Real Homemade Nutella (Hazelnut-Chocolate Spread)

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I found this excellent recipe on the web for those who like Nutella

but wouldn't dare by the commercial stuff. I think it would be good

with macadamia nuts as well.

Homemade, Real Nutella (Hazelnut-chocolate spread)

1 cup hazelnuts

3 oz dark chocolate -- more if you'd like your spread more chocolatey

and less nutty

1 T butter

3 T hazelnut oil

3 T honey

1 t vanilla (and/or dash of Grand Marnier or other flavor)

pinch of salt

Note: you can also add cream to your mixture, but it will not keep as

long. Especially because you'll eat it.

Toast the hazelnuts for a few minutes in a 350 degree F oven, even if

they're pre-roasted. Warming them will help with the skin removal and

with turning them into nut butter. Pour the hazelnuts into a dish

towel or cloth, and rub until most of the peels are removed.

Then, shake out the bits of peel. A tip: pour the hazelnuts into a

strainer with big holes. The nuts will stay in, the bits of peel will

fall down:

On the stove, melt the chocolate in a double boiler. (Take only blurry

pictures of it, so you don't have any for your blog.) While it's

melting, place the hazelnuts in the food processor and run it until

they form a paste, the stage after grinding. Add oil, butter, vanilla,

salt and honey (tip: use the same measuring spoon for the honey that

you used for the oil. The sheen of oil will help the honey avoid

sticking to the spoon.)

When the chocolate is melted, pour it into the food processor and mix

thoroughly. Taste and adjust flavors as needed.

Pour into jars. The consistency at this point will be fairly liquidy,

like a chocolate sauce. It's nice poured over fruit.

The proper consistency forms after about 30-45 minutes in the fridge.

After longer in the fridge, you'll want to let it sit out at room

temperature for a little while to achieve the proper consistency. This

spread is less smooth, less sweet, and more nutty than store-bought

Nutella. Adjust the recipe to suit your tastes, and enjoy!

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