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Recipe for homemade Nutella. Best vegan hazelnut spread in a glass jar with spoon.

Easy Recipe for Homemade Nutella (No Sugar, No Dairy)

Marinela Malcheva
Easy recipe for homemade Nutella. Learn how to make the best hazelnut spread at home. Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy Nutella with dates (no sugar, no palm oil required).
5 from 13 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Dip, Snack, Spread
Cuisine dairy-free, Gluten-free, Indian-inspired, Vegan
Servings 8 servings
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

  • High powered blender or food processor
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cup unsalted hazelnuts roasted, peeled
  • 15 dates softened in water, drained, pitted
  • 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoon cacao powder
  • cup + 3 tbsp almond milk or any dairy-free milk
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • First, preheat the oven to 300°F /150°C and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
    At the same time, put dates in a small bowl with water to soften slightly (about 10-15 minutes).
    Spread hazelnuts in one layer and roast them for 12-15 minutes. Let them cool completely and remove most of the skins. The easiest way is to wrap them in a clean kitchen towel and rub them vigorously against each other. It's difficult to remove all the skins, so it's ok if some of them remain. This will not affect the flavor.
    Roasted hazelnuts in a baking sheet.
  • Next, put roasted hazelnuts into a powerful blender or food processor. Process until you get a smooth, almost runny mixture. DON'T add other ingredients until hazelnuts are finely blended.
    Blended roasted hazelnuts into a creamy paste for preparing homemade Nutella spread.
  • Then add drained & pitted dates, cacao powder, maple syrup, almond milk, vanilla extract, melted coconut oil, and salt. Blend until everything is combined and creamy.
    Refined sugar-free hazelnut spread with dates and maple syrup in a glass jar with a spoon full of creamy butter .
  • Enjoy your Nutella right away or store it in a glass airtight container with a lid at room temperature, in a cool, dark place for up to 2 weeks.
    Delicious vegan sweet spread (no sugar, no palm oil, no milk) on a slices of bread with banana hearts and chopped hazelnuts.

Notes

  • Don't worry if you cannot remove all of the skins, just try your best to remove all you can. The skins won't affect the taste and will add texture to our nut butter.
  • Make sure to drain well the dates before blending. If your dates are soft enough to be easily blended you can skip this step.
  • Instead of maple syrup, you can use agave syrup.
  • If your spread is not creamy enough, add more milk, a spoon at a time. Optionally you can add more coconut oil but that will make your butter more oily.
  • Note that this nut spread is sweet but not overly. Add more maple syrup to adjust sweetness to your taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 87mgPotassium: 280mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg
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