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Nutella Sauce for Ice Cream, Pancakes, or Waffles

07/10/18 | Breakfast, Desserts, Frozen, Recipe for One, Recipes, Small-batch Dessert

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This two-ingredient Nutella sauce is quick and easy to make and perfect for drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, and waffles. 

Photo of Nutella sauce over ice cream with strawberries on top.

Last week, in my Easy Peanut Butter Sauce post, I promised I’d be sharing some more single-serving dessert sauces this summer, and here we are for round two, Nutella Sauce for ice cream, pancakes, and waffles!

This is another dead-easy, totally delicious sauce you can make in your microwave in about 30 seconds.

Who’s excited?

Nutella sauce being poured over ice cream in a white bowl.

The sauce is gooey, fudgy, total chocolate and hazelnut goodness that takes a boring scoop of vanilla ice cream and turns it into a dreamy Nutella Sundae.

Or pour it over some waffles or pancakes (banana pancakes or classic buttermilk pancakes), and make it a breakfast to remember.

In process photos of Nutella sauce being made.

How to Make Nutella Sauce in the Microwave

To make this Nutella sauce recipe, you’ll just need Nutella, milk, a small bowl, and a microwave.

You heat the milk in the microwave until steaming—don’t overheat or it might curdle–and then stir in your Nutella.

As you stir, the sauce will start off looking dull and broken, but keep stirring, and it will come together and turn a deep, luscious chocolatey brown.

When it reaches that point, it’s done, and it’s time to eat.

Photo of a strawberry being dipped in Nutella sauce.

Looking for more easy desserts? Try my 30-second Chocolate Sauce, Easy Fudge Sauce, Small-batch Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Easy Cheesecake Bites.

Nutella sauce being poured over ice cream in a white bowl.

Nutella Sauce for Ice Cream, Pancakes, or Waffles

This two-ingredient Nutella sauce is quick and easy to make and perfect for drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, and waffles. 
4.97 from 30 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 1 serving
Calories: 204kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons (37g) Nutella

Instructions

  • Pour milk into a small, microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 10 to 15 seconds until just steaming—don’t overheat or you might curdle your milk.
  • Add Nutella and stir until smooth, thickened, and dark.
  • Pour over ice cream, pancakes, or waffles, and enjoy!
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This Nutella sauce is so easy to make! Two ingredients, 30 seconds, and perfect for drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, and waffles. | #summerdessert | #Nutella | #recipeforone | recipes for one |

Comments | 17 comments

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Comments

  1. Olive says

    March 5, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Worked perfectly on top of crepes filled with whipped cream!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 6, 2021 at 6:13 am

      So glad you enjoyed it, Olive!!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth BROOKER says

    February 14, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious-& easy enough to make just for one(me!) with I’ce cream it’s got to be the quickest dessert yet. .

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 16, 2021 at 11:54 am

      Glad you enjoyed it, Elizabeth!!

      Reply
  3. Fred says

    November 5, 2020 at 7:20 am

    Thanks for this great idea! I made some vanilla ice cream and used this to make Nutella Ripple. Worked great!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      November 5, 2020 at 3:02 pm

      This is such a good idea!!

      Reply
  4. Evelyne says

    November 1, 2020 at 11:02 am

    5 stars
    Love it. . I also used to dip half my macaroons.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      November 2, 2020 at 10:57 am

      Love that idea!!

      Reply
  5. Lisa says

    August 31, 2020 at 6:30 am

    5 stars
    Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is so easy and so delicious! We poured it over waffles this morning.

    Reply
  6. Cat says

    June 29, 2020 at 10:50 am

    5 stars
    Amazing!!

    Reply
  7. Guitar Guy says

    December 26, 2019 at 5:43 am

    5 stars
    Nutella is better on everything!!

    Reply
  8. Ayesha says

    March 13, 2019 at 2:59 pm

    Hi there
    I wanted to know if I could use this sauce in a chocolate fountain?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 18, 2019 at 10:39 pm

      Hi, Ayesha, I’m not sure. Sorry!

      Reply
  9. Rayna says

    November 21, 2018 at 3:32 pm

    Could this be made ahead of time and stored for a day or two?

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      November 25, 2018 at 8:57 pm

      Hi, Rayna. I’m not sure. I think the Nutella would firm back up in the refrigerator and you’d have to microwave it again to return it to its pourable state, but if you give it a try, please let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  10. Lita Johnson says

    November 15, 2018 at 3:15 am

    5 stars
    I am so making this on Sunday night. I can’t wait to try the nutella peanut butter ice cream. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      November 19, 2018 at 8:22 am

      Hope you enjoyed it, Lita!!

      Reply
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