Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (a.k.a Healthy Nutella)

Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (a.k.a Healthy Nutella)

On Saturday, while buying some spices, B’s eyes landed on a jar of Nutella. I’m still not quite sure how it happened, but he started to crave the thick chocolaty concoction almost immediately and wanted to buy a big jar. The biggest. I wanted nothing of the sort to end up on our pantry shelves and in our bellies, so took it upon myself and promised him I’d make ‘nutella’. “Better than that, healthier than that,” I said.

Once home, I got a pen and piece of paper and wrote my basic recipe ‘Nutella: hazelnuts, cocoa, something sweet and something liquidy’. Easy peasy, right? Well, it is! Everything else depends on how thick or thin you want to make it or if you want to add some spices to fancy it up. I’m giving you a delicious basic recipe to work with, but hazelnuts and cacao go well with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and even cardamom!

Although I don’t think you need me to tell you how to eat this Rawtella, I’m just gonna throw some ideas anyway. It’s awesome to eat with a spoon and with walnuts or other nuts and seeds. It’s also awesome with fresh fruits like apples, pears, bananas, or berries!

You can blend it with some milk to make it more runny and turn it into your best chocolaty dip. You can add it to a blender with a frozen banana and make history-worthy chocolate-hazelnut soft-serve ice cream. Planning a cake? Well, you can use this spread as a filling or frosting for Canned Biscuits. Or you could simply serve it with your favorite pancakes.

Now off you go & make it!

Raw Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (a.k.a Healthy Nutella)

  • Author: Chris
  • Prep time: 5 mins
  • Cook time: 5 mins
  • Total time: 10 mins

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups raw hazelnuts
  • 7 TBSP cacao powder
  • 8 medjool dates
  • 2/3 cups water (or you could use nut milk)
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 2 TBSP coconut oil
  • 2/3 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Add hazelnuts to the blender and process until you get a sticky dough, almost to a nut butter stage.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until you get a smooth, creamy, thick chocolate spread.

Instructions

Notes

  • For extra flavor, you can slightly roast the hazelnuts prior to using them in this recipe.

Nutrition Facts (per serving, 2 tbsp)

  • Calories: 140
  • Fat: 12g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Carbohydrates: 11g
  • Sugars: 8g
  • Protein: 3g

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