Simple 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.

In fact, the best results are really achieved using some good quality smoothie maker, because your spread will be much creamier. So, take four cups good quality organic hazelnuts and two cups organic, dairy free dark chocolate. You will also need a spoon or two organic molasses. You can use maple syrup instead, but it is really tastier this way.

First, you have to roast the hazelnuts. Just put them on some large pan and roast for about fifteen minutes on 175 degrees Celsius. Shake the pan once or twice in between. After that, place warm nuts on large kitchen towels, cover with another towel and roll around and try to remove as much skin as you can. Use clean towels and repeat the process.

Place the hazelnuts into the food processor and blend until hazelnut butter is formed. Now you can add melted chocolate and a spoon or two of molasses or maple syrup. Of course, if you don't want your spread to be sweeter, you don't have to add any of these ingredients. If you do, just remember it will make the spread harder, but tastier.

Of course, you don't have to use melted chocolate if you prefer cocoa. Use the cocoa instead, but keep in mind the spread might be less creamy in this case. The easiest solution is to combine cocoa powder with very small quantity of hot water before adding it to your blender. In this case, you will probably need more molasses or maple syrup to sweeten your spread.

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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