I can.
I was living in Brooklyn with my soon-to-be estranged roommates, but at this stage we were still getting along. One of these girls had a container of nutella and told me to try it, and I was hesitant. Like "umm...I don't think I like hazelnuts." (WHAT? I LOVE HAZELNUTS! Stupid past Kayle) But I tried it because...well...chocolate. And then I was like "Oh this pretty much just tastes like chocolate." (IS YOUR PALATE SO UNREFINED PAST KAYLE?! CAN'T YOU TASTE THE DIFFERENCE?!)
Anyway, so, I ate more of it over time, and my love grew and grew. The end.
Anyway. These bars. They've got a serious punch of chocolate hazelnutty flavor.
But, for me anyway, they were meessssyyy. So ya know, keep that in mind. I was going to give a few of these to my aunt, but by the time I got them to her, they were so mushed she literally thought they WERE my homemade chocolate hazelnut butter. I had to inform her that they used to be candy bars. Oops.
Whatevs. Still tasty. Very sweet but very tasty and crunchy!
Nutella "Candy" Bars
Adapted from What Katie's Baking
Ingredients:
- 1 cup + 4 tbsp. (divided) Nutella or homemade chocolate hazelnut butter
- 2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs (I used homemade graham crackers)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted or 3/4 cup butter flavored olive oil
- 1 and 1/2 cups chocolate chips (whatever kind you prefer)
- Optional-course sea salt, for sprinkling.
Preparation:
- Pour 1 cup nutella into a large bowl.
- Use a food processor to finely grind the graham cracker crumbs. Measure out 2 cups and add to nutella.
- Mix powdered sugar into the nutella and graham crumbs.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line with parchment or wax paper.
- Press the nutella mixture down into the pan.
- In a microwaveable bowl, mix 4 tbsp. nutella with chocolate chips. Melt together on high in 25 second increments.
- Pour over the mixture in the pan, spread evenly.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour, until hardened. Sprinkle sea salt on top.
- Cut and serve! Store in the refrigerator.