Healthy Nutella

By Jackie618

This recipe yields around 2 cups.

Per 15 g serving:

57 calories (regular Nutella has 100)
4.5 g fat
2.5 g sugar (regular Nutella has 10 grams!)
4 g carbohydrates
0 mg cholesterol
This nutritional info DOES include the sugar/agave AND the optional oil. If you sub stevia or xylitol for the sugar, the amount of calories (and obviously the sugar) will be lower. (As I said in the post, I haven’t personally tried subbing stevia for the sugar, and therefore I can’t vouch for the taste. But xylitol works well!)

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw hazelnuts (240g)
• 1 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp xylitol, or agave, or sugar, or maple syrup
• 1 packet nunaturals stevia, or 1 tbsp more agave or sugar
• 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt
• optional: 2 tsp oil (for extra smoothness, but it’s still very smooth if you leave out the oil)
• 1/2 cup milk of choice (I used Almond Breeze)

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Preparation

Step 1

Roast hazelnuts for 10-14 minutes at 400 F. Rub them together in a paper towel to get the skins off. (It’s ok if a few stubborn skins won’t come off.) In a Vita-mix or food processor, blend the nuts until they’ve turned to butter, then add all other ingredients and blend a long time until it’s smooth like Nutella! (I think I blended off-and-on for a full two minutes. It’s extra-creamy in a Vita-mix, but a Cuisinart food processor works as well.)