No Bake Creamy Nutella Pie

Yesterday was my birthday! Usually this means spending an hour or so in the kitchen making my birthday cake. However this year I wanted to make something different from the traditional birthday cake, and being a Nutella lover I found this recipe on Pinterest that belongs to The Recipe Critic. In the original recipe they made the crust from scratch and they used 16 oz of cream cheese. However I decided not make the crust from scratch because this is a dessert that I wanted to have ready to go quickly. I also wanted to intensify the Nutella flavor so I decided to only use 8 oz of cream cheese. This version makes for a very quick and tasty preparation. Because I used less cream cheese the Nutella flavor was intensified, so it tasted awesome! This is a very simple and easy recipe. Hope you guys enjoy it. Until the next one!

Note: For this post I've included all the steps at the beginning of the recipe as well as under each picture. This is a trial to see if this helps make it easier for you guys to follow the recipe, so please let me know in the comments if you'd like this to become a regular thing.

Ingredients:

(1) 8 oz cream cheese package
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2/3 cup Nutella
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
8 oz Cool Whip


Procedure:

Beat the cream cheese and confectioners sugar in a stand mixer on medium speed.
Add the Nutella and cocoa powder.
Fold in the cool whip.
Pour this filling mixture onto the crust and spread evenly with a plastic spatula.
Place the pie into the refrigerator and allow it to set for 2-3 hours.
Slice and serve with Nutella and whipped cream.

Put the cream cheese in your mixing bowl.

Add the confectioners sugar.

Mix at medium high speed.

Once mixed add the Nutella.

Add the cocoa powder

Mix well until combined and smooth.

Add a little bit of the cool whip. And mix well with the spatula.

Add the rest of the cool whip and mix it slowly.

It's gonna be difficult at first, but keep on it.

After 3 to 5 minutes you will be in an amazing, fluffy Nutella heaven!

Have your crust ready.

Add the Nutella filling. Smooth it with a baker's spatula.

Form a border with the remaining cool whip. I used a star tip with a piping bag.

Add some chocolate syrup to decorate.

Start taking photos... of this amazing and delicious and luscious Nutella pie!

Keep adding syrup as desired! And keep taking photos!

 There needs to be proof that you made this amazing dessert before it disappears!

Then cut a piece and start eating! It's fluffy and yummy!

Enjoy!!

Quick Banana Cream Pie

Once again bananas! I just love them and can’t get enough of them! My husband recently bought me a copy of the Taste of Home: Best Loved Recipes, and it was impossible for me not to try this irresistible banana pie. Even though it’s not made from scratch some times I want to dive into a guilty pleasure without a lot of work. And let me tell you this recipe was super easy! I changed it a little bit from the original version (Banana Cream Pie) hope you guys love it!

Ingredients:

1 cup cold 2% milk

1 package of vanilla instant pudding mix

½ teaspoon of vanilla extract

¾ parts of a 12 oz cool whip topping carton

1 graham cracker crust (9 inches)

2 medium firm bananas, sliced

Procedure:

In a large bowl, whisk the milk and the pudding mix, for 2 minutes.

Let stand for two minutes.

Add the vanilla extract and mix it in.

Fold in the ¾ parts of the whip topping and fold it until mixed.

Pour part of the pudding mixture into the pie crust. 

Cut the two bananas.

Layer it with banana slices.

Add the remaining mixture and garnish with more bananas if desired.

Refrigerate until serving.

Enjoy!