Nutella Sticky Buns with Toasted Almonds and Nutella Caramel. {Video!}
Once upon a time, there was a family who hated nutella.
I know, right? This sounds like absolute blasphemy.
And whyyyy did they hate it?
WELL.
I don’t even know, to be honest.
So I did this.
It probably isn’t even right, mixing almonds and nutella and stuff, but I knew there was noooo way I was getting my nut-hating family to eat something with actual hazelnuts. Toasty, thinly sliced almonds are even a stretch – heck even the nutella itself is a stretch because it’s MADE with hazelnuts. Forget the chocolate.
You know how I hated nutella for years and years? Well that apple doesn’t fall far because I can’t think of one person in my family that eats it. HOWEVER.
I have since determined that everyone just *thinks* that they hate it because they haven’t been rightfully exposed to it. In muffins, cookies, brownies and sticky buns, obviously. And on a spoon. And stirred into yogurt. And topped on pancakes. I mean, that was my issue. And now, it’s one of the greatest things to ever grace the planet.
Truth.
Soooooo, I threw together a nutella caramely base with a nutella stuffed bun and baked it until golden and chewy and fluffy and HOT.
No one on earth should say no to this.
After all: ‘tis the season for sweet breakfasts. I don’t think calories count when eaten first thing in the morning during the holidays.
Right? RIGHT?!
P.S. I’ll be on the treadmill ’til January k thanks bye.
Now that I have a kid, I’m not gonna lie: I want to do ALL the things this Christmas. I’ve been rambling on about it since, like, October, so it probably comes as no surprise. My broken recordness, if you will. But I’m trying to slow it down and not be a psycho so the season is enjoyable and all that jazz.
The aggressive use of commas, noted.
One of the best ways to do this is to make a holiday breakfast or prep a pan ahead of time (last December I prepped, um, FIVE(!) pans of the pioneer woman’s cinnamon rolls because I was 634 months pregnant) and gift it!
Or totally gift it to yourself and your family one morning. While the Christmas lights are twinkling and you stay in pajamas all day long.
Wait wait.
I must pause for a moment so we can relish in just how terrible my raw doughy bun slicing skills are. Like, are any of them uniform in size? I think not.
This means that you can bake even if you think you can’t. I swear.
Don’t judge my lack of patience. I make up for it in slow fried bacon.
Anyhoo, lovely family PJ breakfasts.
Last year, my version of this was sweet orange cinnamon pull apart bread. GAH. It is so freaking fabulous and I love having the option of a non-chocolate breakfast too. In fact, I think you should make both and serve them together. One citrusy and fresh breakfast, one rich and caramely.
Let’s petition to make it happen every single morning. With loads of lattes, maybe spiked? I’m in.
Nutella Sticky Buns
Ingredients
buns
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces
nutella caramel
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup loosely packed sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup nutella
- 2/3 cup toasted sliced almonds
filling
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup loosely packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup nutella
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until just warm, around 105-110 degrees F. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the sugar. Sprinkle the yeast overtop and let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes. Once foamy, whisk in the eggs until smooth.
- Place the flour and salt in the bowl of your electric stand mixer (I used the paddle attachment). Slowly add the milk mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Add the butter 1 piece at a time, beating until combined. Mix on medium-high speed for 5 minutes to knead the dough, it should be silky and smooth. Remove the dough and place it in an oiled bowl, then cover with plastic wrap. Let sit and double in size for 1 to 2 hours.
- Right before the dough is ready, make the nutella caramel. Add the butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, stir in the sugar, cream, honey and salt. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until glossy and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Stir in the nutella. Pour almost all of the mixture, reserving about 1/2 cup, in an 9×13 baking dish. Sprinkle the almonds on top. (Note, I LOVE the honey toasted almonds from Trader Joe’s so I use those, but you can add dry sliced almonds to a skillet over medium-low heat and toss for 3 to 4 minutes until toasted.) At this point you can also drop some spoonfuls of nutella right on top of the mixture – I totally did that.
- Take the dough and roll it out on a floured surface into a large rectangle, about 18x 12 inches or so. Brush the melted butter all over the dough. Spread the nutella all over the dough, leaving a 1-inch boarder around the outsides. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and salt and sprinkle it overtop. Tightly roll the dough up from one of the long ends into a long log. Slice into 1-inch (about) rounds. Place the rounds on top of the almonds and caramel in the dish. Brush with melted butter and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the buns, uncovered, for about 45 to 50 minutes, covering with foil if they start to brown too much. You want the bottom to be bubbling and the buns to be set. Remove from the oven and cover with the remaining nutella caramel. Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully invert the pan so the buns flip out and the caramel and almonds are on top. Serve immediately.
