Layers and layers of phyllo dough wrapped around a sweet, creamy, chocolaty Nutella cream cheese filling baked until it’s crispy, flaky, and golden brown then served with sliced strawberries and bananas, drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Last year I attend the Texas State Fair as a guest of the Texas State Tourism board. I met up with my sweet, virtually adopted daughter, Lorraine, Not Quite Nigella, who came all the way from Sydney, Australia to try some fun Texas State Fair food.
Our goal was to try a bite or two of all the decadent, outrageous fried food the fair had to offer. We started out with a Fletcher’s Corn Dog, then moved on to a funnel cake, deep fried grilled cheese sandwich, deep fried Oreos, deep fried spaghetti and meatballs, a deep fried Thanksgiving Dinner, and even deep fried butter. The Deep-Fried Cuban Roll won for best taste last year, but my favorite was the Awesome Deep Fried Nutella.
Awesome Deep Fried Nutella was a decadent dessert consisting of a filling of Nutella mixed with cream cheese wrapped in phyllo dough, deep fried, and then served with sliced strawberries and bananas, drizzled with chocolate, and then sprinkled with powdered sugar for a finishing touch.
I’ve been meaning to re-create this over-the-top, delicious, fun dessert at home since last year, but I really hate to fry food at home. Finally I decided there was no reason I had to fry it, and decided to create Awesome Not-Deep-Fried Nutella turnovers.
My baked version had all the crispy, flaky, decadence of the original, but without the hassle of frying. They’re easy to make, and they were still crispy and delicious several days later.
This year’s Texas State Fair is Sept. 26 – Oct. 19 in Dallas, but if you live in my neck of the woods, the Utah State Fair is open from Sept. 4 – Sept. 14. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, this year at the Utah State Fair the official food is a chicken waffle on a stick, “a deep-fried, battered and then waffle-ironed delicacy that can be dipped in maple syrup or gravy and eaten without a fork and knife.” I’ll Instagram a picture and let you know what I think.
How about you? Do you like to fry food at home? What’s your favorite fair food?
Baked Nutella Turnovers
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup Nutella or other chocolate spread
- 1 roll 18 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Powdered sugar
- Sliced bananas
- Sliced strawberries
- Chocolate syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and Nutella until smooth.
- Lay one sheet of phyllo on a work surface (cover other sheets with plastic wrap and a lightly damp towel). Spray sheet lightly with nonstick spray. Place second sheet on top and spray lightly with nonstick spray. Place third sheet on top and spray with nonstick spray. Cut sheets crosswise into 4 rectangles.
- Place 1 tablespoon of filling about 1 inch from the end of each rectangle. Fold the end over the filling at a 45° angle. Continue folding to form a triangle that encloses the filling until you reach the end (similar to folding a flag). Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining sheets of phyllo and filling.
- Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
- Serve dusted with powdered sugar, and topped with bananas, strawberries, and chocolate syrup.
PassTheKnife
What could be better than oozy nutella and flaky crust, yum!!!
Shelby
These look so delicious! Going on my list of goodies to try in the near future.
Jill
I can practically feel these melting in my mouth!
Jess @ Sweet Menu
Oh my! I need to try these! Nutella is my weakness.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Awww mum I got so excited when I saw this recipe because it totally reminded me of our Dallas trip!! I still can’t believe that we actually got to meet face to face. It was so much fun and it was like we had known each other forever 😀 xxx
Angie@Angie's Recipes
I would finish the whole basket! YUM!
Medeja
Easy and delicious! Great recipe!
Holly @ The Very Hungry Blonde
Pretty sure I could eat like one hundred of these.
Thalia @ butter and brioche
I am a massive nutella fan so this turnovers are the ultimate sweet treat for me.. I have to recreate the recipe!
ami@naivecookcooks
Omg these look so good and delicious!!
Letty
Oh Dear. This looks nom nom delish. Hungry.
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books
I love Nutella! Your turnover recipe sounds so good!!! =)
Sounds like you had a great time at the Fair!
Pinned!
megan
I just moved to Austin a few months ago… and had no idea there was a State Fair! I will definitely take the posse and head to Dallas at the end of the month!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
Outstanding! These turnovers would be a hit here too.
Tell me the truth, did you find that little bitty Lorraine could eat you under the table? I have broken bread with her and honestly, I was filled with envy. 🙂
angela@spinachtiger
I love Lorraine and these turnovers. Nutella and strawberry go so well and I think you totally nailed the copycat.
Rocky Mountain Woman
For years I had horses at the State Fair and now that I don’t show anymore, I try to avoid the fair. It’s not that it isn’t fun, it’s just that I spent so many years in the horse barns with the temperature in the high 90’s sweating my brains out, that well, I just don’t go any more.
I might, however, be tempted by chicken waffles on a stick and I would definitely be tempted by deep fried Nutella!
Erica @ The Crumby Cupcake
This is a dessert I can get behind! They look SO good! I’m such a huge fan of Nutella!
Carol
Ohhhhhhhhhhh dear…..definitely a diet buster but worth EVERY DOGGONE CALORIE. Nutella AND cream cheese tucked inside phyllo dough? Mmmmmmmmm….
Rosa
Deliciously chocolaty and cream cheesy! A lovely treat.
Cheers,
Rosa
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
These are too fun for words!! Loving this idea!