Nutella Dumplings

Hey! For those of you who are visiting my blog for the first time, my name is Emily and I make dumplings and host dumpling parties. What is a dumpling party? I make the filling, teach you how to fold and then cook dumplings for you while you enjoy!

Unfortunately due to our quarantines my parties are halted! So I am here to share my recipes online and offer virtual dumpling parties to everyone who is interested. Reach out to me at emily@misslippes.com if you are interested in having a virtual dumpling party!

Now, time for Nutella dumplings. I cannot remember exactly how or when I first started making Nutella dumplings. My best guess is that I was folding up dumplings at a party and we ran out of meat but still had a lot of extra wraps. With those extra wraps we probably filled it with Nutella and fried them up and realized that this was brilliant. Who doesn’t love fried dough with Nutella inside?? I love to add these into a party as a fun treat at the end. They are so easy to make and you can add anything extra in addition to the Nutella. Love strawberries? Add them. Love peanut butter? Add it. Mix in whatever you love with your Nutella! They take just a few steps to make and you will love the results.

Ingredients:

• 1 tube of crescent rolls (you could also use regular dumpling wraps or a tube of cinnamon roll dough)

• 1 cup Nutella

• 1 cup filling of your choice (strawberries, raspberries, peanut butter, almond butter, pumpkin pie.. etc)

• 2 cups oil (peanut, grapeseed, or canola)

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions:

1. Open the tube of crescent rolls, take each triangle and split it into three parts and roll it into small balls

2. Then take each ball and roll them out into flat round circles about the size of your palm

3. Put about a half teaspoon of Nutella with your filling of choice in the center of the dough

4. Fold the dumpling together and press all of the air out and seal completely

5. Continue until you have all of the dumplings folded

6. Heat the oil in a small pan

7. Place a few dumplings in the oil at the same time, just make sure they aren’t touching

8. Cook for a few minutes until golden brown, turn a few time as necessary

9. Take the dumplings out and place on a paper towel to drain the oil

10. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top and enjoy!

**Modification** If you don’t want to deep fry your dumplings, I totally get it! Since these are crescent rolls you can also bake them. Just follow the instructions on the tube for baking. You may not want to bake them quite as long since they will be smaller than the regular crescent roll, so just keep the light on in your oven and take them out when they are golden brown!

Valentine's Day Strawberry Nutella Dumplings

Ingredients:

• 1 tube of crescent rolls (I bought the brand Immaculate from Whole Foods)
• 1 jar of nutella
• 1 case of strawberry
• 10 raspberries (if you like a little tart)
• 1 jar coconut oil
• confectioner sugar

Directions:

1. Start by dicing your strawberries.  I like to do this by cutting an X in the strawberry from the tip to the stem.
2. Then I turn it sideways and cut horizontally so four small pieces fall off on each slice.
3. Place all your strawberries into a bowl and set aside.  
4. If you like a tart in your dumpling, if you are sweet with a kick, mush the 10 raspberries and add to your strawberries.  You definitely don't want the tart to overpower the sweet so feel free to scale back on the raspberries if it seems like too much.
5. Empty your coconut oil into a small sauce pan and place on low heat to let it melt and heat up
6. Open your crescent roll container.  Nothing is more satisfying than the terror and the "Pop!" as the tube explodes open.  
7. Take all of the dough and mush it all together.  Break into small tablespoon size balls to be rolled out.
8. Cut one of your balls in half. (The dough one please... I know V-Day is stressful...) Roll the two halves out into large circular discs.  Shoot for about a 3 inch diameter.
9. Scoop about 1 teaspoon of Nutella into the center of one of the discs.
10. Add about 1 teaspoon of the fruit
11. Place the second disc on top and press down all of the edges so it fully seals.
12. Using your fingers flatten the edges a bit more so there is about an inch of dough surrounding your filling
13. Now taking a knife and cut two diagonal lines meeting at a point to make the base of the heart
14. Cut a small triangle out of the opposite side of the dumpling and then use your hands to fold over the two large and rounded sides to complete the heart shape.
15. If you feel lazy, just resort to the classic fold.  Take one disc, place the filling in the middle, fold in half and seal all the edges.  No shame in that!
16. Continue this process until you have your desired number of dumplings
17. Now carefully put the dumplings into the hot oil in small groups
18. Be sure not to put so many that they touch.  This is ONE part of this holiday where we are NOT promoting touching ;)
19. Cook until you see the edges start to brown and flip. (usually about 2-3 minutes)
20. After the second side has browned evenly remove and place on a paper towel to drain.
21. Sprinkle with a bit of confectioner sugar and enjoy your sweet treat with your sweet!

Nutella And... Dumpling

The fact is, there is nothing surprising about this "recipe".  Seems almost silly to call it a recipe.  Every crepe maker in the world knows it... Warm nutella with just about anything tastes awesome.

Ingredients:

• 1 Jar of Nutella
• Equal parts of whatever other filling you'd like (Strawberry, banana, pumpkin pie, peanut butter, etc)
• 1 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon (optional)

Other Ingredients:

• ~40 wraps
• Cup of warm waterr
• Deep Fryer or Sauce pan
• Cooking oil (I prefer peanut oil or coconut oil) 

Note: If you are using a deep fryer you will need a large amount of oil, and coconut oil doesn't agree with deep fryers.  If using Coconut oil, use about one jar in a sauce pan

Directions:

1. Smear a spoonful of Nutella on your wrap
2. Add the same amount of your filling on top
3. For Nutella dumplings I prefer the "pillow fold"
4. If you have a square wrap, grab one corner and fold it about 60 percent across towards the opposite corner (if you have a round wrap, just choose any part)
5. Dab that corner with water and fold it over the top
6. Then repeat with the other two corners
7. Be sure to seal the edges to prevent leaks
8. Either crank up your deep fryer, or add a jar of coconut oil to a sauce pan
9. Add the dumplings in batches to the oil
10. Cook until golden brown and then place on a paper towel to drain
11. Toss in sugar and cinnamon if you like, and Enjoy!