Nutella Knots
pastries
Nutella Knots are the perfect way to start your day. Puff pastry is filled with chocolate and hazelnuts formed into beautiful dough knots, then baked until golden brown in this easy pastry recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry thawed as instructed on package
- ½ cup Nutella
- 3 tablespoons hazelnuts chopped, plus additional for sprinkling
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1-2 tablespoons Turbinado sugar (raw sugar) for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F, and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Gently unfold the puff pastry to lay it out flat, and smooth with a rolling pin.
- Evenly spread the Nutella over one sheet of the pastry, making sure to spread to the edges.
- Sprinkle the hazelnuts over the Nutella and cover with the second sheet of pastry dough.
- Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough into strips that are a ½ inch wide. Twist two strips together, and form them into a knot.
- Whisk the egg and water together in a small bowl to make an egg wash.
- Place onto baking sheet, and spread the egg wash over the dough with a pastry brush. Sprinkle with Turbinado sugar and additional chopped hazelnuts.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
Nutrition
Serving: 1knot | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 3mg