Homemade Nutella with hazelnuts and chocolate

It's the most popular spreadable cream in the world, invented in 1964 by the Ferrero family. If you want to make it at home, remember one thing: it should be consumed within a week.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
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NUTELLA RECIPE

It takes very little to prepare at home, without preservatives and only with natural products, one of the most popular products on our table, the Nutella. In fact, it is the most popular spreadable cream in the world, and since 1964, when it was invented by industrialists Ferrero (which were born in a small pastry shop in Alba, in the Langhe), its sales have always multiplied until it has become a real symbol not only of Made in Italy but of a global product of our tables. The name Nutella, around which even a real literature of songs has arisen, derives from the English "nut" (walnut) and evokes the fact that this is a gianduia cream with cocoa and hazelnuts, two substances that are very useful for our body.

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Homemade Nutella Recipe

But Nutella, without taking anything away from its deliciousness, we can also... make at homeWith a simple DIY process that we present here. And with some advantages, consistent with our philosophy of not wasting, among which we must remember the absence of palm oil and preservativesThis is why our Nutella must be consumed within a week, otherwise you risk losing it and therefore wasting it.

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HOW TO MAKE NUTELLA AT HOME

But let's take a closer look at the recipe, with all the well-selected ingredients for their healthy characteristics.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup blanched hazelnuts
  • 300 grams of 70 percent dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 scant glass of skimmed or almond milk

Preparation

  • Pulse the sugar in the blender until it becomes as impalpable as flour, add the hazelnuts and continue blending: after about 5 minutes the hazelnuts and sugar will have formed a cream with an unmistakable scent.
  • Unite the chocolate little by little and then the milk.
  • Blend for a few more seconds.
  • Place the resulting cream in a bowl and cook in a bain-marie, stirring constantly and keeping everything on the heat for about 20 minutes.
  • Let it cool and as soon as your homemade hazelnut cream has cooled, place it in a glass jar.

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COCOA FOR NUTELLA

  • Did you know that cocoa isn't just the main ingredient in chocolate, but is also rich in valuable nutritional properties? It contains over 10 percent flavonoids, powerful antioxidants. And not only that: the nutrients in cocoa aid memory and concentration.
  • Be careful, though, not all chocolates are truly healthy. Therefore, it's always a good idea to check the quality of the fats; they should contain cocoa butter, not hydrogenated vegetable fats. the percentage of cocoa which must be at least 60-70 percent.
  • Finally, remember not to overdo the quantities and not to exceed 2-3 squares per day equal to 10-20 grams.

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Homemade Vegan Nutella Recipe

La Nutella It's one of the most popular spreads among adults and children alike. Its rounded, enveloping flavor adds a unique flavor to any dessert. We've taught you how to make it at home, and now we want to share the lightest and most delicious recipe. cruelty free of the vegan version.

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HOW TO MAKE VEGAN HAZELNUT CREAM

Here are the simple ingredients you need to prepare this delicious for successful corporate training (for the doses you will just need a kitchen spoon).

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons of hazelnuts
  • 6 tablespoons of cocoa soy milk
  • 3 spoons of brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp bitter cocoa

Preparation

  • Toast the walnuts for a few minutes in the oven at 50°;
  • take a bowl and an immersion blender and chop the toasted hazelnuts;
  • add the various dry ingredients and chop;
  • with the immersion blender on, gradually add the oil and then the milk;
  • mix the ingredients for a couple of minutes, until the consistency seems similar to that of the hazelnut cream we all know;
  • If it seems too liquid, add bitter cocoa; if it seems too solid, add a few spoonfuls of milk.

TO KNOW MORE: Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe

HOW TO STORE VEGAN NUTELLA

As with all products that don't contain preservatives, we recommend keeping the hazelnut spread in the refrigerator, in a container with a lid, for up to 4 weeks...if you can resist eating it all before then.

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