Today I discovered by accident that it is easy to make Nutalla from scratch. Here's what happened:
My husband saw a jar of leftover hazelnuts that I had from making hazelnut mashed potatoes and he said: "Hey, why don't you make some hazelnut butter? That sounds good." So I proceeded to make some hazelnut butter.
After I made this and was pouring it into a mason jar, I saw some dark chocolate leftover from my homemade peppermint bark project and thought: "Hey, I could make my own Nutella!" I poured off some hazelnut butter, and left about a 1/2 cup in the bowl of the food processor. Then I added about a cup of dark chocolate chips.
This was the result: smooth, yummy, hazelnut-chocolate butter. Spread it on toast, pancakes, waffles, fruit...
Now, I don't know much about the storage life, or if it would stay spreadable if you place the spread in the refrigerator. But chances are, it won't sit around that long! This would be an excellent addition to your holiday breakfast. Enjoy!
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That sounds delicious! I didn't know it could be so easy to make. I may just have to try that this winter...
Very cool. My husband, who grew up in Germany, hates Nutella, and I can only imagine that it's the garbage in it he doesn't like, because he loves hazelnuts and he loves chocolate, and he loves them together.
So I'm going to try this! Probably on crepes!
I hadn't thought of crepes. That sounds wonderful.
If its not spreadable from the fridge consider adding coconut oil to the mix.
Did you melt the chocolate before incorporating, or just plunk the chips right in? I ask for academic reasons only, of course.... ;-)
Hi Robyn, the friction of the chocolate being processed creates enough heat to make it melt quite nicely.
how delicious they are. although i have just finished my breadfast.
YUM!!!!
Yum :-)
A few years ago we decided to move away from all non-fair trade cocoa products. We couldn't find any fair trade choc/hazelnut spread (although organic ones were easy), so I set about figuring out my own. Mine's a bit more complicated than what you've done, but I thought it might be of interest. Firstly, I make hazelnut butter from toasted hazelnuts (although of course you could also buy this). Then I have two recipes - one that's more like commercial nutella and which I only use for making nutella icecream with, and the other which I use as a spread, on pancakes, to fill pastries etc.
The recipe that comes out more like commercial nutella is:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (50g) dark chocolate
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
70g hazelnut butter
2 tsp cocoa powder
Method:
1. Melt chocolate in a small pyrex jug (1 minute on high, stir, may then need a further 30 seconds).
2. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well
3. Transfer the spread to a 500g honey jar. Keeps 4-6 weeks at room temp.
Makes just over 1 cup. Not as stiff or smooth as commercial nutella, and maybe a bit too sweet, but pretty similar flavour.
Based on http://www.recipezaar.com/Chocolate-Hazelnut-Spread-Nutella-109715
The richer and yummier version is:
Ingredients:
250g hazelnuts, roasted and ground to butter (or 3/4 cup premade hazelnut butter)
1 cup sugar, ground to dusty or 250g icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
30 - 40mL oil - pref. hazelnut oil, otherwise something flavourless like rice bran oil. Could also try melted cocoa butter.
Method:
1. Place the hazelnut butter in a food processor, add in the sugar, cocoa and vanilla and mix well. Slowly drizzle in enough oil to make a spreadable consistency. Since the mixture is a bit warm from the mixing, it will be more fluid now than at room temperature.
2. Transfer the spread to an airtight container.
Gives scant 2 cups.
Store at room temperature for a couple of months or indefinitely in the fridge.
Use as a spread or on pancakes (as is or thinned with margarine or cream) or use to fill croissants or sponge cake.
http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2005/12/nutella/
Hi Heather, that sounds very interesting. Luckily here in the States very close to my home we have Dagoba, which is all fair trade and Organic. If anyone is looking for a great resource they have some fantastic chocolate.
mmmmm... my family LOVES nutella, so I will definitely have to try this! Super simply, and super tasty, double win!
Will try soon as my daughter loves Nutella and I love *easy* n healthier options! Thank you!
Homemade Nutella is Awesome thanks for sharing
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