Straightforward Puff Pastry Nutella Cruffins

January 5, 2024

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Benefit from the hybrid of a croissant and muffin on this mouthwatering Nutella Cruffins recipe. Flake pastry layers, swirls of Nutella and a sprinkle of powdered sugar make these cruffins not possible to withstand!

On the lookout for a good simpler model of my Nutella Knotts recipe? These cruffins are about to make all your candy breakfast pastry desires come true, and your style buds dance with pleasure.

Nutella Cruffins are flaky, buttery, completely mouthwatering Nutella pastries that appear to be they got here straight from a flowery connoisseur bakery. Nobody will suspect that you just made them at house in virtually no time in any respect utilizing store-bought dough.

Why Make These Cruffins

Made with store-bought puff pastry.
Baked in a muffin tin.
Buttery, chocolatey style.
They’re prepared in simply half-hour!

Earlier than we get began, let’s tackle the primary query I do know a few of you should have: Why within the blazes are these items known as “cruffins”?

It’s a mix of the phrases “croissant” and “muffin”. That additionally occurs to be a reasonably correct means of describing at this time’s Nutella pastry recipe!

You possibly can consider cruffins like miniature croissants. Solely as an alternative of layering and folding the pastry into the normal triangle or crescent form, you bake them in muffin tins! This takes out a whole lot of the work related to making croissants, whereas delivering the identical beautiful, swoon-worthy outcomes.

Nutella Cruffins Components

Now, let’s discuss what it’s worthwhile to make this chocolatey cruffin recipe.

2 Puff pastry dough sheets
1/2 cup of Nutella
1 tablespoon of salted butter
1/2 tablespoon of powdered sugar

Most puff pastry is bought frozen. Be certain to let the pastry thaw earlier than making your cruffins. I put mine on the counter for about 45 minutes which did the trick. It’s also possible to plan forward and let it thaw within the fridge in a single day.

Tips on how to Make Cruffins with Nutella

Very first thing, get out your 12-cup muffin pan and grease every slot properly with non-stick cooking spray. I like to recommend lining the underside of every muffin slot with a circle of parchment paper as properly. This further step is the easiest way to make sure your Nutella Cruffins don’t get caught to the pan whereas they’re baking.

Now unroll the thawed puff pastry sheets. Use a rolling pin to softly flatten and roll out the creases within the dough. Unfold half of the Nutella over every sheet of pastry and roll them as much as type two logs. Slice every log in half, then into thirds. You’ll find yourself with a complete of 12 cruffins.

To bake cruffins, place each in a slot of your greased muffin pan. Brush the tops with melted butter, bake, and funky.
It’s that straightforward!

See the whole record of elements and directions within the printable recipe under.

Puff Pastry Nutella Rolls in a muffin tin.

How lengthy to bake cruffins

Cruffins bake shortly, even when full of Nutella. You’ll know the cruffins are prepared when the tops and edges are golden brown and flaky. In my oven, that takes about 18-20 minutes.

When the cruffins accomplished baking, I wish to pop them out of the pan straight away in order that they don’t wind up sticking. From right here, it takes all of my willpower to offer them a couple of minutes to chill down. That mixture of buttery pastry and velvety clean Nutella seems to be and smells so good that I need to sneak a style straight away!

The one downside is that these are HOT straight from the oven. In case you’ve ever bitten into piping scorching chocolate earlier than, you recognize that endurance is a advantage — and a necessity when you don’t need to burn your tongue!

Give these cruffins a strong 5 to 10 minutes to chill after baking. As soon as they’re cool to the contact, you possibly can mud a little bit of powdered sugar on prime for that image excellent final touch and even sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on them when you’d like.

Nutella muffin croissants dusted with powdered sugar.

Storing Cruffins

Like most pastries, cruffins are finest loved the identical day they’re made. Within the occasion you don’t handle to eat them suddenly, you possibly can retailer them in an hermetic container at room temperature. They keep good for about three days.

I do suggest warming your leftover cruffins earlier than consuming them for finest taste! A couple of seconds within the microwave helps soften the Nutella giving the pastries that “recent baked” contact.

Questioning when you can freeze cruffins? I haven’t tried it. However when you do, I’d love so that you can report again to me with the outcomes!

Finest Nutella Recipes

I don’t find out about you, however I’m so completely satisfied I used to be born after the invention of Nutella! From a easy slice of toast to a chic cheesecake, Nutella is a type of elements that tastes phenomenal on nearly every thing.

This 2-Ingredient Nutella Cinnamon Roll recipe is one other “semi home made” breakfast recipe you’ll love! It’s identical to these cruffins solely made with cinnamon rolls as an alternative of puff pastry. Chocolate and cinnamon are an underrated pairing, begging to be loved with a recent, daring cup of espresso.

Love fruit along with your Nutella? These Strawberry Nutella Crepes are a pleasant deal with have layers of recent berries and a candy coating of powdered sugar. This Banana Nutella Stuffed French Toast is one other decadent fruit stuffed breakfast that’s candy sufficient to double as dessert!

Recipes with Puff Pastry

There are lots of of how to show a field of puff pastry into a rare culinary creation. It’s my secret behind so lots of my favourite pastry recipes, like these 3-Ingredient Puff Pastry Cinnamon Swirls.

Boston Cream Puff Desserts are a tackle a basic cream puff made with puff pastry. I not too long ago discovered the right way to use thawed puff pastry sheets to make these cute Strawberry Danish Hearts, too!

On the lookout for a savory means to make use of that field of pastry dough? Strive my recipe for Tacky Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls. They’re straightforward to make and excellent for all types of events and get-togethers.

Nutella in puff pastry dough for an easy breakfast or dessert treat.

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Meet your new favourite Nutella pastry! Nutella Cruffins style and look unbelievable for a decadent breakfast, dessert or anytime you want a candy deal with to brighten your day!

Created by: Lynne Feifer

Nutella Cruffins

Prep Time 10

Prepare dinner Time 20

Whole Time 30

Half muffin, half croissant, these cruffins are flaky, candy and full of Nutella. You may love the mixture of chocolate, hazelnut and buttery pastry in each chunk.

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 levels F (or 204 levels C).
Grease a muffin tin with some baking spray. **For an added layer of safety, you possibly can place a small circle of parchment paper on the backside of every muffin slot.
You’re going to need to begin with thawed puff pastry. You possibly can go away the puff pastry out on the counter to thaw for 45 minutes.
Unfold the sheets of puff pastry and utilizing a rolling pin, gently roll out the dough so the fold marks are eliminated. **You don’t want to roll the dough out a lot thinner than it already is.
Spoon half of the Nutella on 1 sheet of puff pastry. Utilizing an off-set spatula (you should utilize a butter knife when you don’t have an off-set spatula) unfold out the Nutella so it’s evenly distributed. Comply with this step for the subsequent sheet of puff pastry.
Roll the dough as much as create a log form. Minimize the dough in half after which minimize every half into 3rds. You’ll be making 12 cruffins.
Place the rolled-up puff pastry in every muffin slot.
Brush the tops with some melted butter.
Bake at 400 levels F or 204 levels C) for 20 minutes. The cruffins might be golden brown and flakey.
To stop sticking, take away the cruffns from the muffin pan as quickly as they arrive out of the oven. Place them on a cooling rack and permit to chill for five minutes earlier than serving.
Mud the tops of the cruffins with a small quantity of powdered sugar and revel in.

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