Monday, 3 September 2018

Make 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.

Hazelnuts should be roasted first, for about fifteen minutes on 175 degrees Celsius. It's good to shake the pan occasionally. Use kitchen towels to roll roasted hazelnuts when still warm, to remove the skin. Repeat the process using clean towels. Some skin will remain, but it doesn't matter, just remove as much as you can.

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.

Some of you don't want to use dark chocolate in your recipes, and that's perfectly fine. In this case, you will need some organic cocoa instead. The spread might not be so creamy in this case, but you will still love it. Although you may add cocoa as it is, it's actually better to mix it with a small quantity of hot water first. It will make the whole thing creamier.

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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