Say “NO” to palm oil! Say “NO” to crazy amounts of sugar! And say “YES” to chocolate – hazelnut spread that contains healthy nutrients and can be modified according to your taste. Healthy homemade vegan Nutella time it is!
Let’s be honest – how many of you really check the ingredients of processed food in the supermarket? I must admit that before becoming vegan I didn’t. It’s not that I didn’t care about my health. I was simply too lazy to check and then to search for healthier alternatives or prepare them by myself. Why? First, because I thought that the final result of something self-made would not be as tasty as the original product. WRONG! And that it would be very time consuming to make it. WRONG AGAIN! I never actually thought how many bad things we put in our body without even realizing that! But it’s never too late to change things for good, so let’s start doing that by preparing a healthy alternative to Nutella!
I doubt that I need to tell you what Nutella is. It’s so popular that most of the people have tried it or even consume it on a daily basis. For sure it’s very popular here in Italy. And why shouldn’t it be, since the place of origin of Nutella is Italy! That’s right, I live in the Nutella-land! Even though I’m not sure that I should be happy about it… Since the original Nutella’s ingredients are not good for our health. So, instead of having a slice of bread covered with palm oil and crazy amount of sugar, try something better. Homemade chocolate and hazelnut spread that is full of fiber, vitamins and contains unsaturated or, so called, good fats.
Healthy homemade vegan Nutella in 3 ways
Most of the benefits that this healthy homemade vegan Nutella have come from its base, which is avocado. In the mix of avocado, roasted hazelnuts and chocolate/cacao powder you actually don’t feel the typical flavor of avocado. It just gives the silky smooth and creamy texture and nutrients. While the flavor is given by the roasted hazelnuts and chocolate/cacao powder. By the way, I definitely suggest you to buy fresh hazelnuts and roast them on your own. Freshly roasted hazelnuts give more intense flavor. But, of course, to save time feel free to use the ones that are already roasted. You can store this sweet spread in fridge for up to 5 days. In case you’re searching for a salty spread, check my creamy breakfast spread recipe.
In case you want to experiment, try to add some fruit to your chocolate – hazelnut spread. If you like the flavor of bitter dark chocolate, add some passion fruit to your healthy homemade vegan Nutella. The outcome will be a spread that is kinda sour, kinda bitter and kinda sweet at the same time.
On the opposite, if you have a sweet tooth for everything, add some banana to your healthy homemade vegan Nutella. You will get a naturally sweet chocolate – hazelnut spread that has a slight banana flavor.
I like all three types of this healthy homemade vegan Nutella. My baby bunny instead thinks differently. The only thing he would be willing to try of all these ingredients is banana. Unfortunately during the preparation process no one gave it to him. Poor bunny… at least he got a new friend that was ready to give him some avoc-cuddles!
If you care about your health and wellbeing, wait no longer and treat yourself with this healthy homemade vegan Nutella that is:
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silky smooth
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creamy
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nutritious
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easy to make
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full of vitamins
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and simply yummy!
Let me know, if you try this recipe! Leave a comment or even more – make Specky happy! Snap a picture of your masterpiece and post it on Instagram or Facebook by tagging @bunnymommycooks. And feel free to let your animal family members join in the picture!
| Prep Time | 15 min |
| Cook Time | 10 min (optional) |
| Servings |
g of spread (approximately)
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- 100 g of hazelnuts (raw or roasted)
- 100 g of dark vegan chocolate or 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cacao powder
- 50 ml of non-dairy milk (I used hazelnut, but you can also use any other)
- 1 avocado (~180 – 200 g)
- 3 tablespoons of maple syrup (optional if you use chocolate; necessary if you use unsweetened cacao powder)
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 passion fruits
Ingredients
For the traditional version:
For the banana version add:
For the passion fruit version add:
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- (!) skip this step in case of using already roasted hazelnuts (!) - line a baking tray with parchment paper and put hazelnuts on it. Roast the hazelnuts at 180°C/350°F in a preheated oven for 5 – 10 minutes by shaking the baking tray from time to time. When you see that the hazelnut skin starts to open and come off easily, take them out from the oven and let them cool for some minutes. After cooling remove the hazelnut skin – you can do it with hands or by putting all the nuts in a clean towel and rubbing them against it. Do not worry that some hazelnuts stay with the skin or only partially without;
- put the hazelnuts in a food processor and blend them until getting small pieces. Add non-dairy milk and blend until smooth;
- add avocado cut in medium-small pieces and blend everything together until you get a smooth and creamy mass;
- if you’re using dark chocolate, melt it either in a microwave (use low power to avoid burning the chocolate) or in a water bath (bain marie). Once melted, add it to the creamy mass. If you’re using cacao powder instead, add it directly to the creamy mass;
- blend everything together until you get a creamy spread. Once the spread is ready, try it and adjust the sweetness of it, if necessary, by adding maple syrup and blending some seconds more. Et voilà! Your healthy Nutella is ready! If you want to experiment a bit with the flavor, try to add some extras (look below).
- cut banana in smaller pieces and add it to the spread in a food processor. Blend it all together until there are no more food chunks.
- remove all the seeds and juice from the passion fruits. Add the juice and seeds to the spread and pulse the food processor a few times. Try not to blend all the seeds completely, you should still be able to bite on them while eating the spread.
