Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
Chocolate hazelnut spread is the vegan answer to Nutella that we all need! It's easy to make – you just need a high-power food processor.
Servings 12
Calories 168kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g hazelnuts - buy roasted hazelnuts to make it even easier
- ¼ cup cacao powder - you could use cocoa if you wanted to
- ½ cup non-dairy milk
- 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- If you have raw hazelnuts, pre-heat your oven to gas mark 6/200c and put your hazelnuts in the oven for 5-6 minutes on a baking sheet250 g hazelnuts
- Remove from the oven, leave to cool, then rub them between a couple of damp pieces of kitchen roll to get the skins off
- Put the hazelnuts in a blender or food processor and whiz up until you have a smooth hazelnut butter
- Add all the other ingredients to the blender and blitz for a couple of minutes to make sure everything is nicely mixed and smooth¼ cup cacao powder, ½ cup non-dairy milk, 2 tablespoon vanilla extract, 5 tablespoon maple syrup, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Give it a quick taste and adjust if you want it a little sweeter, more chocolatey or perhaps even a bit more salt. Sorted - your very own vegan Nutella!
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 43IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg