If you're a purest like me, you'll love this "Nutella" that I make. A treat that I make around the holidays to enable some indulgence, without spiking insulin. Food as ingredients, not ingredients in food. Something I read the other day and live by. Try and make food as pure as possible. Don't use pre mixes, things that need to be shaked before they can be baked, or packaged things that can be made just as easily at home.
This cocoa hazelnut spread is probably one of the best things I make.
I N G R E D I E N T S
Hazelnuts 1C
Dark chocolate 1.5oz (or half of a bar)
Honey 1t
D I R E C T I O N S
Preheat your oven to 350. Spread the hazelnuts on a lined baking tray and bake for 20 mins or until roasted to a dark brown.
This cocoa hazelnut spread is probably one of the best things I make.
I N G R E D I E N T S
Hazelnuts 1C
Dark chocolate 1.5oz (or half of a bar)
Honey 1t
D I R E C T I O N S
Preheat your oven to 350. Spread the hazelnuts on a lined baking tray and bake for 20 mins or until roasted to a dark brown.
Once the hazelnuts are roasted lay a towel on your counter or table and place the hazelnuts on top. They don't need to spread out. Place another towel on top, place your hands flat on the towel and move them around. This removes the skins from the hazel nuts. It doubles as an awesome hand massage.
Lift the towel periodically, lay flat, and transfer the hazelnuts to the top towel by hand and shake out the bottom towel. This will make it easier to remove more of the skin.
If all the skin doesn't come off no worries! Just some extra fibre ;)
Once you have removed as much skin from the hazelnuts that you think you can, transfer them into a food processor or blender. Blend them until they become smooth. You can blend less for a more crunchy spread, but it's really just not as nice.
Lift the towel periodically, lay flat, and transfer the hazelnuts to the top towel by hand and shake out the bottom towel. This will make it easier to remove more of the skin.
If all the skin doesn't come off no worries! Just some extra fibre ;)
Once you have removed as much skin from the hazelnuts that you think you can, transfer them into a food processor or blender. Blend them until they become smooth. You can blend less for a more crunchy spread, but it's really just not as nice.
Now you have hazelnut butter. Next is to get it chocolatey. So you're gonna need to melt some chocolate. Don't do this in the microwave. One hundo p it will burn in the centre and only half melt. You need to make a fancy boiler thing. It's really not that fancy. You put some water in a pot, put it on a burner, and then place a bowl on top.
Genius. Now put the chocolate in the bowl. I used half a bar of Alter Eco Blackout. It's 85% cocoa.
Melt the chocolate completely stirring occasionally.
How great is melted chocolate? Seriously.
Once you've got something that looks as amazing as this, add it to your hazelnut butter. You'll hopefully get something that looks a little like this:
Once you've got something that looks as amazing as this, add it to your hazelnut butter. You'll hopefully get something that looks a little like this:
Dear lord. Now go ahead, have a little taste...
If it's to your liking, great! Jar it up, spread it on some paleo pancakes, dip something in it, use as icing, spread on toast.. the possibilities are endless really. If you've got a bit of a sweet tooth, add up to a teaspoon of honey and give it a blend.
If it's to your liking, great! Jar it up, spread it on some paleo pancakes, dip something in it, use as icing, spread on toast.. the possibilities are endless really. If you've got a bit of a sweet tooth, add up to a teaspoon of honey and give it a blend.