Nutella Pie with Berries

This Nutella Pie with Pretzel Crust is the ultimate no-bake dessert—layered with fresh berries, creamy Nutella, and a salty-sweet chocolate pretzel crust. It’s rich, irresistible, and perfect for sharing… if you have to.

Birthdays come and go in my big family, so I find myself always baking for these special occasions. Sometimes I make a traditional cake, like my olive oil vanilla cake. Other times I make something different, like this strawberry cake for my pink loving girl.

But in the hot summer months, I try not to bake too much. Who needs a hot kitchen to sweat in when you are trying to beat the heat. We love fruit tart tarts, but most require a pastry crust (like the one I use in my pomegranate tart) and it requires baking.

But, this no bake Nutella tart is the perfect sweet treat to enjoy for a birthday or whenever you want something sweet – without turning the oven on!

Ingredients you need

• Pretzels: You can use any shape or style of pretzels. They will be crushed.
• Butter: I use unsalted butter as the pretzels will provide enough salt in this pie.
• Chocolate chips: You can use any of your favorite chocolate chip: semi-sweet, bitter sweet, dark or milk chocolate chips.
• Cream cheese: I use full fat cream cheese. The measurements are made with the brick of cream cheese and not the whipped variety. You can also use mascarpone cream.
• Nutella: You can use any kind of chocolate nut spread, but this recipe was developed with Nutella.
• Fresh fruit: You can use whatever fresh fruit you have in season. Best choices for fruit tarts include strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, pears and even pomegranate.
• Strawberry jam: Jam is usually melted and brushed onto the fruit of your tart. You usually choose a jam that will compliment the flavor. Since I had strawberries, I used strawberry jam. You can also use orange marmalade or any other jam.

Step-by-step directions

1. Prep the crust. In a food processor, purée pretzels until 1 cup of crumbs are formed. In the microwave or double boiler, melt butter and chocolate chips over medium heat, stirring until smooth. Remove chocolate mixture from heat and stir in the pretzel crumbs.
2. Press into pan. Coat an 8-inch tart pan with removable bottom with non-stick spray. Press chocolate-pretzel mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, pressing it up the sides into an even layer. Refrigerate crust for 30 minutes.
3. Make the filling. Meanwhile, using a hand mixer, whisk together the softened cream cheese and Nutella. Spread the Nutella mixture evenly into chilled chocolate-pretzel crust.
4. Assemble the tart. Place strawberries, blackberries and blueberries in a decorative manner over the Nutella mixture. Brush warmed jam over the fruit. Place tart back in the refrigerator and chill for at least an hour. Prior to serving, remove tart from pan, slice and serve.

Expert tips and FAQs

The crust can get thick and goopy if your pretzel mixture isn’t ground fine enough. A food processor works, best, but you can also smash the pretzels in a resealable bag and rolling pin. A few large bits are okay, but you want most of it to be crumbs.

When you press the mixture into the pan, it is very stick at first. As the chocolate cools, the mixture is easier to work with, but is still malleable. I find that using my hands works best at pressing the crust into the pan.

This recipe works best with an 8-inch pan. I doubled the recipe for a 10-inch pan.

If you want to try more of my no bake (or very little bake!) desserts, try my kit kat ice cream cake or my Mississippi mud pie.

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Nutella Pie with Berries

Laura Bashar | Family Spice

This Nutella Pie with Pretzel Crust is the ultimate no-bake dessert—layered with fresh berries, creamy Nutella, and a salty-sweet chocolate pretzel crust. It's rich, irresistible, and perfect for sharing… if you have to.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Additional Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs

Course Pies, Tarts and Other Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 395 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cup pretzels any shape
• ¼ cup butter unsalted
• ¾ cup chocolate chips bittersweet
• 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
• ½ cup Nutella
• 8 oz strawberries halved
• 4 oz blackberries
• 3 oz blueberries
• 3 tablespoon strawberry jam warmed

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Instructions

 

• In a food processor, purée pretzels until 1 cup of crumbs are formed. You can also crush the pretzels in a resealable bag with a rolling pin. You wan fine crumbs.
• In a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate chips over medium heat, stirring until smooth. You can also melt in the microwave in 20-30 second increments.
• Remove chocolate mixture from heat and stir in the pretzel crumbs.
• Coat an 8-inch tart pan with removable bottom with non-stick spray.
  Press chocolate-pretzel mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, pressing it up the sides into an even layer.
• Refrigerate crust for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using a hand mixer, whisk together the softened cream cheese and Nutella.
• Spread the Nutella mixture evenly into chilled chocolate-pretzel crust.
• Place strawberries, blackberries and blueberries in a decorative manner over the Nutella mixture.
• Brush warmed jam over the fruit.
• Place tart back in the refrigerator and chill for at least an hour.
• Prior to serving, remove tart from pan, slice and serve.

Notes

This recipe works best with an 8-inch pan. I doubled the recipe for a 10-inch pan.

TO STORE: Cover any leftover tart with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

TO FREEZE: You can also freeze leftovers. Wrap in foil and freeze for up to 4 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 255mgFiber: 4gSugar: 25g

Keyword chocolate pie, chocolate tart, nutella pie, nutella tart

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