Lazy Snow Days + Nutella Pancakes!

When the weather outside is frightful,

 Nope, this is more like it

 

There's simply nothing else better than making pancakes, especially if they're....

NUTELLA PANCAKES! 

Nutella Stuffed Pancakes

Author: divas can cook

Serves: 12 pancakes

Ingredients

• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1¾ c. warm milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Nutella (make sure that it is soft and creamy)
• Toppings: fresh strawberries or bananas and cool whip

Instructions

1. In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together milk, melted butter, beaten eggs, and vanilla.
3. Gradually add the flour mixture into the milk mixture. Stir gently with a whisk JUST until the large lumps are gone. Small lumps are good. Do no over stir or the pancakes will not be fluffy and light.
4. Let batter rest for 10 minutes.
5. Heat and butter griddle on medium high heat.
6. When griddle is ready add ¼ cup of batter onto the griddle.
7. After a minute or so add ½ -1 tablespoon of Nutella to the center of the pancakes. Use a knife to gently spread Nutella out a little.
8. Cover the Nutella with about 2 tablespoons of batter or enough to cover up the nutella. YOU MAY NEED TO TURN DOWN THE HEAT TO MEDIUM AT THIS POINT SO THE OTHER SIDE DOESN’T COOK TO FAST.When bubbles form on the top of pancake and the underside is golden, gently flip it over and cook the other side until golden.
9. Place on a plate and make the rest of the pancakes.
10. Serve warm topped with fresh strawberries or bananas and a bit of cool whip.
11. These pancakes reheat well if needed.

Notes

~TIP~ Watch that heat! I kept my heat on medium or a little above. Top with fresh strawberries or bananas & cool whip! Yum! Don’t overdue it with Nutella. A little goes a long way.

Here's how I made them:
(Sorry for the bad quality pics, I was using my phone)

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Set aside.

In another bowl, combine the warm milk, beaten eggs, butter and vanilla.

Gradually combine the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
Make sure you don't over mix the batter, small lumps are okay!
Once mixed together, let the batter rest for 10 mins.

It should look something like this after 10 mins. It's much fluffier than it was before.

Oil or butter your pan/griddle.

Pour about a ladle full of batter onto your preheated pan.

Dollop a little bit of nutella in the center of the pancake. I guess you could use chocolate chips instead of nutella, but that wouldn't be much fun would it?
Remember!: A little nutella goes a long way especially since you don't want the pancakes to fall apart while you're flipping them.
Cook for a few mins on each side and....

Voila! Here are the finished nutella pancakes.

They're so delicious and perfect for chilly mornings during the holidays. I mean, who doesn't like nutella?

With love,

Samantha