Are you a Nutella fan? If so, you will definitely love this easy, no-bake Nutella Slice recipe! The crumbly base of this dessert, made from crushed biscuits, compliments the chocolate-slathered top quite perfectly.
With just spending roughly 10 minutes to prepare and a couple of hours to set in the refrigerator – this no-bake Nutella squares recipe is quite literally a piece of cake! Especially when you don’t want to put in as much effort but still want the guests to think you did!
For more Nutella recipes, check Banana Nutella Muffins, Nutella Overnight Oats, Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Muffins and Porridge With Nutella.
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What Are Nutella Slices?
Nutella slices are basically crumbs of biscuits dipped in condensed milk, butter and Nutella. This mixture is then topped with plenty of chocolate and placed in the refrigerator to solidify. And that’s pretty much it.
A highly appetizing dessert prepared with the lowest amount of effort! If you’d like an in-depth guide to making this crispy dessert, keep reading.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Kids and adults love it.
- Easy to make dessert.
- It's a delicious sweet treat for all Nutella fans.
- This is a no-bake treat, so no oven is needed to make this recipe.
Ingredients
- Plain biscuits: Preferably those that aren’t sweet or have the slightest sugar.
- Butter: Cubed, So it’s easier to measure and melt.
- Nutella: Just the good-old nutty chocolate spread you probably have at home.
- Condensed milk: This will hold the biscuit crumbs together.
- Chocolate: To melt and use as a scrumptious topping; You may also use chocolate chips instead of chocolate bars.
- Sunflower oil: To melt with the chocolate.
- Vanilla extract: Or vanilla bean paste will also work.
“See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.”
Variations & Substitutions
Below are some suggestions to make this recipe more happening than it already is:
- If you feel these Nutella bars don’t have enough Nutella, you can add an extra layer of Nutella on top of the chocolate. You can never have enough of it.
- Instead of melting dark chocolate and using it as a topping, you can also melt white chocolate and use it as a topping.
- You can sprinkle your favourite choice of nuts on top, such as chopped hazelnuts, pecans, almonds or walnuts.
- Instead of nuts, decorate your topping with chocolate and peanut butter chips!
- Do you know what’s better than Nutella Slices? Nutella and peanut butter slices! You can give this recipe a complete 360-degree spin of flavour and substitute the condensed milk for peanut butter.
- Once cut into neat slices, drizzle some chocolate syrup on each slice and make this look like a Michelin star dessert!
- You don't have to use Nutella; you can use your favorite chocolate hazelnut spread.
How To Make Nutella Slices?
As mentioned, this may be the easiest dessert recipe you’ll ever encounter. But before we begin with the recipe, line a 20 cm square baking pan with parchment paper.
One: Now, you’d want to take the plain biscuits and crumble them up. You can use a food processor to do this, or put the biscuits in a bag and crush them with a heavy utensil such as a rolling pin (photo 1 & 2).
Once the baking pan is prepared, as well as the biscuit crumbs, you can move on to following the recipe.
Two - Prepare the no-bake slices: The first thing you’d want to do is find yourself a microwave-safe bowl. In the bowl, add butter and condensed milk. Microwave this mixture for 20 to 30 seconds or until the butter is melted (photo 3 & 4).
Three: Once melted, take the bowl out of the oven, and mix in the Nutella and the vanilla extract until well combined (photo 5 & 6).
Four: Lastly, In a mixing bowl, mix biscuit crumbs with the Press the Nutella mixture then press the mixture into the baking pan we had prepared in the beginning. Use the back of a spoon to smooth the top and make an even layer (photo 7 & 8).
Five - Prepare the Topping: Add the chocolate and oil in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 10 seconds or until the chocolate is melted. Next, spread the mixture evenly on top of the biscuit crumbs mixture and then refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until it is set (photo 9 & 10).
That’s it! Super-easy Nutella Slices are ready to be served.
Vegan No Bake Nutella Slice
You can make this recipe completely vegan. The two animal products used in this recipe are condensed milk and butter, so that is precisely what you will have to switch out.
You can switch out the condensed milk for some dairy-free condensed milk and the regular butter for some plant-based butter. You can also use peanut butter instead of condensed milk. That’s it! These Nutella Slices will now be vegan by switching out these two ingredients!
Expert Tips!
