Nutella Recipe in a Jar

I can’t keep Nutella stocked in the house.  It disappears almost as quickly as it appears.

 

A constant line item on the grocery list.

 

My daughter can’t seem to get enough of this stuff.  Her modern-day Skippy.  And I have flashbacks to my reckless, youthful Skippy peanut butter eating days when I see her eating heaping spoonfuls of Nutella straight from of the jar …

 

* Sigh*

 

Clearly the nut doesn’t fall too far from the tree.

 

So this Nutella recipe in a mason jar is the perfect combination of my daughter’s current childhood {obsession} and mine from years of yore  …

 

in big heaping spoonfuls.

 

 

Big Heaping Spoonfuls

NUTELLA MOUSSE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

 (Makes 8 servings in 1/2 pint-sized mason jars)

 

Ingredients

1/4 cup Nutella

1 1/4 cup milk ~ fat free or 1% milk (don’t use whole)

1/4 cup sugar

1 packet instant chocolate pudding (1.34 oz. box)

chocolate wafers (2 cups crushed)

3 TBS peanut butter

1 cup butter

Cool Whip (8 oz. for mousse; extra for topping)

 

 

Step 1: Peanut Butter Crust

Pulverize one package of chocolate wafers (I put them in a Ziploc bag and crushed with a rolling pin; you can do the same much faster if you have a food processor).

 

Mix 2 cups of the crushed wafers with melted butter (nuked in microwave), sugar and 2 heaping tablespoon-fuls of peanut butter.

Layer generously into bottom of mason jars and bake in oven at 375 degrees for 10-minutes.

Step 2: Nutella Mousse Filling

Whisk dry instant chocolate pudding mix with 1 1/4 cup of fat free or 1% milk vigorously for 2 minutes.  Add in 1/4 cup of Nutella and whisk for another 1-2 minutes.  Add in 1/2 of Cool Whip (4 oz.) and whisk for another 2-3 minutes.

 

Gently fold in remaining Cool Whip.

{You should use a spatula for this step, not a whisk}

 

Pour mixture into jars on top of peanut butter crust; chill for 2-4 hours.

 

Step 3: Dress & Serve

Serve with dollop of Cool Whip; top with crushed chocolate wafer crumbs and Reese’s peanut butter chips.

I forced this dessert on my family tonight …

and can honestly report a 120% satisfaction rating!

 P.S.  I’d be remiss if I didn’t give credit to Something Swanky for her amazing Simple Chocolate Mousse recipe, which I modified to include a big heaping scoop of Nutella!

 

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