Dating, dumped or desperate: whatever your relationship status is on Thursday, your emotional status will definitely be satisfactory as long as you have Nutella. A host of angelic creatures may not literally sing to you from the sky when you take a bite, but that’s what imagination is for, right?
**Nutella and Peanut Butter Captain Crunch Sandwich**
_Ingredients:_
2 slices of bread
1/2 cup of Nutella
1/2 cup Cap’n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch
_Directions:_
Spread Nutella on bread. Add cereal.
**Brownie cupcakes with Nutella and Ghirardelli topping**
_Ingredients:_
1 box of brownie mix
10 squares of Ghirardelli chocolate
1/3 cup Nutella
_Directions:_
Make brownies as directed on box. Fill 12 cupcake liners halfway with brownie batter. Bake for time as directed by brownie box or until inserting a toothpick will come out clean. Melt Ghirardelli squares in microwave for one minute. Mix in ½ cup of Nutella. Spread Nutella/Ghirardelli mixture over cupcakes, and let cool completely.
**Nutella cookies** (shown above)
_Ingredients:_
3 sleeves of RITZ crackers
1 cup Nutella
24 oz. white almond bark
_Directions:_
Spread teaspoon of Nutella in between two crackers. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to set. Melt almond bark in microwave or on stove top. Dip crackers into almond bark with tongs and let set on wax paper. Serves 40.
**Nutella whipped cream**
_Ingredients_
2 cups fresh whipping cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup Nutella
_Directions:_
Put a mixing bowl and beater in the freezer for 15 minutes. Place whipped cream and sugar in a mixing bowl, and mix on medium speed for 3 minutes. Beat in Nutella. Continue mixing until stiff peaks result. Chill until served.
**Nutella strawberry-banana smoothie**
_Ingredients:_
10 oz. strawberries with stems removed
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 bananas
1 cup ice
3/4 cup yogurt (flavors optional)
1/2 cup Nutella
_Directions:_
Make sure the strawberries are washed and the bananas are ripe. Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Chill until served. Serves 4.