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37 Comments on “Nutella Sticky Buns with Toasted Almonds and Nutella Caramel. {Video!}”
Actually, I was admiring how nice your bun slices looked! Inevitably, mine always turn out squishy and more square than round :P
Thrilled that you’ve finally hopped on the Nutella train! (though I honestly don’t understand how could you NOT like Nutella?!?) These look heavenly!
you had me at the title. but seriously. DROOLING.
I don’t mind how messy that will be with the kids, those buns look heavenly awesome!
I smelled these Nutella sticky buns a million blogs away!! I need a vat of that caramel sauce for dredge purposes! Pinned!
Oh LORD. What sweet, sweet decadence is this? So. BEAUTIFUL.
I DIE.
seriously, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yum!! And, how can you go wrong with nutella?!?!
O.M.G. no words. I want these TODAY. However, if I wanted to make them ahead of time, would you just make the dough, and then do the nutella caramel and second rise the next day? Thank you for yet another fabulous recipe. I wish I had a count of all the recipes of yours I’ve tried. These will definitely be making the cut!
Mine NEVER look uniform. I don’t even know how some people do it. I can try, I can measure, I can do it exactly as I’m told and they are never the same. But at least that means you can justify the really small one late in the afternoon.
Can I just face plant into that first photo? Ok, thanks.
I can never imagine a reason to hate Nutella! I just can’t!! Although I didn’t even try it for the first time until I was an adult…now it’s my best friend and putting it on a roll like this is the best effing this I’ve seen in SO LONG!!! I love your brain!
Staaaap. I haven’t even made the chocolate babka muffins from last year yet!!
Hate Nutella??? Impossible! Unheard of! Blasphemy! And excuse me if I drool all over my computer – these sticky buns are absolutely mouthwatering!!! A must-make!
Omg that sounds amazing! Nutella and caramel should be illegal together, they’re too good. Definitely my kind of sugary breakfast :)
How in the WORLD do people not like Nutella?! Impossible! I did the same thing last year, except I halved The Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon rolls because they were just for me and my husband. We ate them al…in one week…glorious. I am definitely going to add these to the list of “All Things Christmas That I Need to Do ASAP”
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Jess, OMG, you are my hero!
I really want to make these for Christmas morning, but we are renting a house in the mountains. Do you think i could make the dough ahead of time and freeze it ??
A family that hated Nutella?! Wow, that is hard to imagine! Although if there ever were a dish to tempt converts, I bet this is it! These sticky buns are epic, I need them in my life immediately! :D
I am definitely one of those gals that isn’t in love with nutella but after seeing this I am converted! PS..i there anything better than staying in your PJ’s all day during the holidays? I think not!
I always die over your pictures, first of all. They are just light and airy and beautiful. I love more minimalist photos that showcase the food really well, and yours are always perfect. And I want to curl up in the swirls of these sticky buns. I know – weiiiirdo. But seriously. Nutella caramel? Get me my PJs all day and a big bowl of nutella caramel, and I’m GOOD. These buns look incredible.
I’m dying over the deliciousness of these nutella sticky buns!
These look amazing!! St sticky and gooey and just delicious!
Will definitely be trying these out.
Thanks :)
Those look so good my mouth is watering just looking at them!!
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There was a time when I didn’t like Nutella either … then I went to France and had Nutella in between a freshly baked croissant and there was no turning back. These sticky buns have totally won me over too!! Beautiful and delicious, Jessica! :)
These buns look so delicious! Just irresistible!
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Whoa! So decadent! What a perfect breakfast for the holidays!
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What do we do with the other 5 tablespoons of sugar in the beginning? The directions say to add1 tablespoon with the yeast, but the other 5 are never addressed.
oops sorry!! they go in with the flour.
Hi Jessica – Can I make these ahead and reheat? How do you recommend to do it best?
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I made these last night for a girlfriends’ brunch & they were a huge hit!!! So unbelievably delicious!
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Hi. These look so good! For the sugar used in the caramel is it brown sugar or white sugar?