. You can stir together the filling with just a spoon and dipping takes only a few minutes.
If you’re a Nutella lover and crave the sweet/salty combination, you’ll have to keep from gobbling these all up at one sitting!
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Nutella-Pretzel Truffles
Yield: 20 to 24 truffles Straightforward truffles made with Nutella and crushed pretzels, rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate.- 1½ cups (120 g) miniature pretzels
- ½ cup (150 g) Nutella
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1½ cups (270 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1½ tablespoons (1.5 tablespoons) vegetable shortening, or refined coconut oil
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Put the pretzel pieces into a resealable plastic bag and crush into small crumbs (a rolling pin or mallet works great for this).
- In a small bowl, stir together the Nutella, butter, brown sugar and salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are completely blended and smooth. Add the pretzel bits to the Nutella mixture and mix thoroughly. Add the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined.
- Using a small cookie scoop, or about 2 teaspoons worth of Nutella mixture, gently shape into a ball. Place the ball on the parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining Nutella mixture. Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to dip the truffles, microwave the chocolate chips and vegetable shortening together in a small bowl at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until completely melted and smooth.
- Working one at a time, dip one truffle into the melted chocolate and use a fork to roll it around, ensuring that it is completely coated with chocolate. Let any extra chocolate drip off and place back on the parchment-lined sheet. Repeat with all of the remaining truffles. Garnish with additional crushed pretzels, if desired.
- Return the baking sheet to the refrigerator and again chill for at least 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one truffle
- Yield: 20 to 24 truffles
- Prep: 30 minutes
- Total: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1½ cups ( 120 g ) miniature pretzels
- ½ cup ( 150 g ) Nutella
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1½ cups ( 270 g ) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1½ tablespoons ( 1.5 tablespoons ) vegetable shortening, or refined coconut oil
Method
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Put the pretzel pieces into a resealable plastic bag and crush into small crumbs (a rolling pin or mallet works great for this).
- In a small bowl, stir together the Nutella, butter, brown sugar and salt. Mix until all of the ingredients are completely blended and smooth. Add the pretzel bits to the Nutella mixture and mix thoroughly. Add the powdered sugar and mix until completely combined.
- Using a small cookie scoop, or about 2 teaspoons worth of Nutella mixture, gently shape into a ball. Place the ball on the parchment-lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining Nutella mixture. Place the baking sheet into the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to dip the truffles, microwave the chocolate chips and vegetable shortening together in a small bowl at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until completely melted and smooth.
- Working one at a time, dip one truffle into the melted chocolate and use a fork to roll it around, ensuring that it is completely coated with chocolate. Let any extra chocolate drip off and place back on the parchment-lined sheet. Repeat with all of the remaining truffles. Garnish with additional crushed pretzels, if desired.
- Return the baking sheet to the refrigerator and again chill for at least 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
