Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

By coconutrecipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 ounces 100% cacao bar or unsweetened chocolate
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Adapted from freecoconutrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees ºF.

Place the hazelnuts on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Roast the nuts at 350 for 15 minutes.

While nuts are roasting, using a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips, squares and oil.

When nuts are done, place them between paper towels or dishtowels and rub to remove skins. This takes a little bit of work, but they do not need to be perfectly clean!

Place the nuts, melted chocolate, sugar, vanilla and salt in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.

Place the nut butter in an airtight container. Store in the fridge for a harder spread or at room temperature for a runnier spread.

Variations

You can use any nut or combination of nuts, but roast the nuts to give it more flavor.

Recipe submitted by Kate, Highlands Ranch, CO