Nutella Swirl Bread
This Nutella Swirl Bread is a delicious homemade sweet bread. A soft and moist bread with chocolate and Nutella swirls, and a hazelnut crunch topping.
We love quick breads. Not only are they great for dessert when you have a chocolate craving, but they are delicious in the morning with a cup of your favorite coffee.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You only need a handful of ingredients so you don’t have to worry about it spending a lot of money.
- It’s a simple bread that doesn’t take a lot of effort so even beginners can make it.
- It’s a great way to satisfy your craving for chocolate and hazelnut.
🛒Ingredients
To make this delicious Nutella bread recipe you will need a few ingredients. Pick up these ingredients on your next trip to the grocery store so you can make this sweet treat for your family.
- flour
- brown sugar
- salt
- butter
- toasted hazelnuts
- baking powder
- sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- milk
- nutella
- cocoa powder
- warm water
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make Nutella Swirl Bread
Making this chocolate hazelnut swirl bread is simple. Just follow these step-by-step instructions or find the full directions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Step 1: Make the streusel topping
Combine the 2 Tbsp flour, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, and salt in a small bowl. Cut the butter into the mixture using knives or your hands until the mixture is crumbly. Add the hazelnuts and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Combine the dry ingredients
Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set it to the side.
Step 2: Combine the wet ingredients
In another bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until it is light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, and mix. Add the vanilla and mix.
Step 3: Make the batter
Take ½ of the flour mix and add to the batter and combine. Add ½ of the milk and combine. Repeat until both the flour and milk have been incorporated into the batter and everything is thoroughly mixed.
Step 4: Make the Nutella swirl
In a small bowl mix together the Nutella, cocoa powder, hazelnuts, and warm water and stir to combine. Divide the flour/sugar batter evenly between 2 bowls and into one, add the Nutella/chocolate mix and stir.
Step 5: Add the batter to the pan
Using a cookie scoop, place alternating scoops of chocolate and vanilla batter into a 9” x 5” baking pan that has been well greased, or use a nonstick option. Using a knife, draw back and forth through the dough lengthwise to swirl the dough together.
Step 6: Bake
Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and add streusel topping. Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes. Add a piece of foil to the top to prevent the streusel from burning and bake the remaining 10 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. Allow to rest in the pan for about 5 minutes, before removing and allowing to cool completely on a rack.
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Nuts – Instead of hazelnuts try using pecans or walnuts.
- Glaze – You can make a simple glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to go on top if you want a little extra sweetness.
- Frosting – Cream cheese frosting would also be amazing when spread on top of this Nutella bread.
If you love Nutella, then next time check out this Nutella Bars recipe.
🥄 Equipment
Here is a list of the equipment that you need to make this easy recipe:
- mixing bowls
- loaf pan
- cookie scoop
- butter knife
- aluminum foil
🥫 Storage
Storage – Storage your Nutella bread in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to three days.
Freezing – You can also freeze your swirl bread by wrapping individual slices in plastic wrap and then storing them in a freezer-safe bag. Thaw them on the counter at room temperature for about 1 hour.
Serve With
You can enjoy a slice of this bread with a cup of your favorite coffee or hot tea. If you are not a coffee or tea drinker try pairing with a glass of milk. You can also enjoy this bread after your favorite meal. We like to serve it after this Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this Nutella bread turns out perfectly for you when you make it.
- Make sure that you grease your loaf pan well with nonstick cooking spray or shortening so that your bread doesn’t stick.
- Be careful that you don’t overmix your batter. Overmixing would give you tough bread.
- If you don’t have a cookie scoop, you can use an ice cream or even a regular tablespoon.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, this bread can be made up to 24 hours in advance.
The bread is done when the top of the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
🍽 More Nutella Recipes
Do you enjoy Nutella? If so, try these delicious recipes:
🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Nutella Swirl Bread
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- Loaf pan
- Cookie scoop
- butter knife
- Aluminum foil
Ingredients
Streusel Topping:
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons butter chilled
- ½ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
Bread:
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅔ cup milk
- ½ cup nutella
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- ¼ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
Instructions
To make the streusel topping:
- Combine the 2 Tbsp flour, 2 Tbsp brown sugar and salt in a small bowl.
- Cut the butter into the mixture using knives or your hands until the mixture is crumbly.
- Add the hazelnuts and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
To make the bread:
- Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl and set it to the side.
- In another bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until it is light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time and mix.
- Add the vanilla and mix.
- Take ½ of the flour mix and add to the batter and combine.
- Add ½ of the milk and combine.
- Repeat until both the flour and milk have been incorporated into the batter and everything is thoroughly mixed.
- In a small bowl mix together the nutella, cocoa powder, hazelnuts and warm water and stir to combine.
- Divide the flour/sugar batter evenly between 2 bowls and into one, add the nutella/chocolate mix and stir.
- Using a cookie scoop, place alternating scoops of chocolate and vanilla batter into a 9” x 5” baking pan that has been well greased, or use a nonstick option.
- Using a knife, draw back and forth through the dough lengthwise to swirl the doughs together.
- Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove and add streusel topping.
- Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Add a piece of foil to the top to prevent the streusel from burning and bake the remaining 10 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean.
- Allow to rest in the pan for about 5 minutes, before removing and allowing to cool completely on a rack.
