This is a jar of delicious chocolatey-fudgey-nutty goodness with a little kick of protein. Perfect for dipping strawberries in, blending into a smoothie, or simply eating by the spoonful! It is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free and I am 100% in love with this spread!
What You Will Need:
High Power Food Processor
Two Cups of Hazelnuts
1/4 Cup of Melted Coconut Oil
1/2 Cup of Raw Cacao Powder
1/4 Cup or One Large Scoop of Protein Powder
1/4 Cup of Organic Maple Syrup
1/2 Cup of Almond Milk (or your dairy-free choice)
Sprinkling of Salt
I use a Vegan Blend (the chocolate smooth flavour, so this works perfectly with this recipe) protein from www.myprotein.com - it is both gluten and dairy free but you still get that great source of protein that you normally get with whey.
You can use any other protein if you aren't dairy-free like me! Or just make it without, if you just want it to be simply a 'Nutella' spread.
Line a tray with baking parchment and pour your hazelnuts onto it, spreading them out evenly. Pop them into the oven at around 180 degrees (I have a fan oven!) and let them toast for around 10 minutes, or until the skins are falling off.
Roasting them before makes the process of grinding them down easier as the oil from the nuts releases quicker, making the spread a lot smoother.
Let the hazelnuts cool down for a little bit, then pour into your food processor. Using the 'S' tool, grind the nuts down until they are a small crumb. This may take a little longer than you think, don't give up!
Add in the melted coconut oil, to give the hazelnuts a little bit of a hand to release the oil. Once the nut and coconut oil mixture looks more spreadable, add in the raw cacao powder, the protein powder and then the maple syrup. Blend everything together - the mixture will start to look more like (and smell more like) 'nutella'.
Now start to pour in the milk slowly, depending on how thick or thin you want your spread, add more or less than what is stated in the ingredients list. Sprinkle some salt in, to add a bit of saltiness to the sweet - then TADAH, your homemade healthy protein nutella is ready to eat!
I store mine in a jar in the fridge, and before consuming, leave to warm at room temperature so it melts a little bit. You can spread on toast, reheat and dip fruits in, blend into your post-workout smoothies - its just nice to have a jar-full of guilt-free goodness for whenever you want!
Enjoy!
MB
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