When I was deciding what I wanted to make for dinner tonight, I remembered reading about homemade Nutella. One of my favorite bloggers, steph chows, graciously shared her recipe with the world so we could all revel in a better for you snack spread. If you haven't been to her blog yet, you should make a trip. She's well worth it! 
This Nutella has only four ingredients and is super easy to make. When I made mine, it came out as a mini-Fail mostly because I have the world's crappiest food processor. I could never get the hazelnuts down to a thick, butter-like consistency. It's a bit grainy, but it still tasted good (I also burned the nuts just a touch so they came out a little bitter).
I had the intention of making some crepes as well until I had to run to a second grocery store just to get the nuts and didn't get started on it until well after 8:00P.M. I'm thinking I might leave for work a little early for work tomorrow and surprise my co-workers with bagels and Nutella (there are only five of us since one of them is already gone for the long weekend).
There really isn't much more that can be said about how simple and delicious this recipe is. I bought some really good cocoa powder from Whole Foods since all I had was Hershey's in my pantry (nothing wrong with that, but you can never go wrong with Green & Black's). Enjoy!
Nutella ::steph chows:: style
Recipe by Steph Chows
1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts
2 Tbs cocoa powder
3 Tbs maple syrup (I used light corn syrup because all I had was butter flavored maple syrup...yuck)
2 tsp vanilla extract
- Roast hazelnuts whole in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool a bit and remove skins by rubbing them between a dish towel or your hands.
- Grind nuts in a food processor until they form into a thick butter. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.
- Spoon into a jar with a tight fitting lid and refrigerate.
P.S. I just wanted to remind everyone that Dinner and a Movie is coming up (I have no plans for once so I should finally be able to get back to the fun). If you have any movie suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them. I think I might have something special planned so stay tuned.
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