Nutella Heart Ravioli

By mitzzy

You know how there are just some foods in life that you absolutely cannot live without, no matter what? I’ve got a few of those. Like root beer, and red licorice ropes. Possibly brie cheese and wine too. And definitely red velvet cake and Nutella. Nutella is one of those things that I simply cannot resist. I can’t figure it out because I’m not even really a big chocolate lover, yet I’m drawn to that Nutella jar. Maybe it’s because, like peanut butter, it’s just so easy to stick a spoon in there, dip it in and go to town on it. It’s a dangerous jar of stuff to have lying around. I had some fun with it recently making Nutella (heart-shaped) Ravioli.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• A delicious sweet treat for Valentine's Day or any day.
• canola oil, enough to fill a saucepan about 2-inches deep
• 24 won ton wrappers
• 3/4 cup Nutella (or any other chocolate- hazelnut spread)
• powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat the oil on medium-high heat while you prepare the ravioli. Keep an eye on it- you want it to get hot, but not smoking. If it gets too hot, just pull it off the burner.

2. On a large cutting board, cut each won ton wrapper with a heart-shaped cookie cutter (2 1/2-inches or so).

3. Scoop the Nutella into a zip baggie, snip the corner of the baggie and twist the baggie to force the Nutella into the snipped corner. Squeeze the baggie and draw a heart with the Nutella, right in the middle of the heart (using about a tablespoon of the Nutella). Draw Nutella into the center of 12 cut-out hearts.

4. Rub the edges of each of the Nutella hearts with a little bit of water, place a matching heart-shaped won ton wrapper on top and press to seal- squeezing out any air bubbles.

5. Test the oil to see if it's ready- flick a drop of water into the oil, and if it's sizzling, it's ready. Test it out with one ravioli- gently drop it in and let it cook in the oil for 30 seconds to 1 minute before you flip it over. You want it to turn a nice golden brown color. Remove the fried ravioli to paper towels to drain the oil, then sprinkle it lightly with powdered sugar. Repeat with the remaining ravioli, cooking about 4 at a time. They are most delicious when served warm.

Tips:
*Make as many as you'd like. We had some won ton wrappers in our refrigerator left over from something else I made, so it was easy to just make a few as a treat for my family.