I have a confession to make. Prior to this past weekend, I had never had Nutella before.* For some people, this sounds like blasphemy. “You write a baking blog and you’ve never had Nutella?! Are you even a person?!” Yes I am. However, we never slathered our toast with the chocolate hazelnut spread as children. BECAUSE IT IS NOT BREAKFAST FOOD. Yes, it is not that far off, calorically speaking, from peanut butter. But there is too much sugar and not enough fiber in Nutella to pretend to be peanut butter’s ‘cooler’ toast friend. I prefer my chocolate and hazelnut in dessert, not my toast. But as a disclaimer, I must admit my favourite cereal as a child was Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs so who am I kidding here?

This dessert was a big hit and was super easy since it just had to sit in the fridge until we were ready for it. We served it after Easter dinner, but we then also ate it on a Tuesday night. Fancy, or not fancy, it’s just super delicious. I should also point out that it’s a great crowd pleaser, since by omitting the crust, it is also a gluten-free dessert, which accommodated all our guests without making a separate dessert. But to those with milk intolerance, my heart goes out to you. I know the pain of missing out on cheesecake due to food sensitivity, but you can’t win ‘em all of the time.

It’s adapted from My Baking Addiction, a great site with lots of wonderful ideas for desserts and other baked goodies that I follow.

*When I finally tried Nutella straight out of the jar, I believe my words were “Oh My God, Where have you been all my life?!”