Forum: cooking.stackexchange.com
Tags: <chocolate><melting-chocolate>
Title: What is the best and fastest way to liquify Nutella chocolate spread?
Question: I usually put some amount in a cup and add a very small amount of water to start mixing. This is usually effective as long as the amount of water is very small compared to chocolate, in which the chocolate still has a strong taste.I thought of using milk, but I do not want the chocolate's taste to be faded (milk has a taste compared to water being neutral ).I also tried using the microwave, but that was pretty useless.  I want something really fast and reliable.

Answers:
sents: text: Heating it up in the microwave will temporarily make it runnier, but then it will go back to its original consistency.
text: Here are some ways that may work for you: Add some neutral flavored oil: just a bit though or it will get greasy Add chocolate syrup: chocolate syrup is very runny will thin it out while still keeping the chocolate flavor.
text: Hershey's is available in the US and UK, Tate and Lyle makes one in the UK.
text: Not sure where you are but there will likely be something available If you can't find chocolate syrup try making a very thick chocolate milk with some cocoa powder or chocolate milk powder
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/19707/GdD
score: 7
sents: text: After experimentation, here is what we came up with: 1 tsp.
text: of milk (I know you said no milk, but you need the fat in itto keep the Nutella from seizing) 1 TBSP.
text: Nutella Instructions: Heat the tsp.
text: of milk a couple of seconds in a bowl in the microwave - just a couple seconds!!
text: Take a little chunk from the TBSP.
text: of Nutella and stir it into the milk until smooth Repeat the above step until it is the desired consistency for drizzling over your bananas - or whatever.
text: When it cools, it will be firm again.
text: Enjoy!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/12565/Kristina Lopez
score: 4
sents: text: Use a bain marie: get a pot of steaming hot water, and place a glass bowl on top.
text: Make sure the water isn't touching the glass bowl directly.
text: Place your chocolate in the bowl and stir and it will melt.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/26810/ryan
score: 1
sents: text: I microwave a tsp of coconut oil for 15 seconds, then mix in a tbsp of Nutella and microwave in 10 second bursts until I'm happy with it.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/41235/brookziej
score: 1
sents: text: We place container of Nutella in a bowl of hot water...works faster if you put the amount you want in a small glass bowl and set it into a larger container of hot water.
text: Melts but doesn't harden.
text: Dip your banana right in.
text: Easy!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/42498/Karen Hatch
score: 1
sents: text: I found that adding any nut milk or regular milk made the Nutella thicker to a fudge like texture.
text: What worked for me was putting the Nutella in a glass bowl over a boiling pot of water (double boiler) and adding hot water teaspoon by teaspoon while mixing to the right consistency.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/64094/Jennifer N
score: 1
sents: text: What i did for pancake day last year was get a pan of water and put a bowl over it, boil the water for a bit and then add the nuttella.
text: gradually, add the milk bit by bit until it goes to the liquid thickness that you like.
text: It worked for me so try it
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/33610/Kira contant
score: 0
sents: text: 1 Table spoon of Milk and 1 Table spoon sour cream to a half a jar (13 oz) of Nutella.
text: It will not weaken the chocolate flavor, it actually enhances the flavor.
text: Delicious!
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/35002/Kyla Ostermann
score: 0
sents: text: I used 1 teaspoon half and half to 1 tablespoon of Nutella.
text: Put half and half in small bowl in microwave until hot and then stirred in the Nutella.
text: Worked beautufully!
text: Was able to drizzle over my mini bunt cakes without losing any flavor.
text: Tried many different ways before and ruined the Nutella.
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/36515/Christy
score: 0
sents: text: This method works!
text: If you need to reduce the viscosity of nutella (make it more liquid/runny)
text: here is what you do: it must be fresh (expired/old nutella's chemical properties change)
text: 1 part nutella to 1/10 (10%)
text: part
text: whole milk - stir (it may become hard at first!
text: don't stress) once the first 10% is mixed in, add another 10% milk and again and again until its you reach the viscosity required.
text: The two secrets to thinning syrup and nutella are start with the syrup or nutella and SLOWLY
text: add the milk/water ALWAYS
text: add TINY/MINUTE/SMALL amounts [in ratio obviously.
text: for a bucket containing 10Litres Nutella, you'll need 1 litre of milk ;) ]
answer_details: author: cooking.stackexchange.com/users/40359/David
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Nut or dairy milk can actually make the texture thicker, but you could make it temporarily runny by heating in a microwave or bain mairie, or mix it with a little chocolate syrup, thick cocoa, oil, coconut oil or half and half.
You can melt it over a bain marie or add oil, syrup or cream.