Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Spread For Nutella Lovers
If you like Nutella, you are going to love this mouthwatering homemade chocolate hazelnut spread! This homemade healthy Nutella version is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and free of refined sugar. This all-natural deliciousness is actually good for you!
Servings: 20 servings
Equipment
- Food processor with a steel blade
Ingredients
- 2 cups hazelnuts
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp canola oil
Instructions
- Put hazelnuts in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the oil, cocoa powder and maple syrup.
- Process for 2 minutes, then stop the food processor and scrape down the sides.
- Start the food processor again and process in 5-minute increments (with stopping for 30 seconds every 5 minutes), until the mixture is smooth (about 15-20 minutes total).
Notes
Sugar-free version: substitute the maple syrup with 1/3 tsp of liquid Stevia and increase the amount of oil to 4 tbsp.