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chocolate

hazelnut

spread

Nut butters are all the rage right now. Nutella, the ultimate guilty pleasure, is nothing but a chocolatey hazelnut butter; although not as healthy as you'd associate a nut butter to be.

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The basic recipe I follow is each of the above ingredients in an equal ratio, but the proportions can be modified to fit your preference. Add spices and aromatics to the mix, and you have your very own gourmet nut butter!

With this recipe I hope to show you how simple it is to make your own nut butter at home, starting with a healthy-ish take on, my favourite, Nutella.

You will need:

75g hazelnuts

75g jaggery (powdered or chopped)

75g dark chocolate

75g cream, at room temp.

1 tbsp coconut oil

¼ tsp sea salt

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        1 hour         Makes 300g

  1. Roast the hazelnuts in a preheated oven at 125°C for 20-30 minutes or until evenly golden brown. Alternatively, you can roast them in a pan over low heat, tossing occasionally.

  2. If using hazelnuts with skins on, immediately transfer them onto a kitchen towel after roasting and rub to remove the skins. If using skinned hazelnuts, leave to cool directly.

  3. Transfer the cooled hazelnuts into a food processor along with the jaggery and process until a smooth paste is obtained. This will take a good 8-10 minutes, so be patient. The mixture will go through stages of being a dry crumb, a rough dough, to finally a smooth paste.

  4. Meanwhile, pour the cream over finely chopped dark chocolate and heat the two up in a microwave oven on medium heat, stopping and mixing at 30-second intervals. Take the mixture out when the chocolate is halfway melted. This will take about 1 - 1½ minutes. (Alternatively, you can achieve the same results over a double boiler.)

  5. Using a whisk, mix until a homogenous, glossy mixture is obtained. You've just made chocolate ganache!

  6. Once the hazelnuts have been processed to a smooth paste, add the coconut oil and salt. Process for a minute until well incorporated.

  7. Next, add the chocolate ganache and process for a final 1-2 minutes until a smooth and silky paste is achieved.

 

Your healthy-ish Chocolate Hazelnut Spread is ready! Transfer it to a sterilised jar and enjoy! It will last 1-2 weeks at room temperature in a cool and dry place, and for a good 2 months in the refrigerator, but I'll bet you my own jar it won't last that long. ;)   

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