Quick and Easy Recipes

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Nutella Mousse

Kudos to everyone who made the Quick and Easy Sweet and Spicy Chicken, and thanks for your compliments on the dish.

The 40 Factor’s Quick and Easy Recipes are all about helping us spend less time in the kitchen and having more time for everything else.

This week, my good friend and fellow coach, Elizabeth Cassidy, mentioned her newfound love of Nutella on Facebook, which instigated a spontaneous discussion with many of her friends, all fans of this delectable treat.

Growing up with French parents, I was introduced early on to the world’s alternative to peanut butter. I distinctly remember childhood trips to Paris including Nutella and bread sandwiches. If I wasn’t more in love with croissant and petit pain au chocolat, I would have demanded Nutella sandwiches for every breakfast. (Petit pain au chocolat is called chocolate croissant by Americans — even though it is not crescent shaped.)

Let’s give credit where credit’s due . . . Nutella is a hazelnut spread that was created by Pietro Ferrero in Northern Italy in the 1940s as an alternative to chocolate due to the shortage of cocoa during World War II.

Quick and Easy Nutella Mousse

13 ounce jar of Nutella

3 cups heavy (or whipping) cream, separated

Boil a pot of water. Put the closed container of Nutella into the boiling water for 10 minutes. While it’s boiling, beat 2 cups of heavy cream with an electric mixer (unless you’re Amish) till it’s stiff. In a different bowl, mix the melted Nutella and remaining 1 cup of heavy cream till completely combined. Fold the Nutella mixture into the whipped cream. Chill for at least an hour.

Fancy Alternative: Make individual parfaits, layering Nutella mousse, raspberries or strawberries, and whipped cream. Top with chocolate shavings.

Other Quick and Easy Recipes

Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Mimosas

Brunch Strata

Too-Good-To-Be-True Slaw

Strawberry Parfait

Beef Blast

Asian Chicken

Tequila Marinade

Summertime Cocktails 

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