You can’t go wrong making this Fairy Bread. It’s the perfect treat to enjoy with your family for dessert or as a special treat.
Traditional Fairy Bread PLUS Nutella Fairy Bread
Would you like to try Fairy Bread? The simple yet tasty dessert consists of traditional slices of bread with a spread, such as butter or Nutella, and sprinkles of your choice.
You can make this flavorful dessert in minutes while even allowing your children to make their own versions. It’s such a fun treat to make with only three ingredients needed.
Why You’ll Love this Fairy Bread Recipe:
- Easy to make. It’s so simple to make. It’s only going to take a few minutes for you to prepare this bread with the kids.
- Customizable. You can customize the Fairy Bread to your liking with different types of spreads, including Nutella and Fluff.
- Few Ingredients. You only need a few ingredients to make the Fairy Bread. It typically only takes three ingredients to make this treat.
How to Make Fairy Bread (have fun!)
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Soften your butter before spreading it on the bread.
- Remove the crusts, cut the bread diagonally in half, and then add sprinkles on top of the pieces.
- If you’d like to make the Nutella version, replace the butter with the sweet spread before adding your sprinkles on top of it.
- You can also use cookie cutters to cut out different shapes for the bread to make it look even more festive.
Fairy Bread received its name because of its colorful, fun appearance. It’s a simple recipe that your children can get involved in making. It’s a colorful, tasty treat that appeals to children of all ages because of how good it looks.
Traditional fairy bread is simply buttered bread with sprinkles. It can be an acquired taste, but it is sweet and savory. Our Nutella variation is a bit sweeter and more fun! Try both and see which you like best.
The round sprinkles you traditionally see on fairy bread are called “hundreds and thousands”. You might also see them labeled as rainbow Nonpareils.
You can make plenty of other variations of Fairy Bread using simple ingredients. Just like you’d use butter or Nutella, you can also use fluff, peanut butter, almond butter, or other sweet spreads on the bread. It all depends on what you’re in the mood for and what your children like to eat. If you don’t want to add too many sprinkles, you can also top the bread with different pieces of fruit, such as chopped strawberries and raspberries.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Add Nutella to your Fairy Bread to bring a chocolate-y hazelnut touch to the dessert that tastes great.
- Make sure you’re cutting off the crusts of your bread before you sprinkle anything on it. If you like the crusts, you can always leave them on instead of cutting them off.
- Grab your favorite sprinkles and toppings to add to the Fairy Bread as a finishing touch.
Prepare this delicious and sweet Fairy Bread with ease. It’s a fun recipe to make that your children will love!
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Fairy Bread (Traditional and Nutella Versions)
Ingredients
For Traditional Fairy Bread with Butter
- 8 slices soft white bread
- ¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¼ cup sprinkles Traditional Jimmies Sprinkles, candy confetti, and Nonpareils work the best.
For Fairy Bread with Nutella Spread Cut-Outs
- 8 slices soft white bread
- ¼ cup chocolate hazelnut spread such as Nutella
- ¼ cup sprinkles Traditional Jimmies Sprinkles, candy confetti, and Nonpareils work the best.
Instructions
For Traditional Fairy Bread with Butter
- Spread a thin layer of softened butter on each slice of bread. The butter should be thin, but thick enough to have sprinkles adhere to the bread.8 slices soft white bread, ¼ cup unsalted butter
- Cut off crusts. Then, cut the slices in half diagonally.
- Sprinkle with candy sprinkles of your choice.¼ cup sprinkles
- Have fun decorating and eating!
For Nutella Fairy Bread
- Spread the chocolate hazelnut spread on half of the bread slices.8 slices soft white bread, ¼ cup chocolate hazelnut spread
- Cut off the crusts of all slices. Then, cut all of the slices in half.
- Place the plain bread slices on a cutting board or other firm surface.
- Using tiny cookie cutters, cut out a shape out of the plain bread.
- Now place a slice of the plain bread on a slice of the chocolate hazelnut bread.
- Sprinkle the candy sprinkles of your choice in the cut outs.¼ cup sprinkles
- Have fun and enjoy!
Notes
- For the Chocolate Hazelnut cut-outs, if you want to cover the ½ slice of bread with sprinkles first, then you will need to put a little of the Chocolate Hazelnut spread on the top piece of bread in order for it to stick.
- It’s best to use good old-fashioned soft white bread.
- I don’t suggest using some of these newer thicker candy sprinkles because some would be too crunchy for this recipe.
- Make sure you’re cutting off the crusts of your bread before you sprinkle anything on it. If you like the crusts, you can always leave them on instead of cutting them off.
- Nutritional information is for 1 slice each of the traditional fairy and the hazelnut bread.
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