- You don’t have to use a baking tray. You can use any container you’d like. These no-bake Nutella Slices will never make their way to the oven, so you don’t have to worry about oven-safe pans.
- Make sure you leave some of the parchment paper hanging out from the edges of the pan. The Nutella squares might stick to the pan once they’re out of the refrigerator. In this case, you can pull them out by grabbing the parchment paper.
- Cutting and serving this cold dessert might be a challenge. Thus we suggest you use a hot knife. Run a knife under hot water, dry it with a kitchen towel and use it to cut yourself some Nutella bars.
- Making a clean base layer that differs from the topping might be difficult. For this, we suggest you dip the back of a spoon in coconut oil and smooth down the base. This will prevent the base layer from sticking to the spoon.
- Suppose you used salted butter and barely sweet biscuits. In this case, your base might not be as sweet as you’d like. Give it a little taste, and add some powdered sugar if necessary. However, if you prefer only the chocolate topping to be sweet, then let the base be as it is.
Serving Suggestions
These no-bake Nutella Slices are wonderful crispy treats that taste great savoured on their very own. Nonetheless, here are some of our best-
serving suggestions:
Cherish these Nutella Slices with some warm milk. Dunk them in, and once you’re done with slices, you’ll be left with some chocolaty milk!
Plate these slices with a scoop of melon ice cream or old-fashioned chocolate ice cream, and drizzle some chocolate syrup or blackberry simple syrup on top. Turn these low-effort goodies into a gourmet dessert!
Are you a chai (tea) or coffee lover? Then, next time you have your favourite beverage, don’t forget to add these sweet Nutella bars on the side.
Storage
To store: The best way to store this Nutella Slice is to keep it in an airtight container or ziplock bag and place it in the fridge. The fridge is the best option if you plan on consuming the slices in 1- 3 days.
To freeze: If you’d like to store the pieces for a more extended period of time, then the freezer will keep the slices in the best shape possible. Take it out of the freezer and thaw at room temperature for a couple of hours before serving.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! You absolutely can. You can also mix chocolate and Nutella and use it as a topping. The reason why we used melted chocolate is because it’s very runny and solidifies much faster than Nutella. Let us know what you ended up using as topping in the comments down below.
Yes, of course, you can.
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Recipe Card
No Bake Nutella Slice
Equipment
- Pan
Ingredients
- 250 g plain biscuits
- 100 g butter
- 250 g condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 110 g Nutella
- 200 g chocolate , melted
- ½ teaspoon sunflower oil
Instructions
- Line a 20 cm square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Take the plain biscuits and crumble them up. You can use a food processor to do this, or put the biscuits in a bag and crush them with a heavy utensil such as a rolling pin250 g plain biscuits
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add butter and condensed milk, and microwave for 20-30 seconds or until butter is melted.100 g butter, 250 g condensed milk
- Take the bowl out of the oven and mix in Nutella and vanilla extract until combined.110 g Nutella, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a mixing bowl, combine the biscuit crumbs and the Nutella mixture.
- Press the mixture into the prepared pan and use the back of a spoon to smooth the top.
- To make the topping: In a microwave-safe bowl, add the chocolate and oil and microwave for 10 seconds or until the chocolate is melted.200 g chocolate, ½ teaspoon sunflower oil
- Spread the mixture evenly on top of the biscuit crumbs mixture and then refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until it is set.
Notes
- You don’t have to use a baking tray. You can use any container you’d like. These no-bake Nutella bars will never make their way to the oven, so you don’t have to worry about oven-safe pans.
- Make sure you leave some of the parchment paper hanging out from the edges of the pan. The slices might stick to the pan once they’re out of the refrigerator. In this case, you can pull them out by grabbing the parchment paper.
- Cutting and serving this cold dessert might be a challenge. Thus we suggest you use a hot knife. Run a knife under hot water, dry it with a kitchen towel and use it to cut this dessert.
- Making a clean base layer that differs from the topping might be difficult. For this, we suggest you dip the back of a spoon in coconut oil and smooth down the base. This will prevent the base layer from sticking to the spoon.
- Suppose you used salted butter and barely sweet biscuits. In this case, your base might not be as sweet as you’d like. Give it a little taste, and add some powdered sugar if necessary. However, if you prefer only the chocolate topping to be sweet, then let the base be as it is.
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