Saturday, June 29, 2013

chocolate hazelnut spread: Nutella

Homemade nutella. Why bother? Because it was damn delicious and MUCH healthier than store bought. Well, healthier!

I used the Quirky Cooking Thermomix recipe and a sneaky teaspoon at night might just be enough for dessert (just don't tell the kids!)

chocolate hazelnut spread
quirky cooking

"Note: First you should toast your hazelnuts in the oven and rub off the skins with a tea towel. If you don't have time or can't be bothered, you can use the raw hazelnuts, the flavour will just be a bit less nutty.

1. Grind in Thermomix on speed 9 for 10 seconds:

2. Add and grind on speed 9 for 10 seconds:
- 60g hazelnuts (toasted or raw)

3. Then add and grind again for 10 seconds:
- 50g good quality, dairy free dark chocolate (70-85% cocoa organic chocolate, or Quirky Cooking's recipe), broken into pieces

 4. Add remaining ingredients and heat for 6 minutes, 60 degrees, speed 3:
- 20g cacao powder (or good quality cocoa)
- 70g coconut oil, coconut butter, ghee (recipe below) or butter
5. Place in a sterilized jar and keep in fridge for up to 21 days (not that it will last that long!!!)

To make your own ghee, just cook butter for 7-10 mins at 60 degrees, speed 1; cool, scrape off milk solids and discard, and carefully scoop ghee into another container, discarding any milk solids at the bottom of the container."

may blossom's notes  

* Firstly, it doesn't hurt to double this recipe. When you go to the trouble of roasting and peeling the hazelnuts you may as well. Doubled, the recipe makes two small jars full.
* My organic hazelnuts were from Honest to Goodness. You can order online but they also frequent a few markets around Sydney. 
* I had to use Lindt chocolate, 80% cocoa. 
* Soy milk is a fine substitute for rice/almond milk.
* I used coconut oil and I love the depth of flavour it adds.
* Chocolate hazelnut spread is gorgeous on pikelets!



And these faces are the proof that the spread has the seal of approval in our household!

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