Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
Yield: Makes about 1 cup (10 oz/300 g)
Ingredients: Hazelnut or walnut oil, 3 tablespoons; Vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon; Whole hazelnuts, 1 cup (5 oz/150 g); Salt, ¼ teaspoon; Unsweetened cocoa powder, ¼ cup (¾ oz/20 g); Confectioners’ sugar, ½ cup (2 oz/65 g)

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better From Scratch

By Ivy Manning

Published 2014

About

Unlike its popular commercial counterpart that lists sugar and palm oil as primary ingredients, this all-natural chocolate hazelnut butter is primarily roasted hazelnuts and cocoa powder. Try it on crepes, smear it on toast, or melt it and serve it over ice cream.

Ingredients

Whole hazelnuts, 1 cup (5 oz/150 g)
Hazelnut

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spread the hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until the nuts are golden brown and the skins are blistered, about 15 minutes. Working in small batches, rub the still-warm nuts vigorously between your palms to remove their papery skins. Do not