Homemade Nutella

hazelnuts

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Peanuts are often less expensive and still provide a nutty flavor.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate chips

Semi-sweet chocolate chips are usually more affordable and easier to find.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Granulated sugar is a more common and less expensive option.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is typically cheaper and has a neutral flavor.

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Place hazelnuts on a baking tray, roast for 8 minutes or until golden. Transfer into blender.

Blend on the lowest speed until the nuts are ground into a crumb. Scrape down the sides as necessary. Then increase the speed to 4 until it turns into a paste. You may need to scrape down the sides - in my Vitamix blender, I did not have to. Then increase the speed as high as it will go and whizz until it becomes smooth with a consistency like honey.

Add remaining ingredients, then whizz, starting on low and increasing to high. Whizz until smooth - the sugar takes the longest to dissolve.

Pour into a jar - it will be lovely and warm. Allow to cool to spread consistency. Do not refrigerate as the sugar will crystallise and it will become grainy.

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