Nutella Cream Liqueur

Yes, it's as good as it sounds. It's also SO worth the little bit of effort to make and gift to the one you love...even if that 'one' is YOU!

Makes two 750ml bottles of liqueur

Two small jars of Nutella (650 g total)
2 1/2 cups cream
1 3/4 c whole milk
3/4 c sugar
200 ml cognac (small bottle)

In a saucepan put the Nutella, cream, milk and sugar. Heat on medium, stirring, until everything is dissolved and blended. Heat to a simmer but DO NOT BOIL. Keep at a simmer for 15 minutes, stirring every minute or two.

What do you do for 15 minutes while you stir every minute? Go ahead and wash your bottles with super hot water, inside and out. Set them upside down to dry. If the bottles got really hot while you waged they'll dry pretty quickly. And where did I get those cute bottles? Well, I'm kinda cheap. I found these bottles in four or five places for $3-5 each. Then I found them at the grocery store filled with French orange soda, on sale for $2. Nice. Make sure and get the ones with the rubber gaskets. Wash really well.

Ok so now you've tortured yourself for 15 minutes and been able to resist licking that spoon as you stir...right?

Take off heat and let it cool completely. It'll take a bit. You can always set it in a bowl of cold water. Don't put it in the fridge though. Keep stirring it now and then. You don't want that skin forming. I've been told by my daughter that some people actually like to eat that skin. Let's just pretend she didn't say that.

Add the cognac and stir to blend. Using a funnel, pour in the bottles and refrigerate for 3 days. You can also give it now and attach a tag with curing instructions if you like. It needs to stay in the fridge though. Serve it cold too. Such a nice touch to offer after dinner and with dessert. Or instead of dessert! Place a liqueur glass on a little plate with a couple of pirouline cookies! It'll last up to 4 months. I think. Ours was gone by then. Another mystery to solve. Guess I'll have to make more to find out!