Organic Vegan Nutella Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

By Stephen Howard


Finding organic and delicious sweets is not always easy thing to do. Most products contain different ingredients you just don't want to consume. And, when it comes to popular spreads, the things get worse. On the other hand, you could make your own delicious spread whenever you want, and this particular recipe is so simple you can try it today, with no special preparations.

Let's start with the ingredients. For this delicious organic vegan nutella chocolate hazelnut spread you need only a few basic ingredients, depending on the recipe of your choice. If you don't mind using dark, dairy-free chocolate, the things will be even simpler. Besides that, you need a good food processor or a really good blender.

Well, you could use some regular blender, but you will certainly get better results using good food processor or some smoothie maker. In any case, prepare four cups organic hazelnuts, two cups organic dark chocolate, dairy-free, naturally, and molasses, or some maple syrup. The spread will be creamier and tastier if you use molasses, by the way.

Hazelnuts should be roasted first, for about fifteen minutes on 175 degrees Celsius. It's good to shake the pan occasionally. Use kitchen towels to roll roasted hazelnuts when still warm, to remove the skin. Repeat the process using clean towels. Some skin will remain, but it doesn't matter, just remove as much as you can.

Now, it's time for your food processor. Start slowly and blend until nice and creamy hazelnut butter is formed. Add melted dark chocolate and continue blending, adding some molasses, or some maple syrup, if you want it to be sweeter. Just remember that the spread will become harder when you add liquid ingredients. And that's basically it.

Some prefer using cocoa instead. When you use cocoa powder in the mixture, instead of melted chocolate, it won't be so creamy. But, if you combine it with a spoon or two of hot water first, you might get much smoother results. It won't have any affect on the taste, but the spread will be really creamy.

Adding molasses will enrich the taste, but it is also a good idea to add some vanilla extract as well. In any case. This mixture can be safely kept in the fridge for a few weeks or so. But, once you taste it, you will probably eat it much sooner. The bigger problem is not to eat it the very same day. Do not prepare while on any type of a diet.

There are also a few interesting ideas for improving your recipes. For example, you could boil some cloves and a cinnamon stick in a few spoons of water first, and then use this water for your cocoa powder. You could also use fresh orange zest and squeeze a drop or two of orange oil into your blender, just to spice up your lovely spread. Experiment and enjoy.




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