Low Carb Nutella ! - Yes Nutella! Will be making these soon and posting my results!
Low Carb Nutella
I have found 2 recipes by very good Low Carb sources and I'll be trying them both and posting my findings soon...watch this space!
Recipe 1
Recipe by All Day I Dream About Food
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/homemade-low-carb-chocolate-hazelnut-spread/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf-6v-XaEEM
I haven't made these recipes yet but I will do very soon..but decided to post and share as a friend was asking about how to make nutella and it looks so simple.. so here they are..
*IMPORTANT - To make these nutella recipes you will need a low carb natural sweetner - Stevia, Erythritol or a blend of both. The blends you can buy from any supermarket but do be careful as they can be very sweet so start with adding a little at a time!
Whole Earth available at any supermarket
Stevia order from Amazon
Erythritol order from Amazon
Ingredients
3/4 cup hazelnuts toasted and husked**
2 to 3 tbsp melted coconut oil can sub avocado oil
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp powdered Swerve Sweetener
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Instructions
In a food processor or high powered blender, grind hazelnuts until finely ground and beginning to clump together.
Add 2 tablespoons oil and continue to grind until nuts smooth out into a butter. Add remaining ingredients and blend until well combined. If the mixture is very thick, add an additional tablespoon oil.
Recipe Notes
** To toast and husk hazelnuts, simply spread on a baking sheet and bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Then rub the hazelnuts with your fingers (after they cool a bit!) to take of most of the husk. Some of it will not come off and that's okay, just grind it all up. If you live near Trader Joe's, consider purchasing their already roasted hazelnuts...makes your life even that much easier!
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Sugar-Free Nutella
Amount Per Serving(2 tbsp)
Calories 158Calories from Fat 164
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.23g28%
Total Carbohydrates 4.74g2%
Dietary Fiber 2.72g11%
Protein 3.33g7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Recipe 2
This recipe uses walnuts which I thought was interesting.
Recipe by Ditch The Carbs
https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/sugar-free-nutella/
Ingredients
150 g walnut halves
1 tsp vanilla
4 tbsp cocoa unsweetened
4 tbsp coconut oil
4 tbsp granulated sweetener of choice or more, to your taste
Metric grams - US measurements
Instructions
Place all the ingredients in the mini food processor that attaches to your stick blender.
Blitz until smooth. This will probably take a minute or two. The coconut oil doesn't even need melting as it softens with the warmth of the blades rotating.
Store in the fridge if you would like it to be a firm spread in the summer, or store in an airtight container in the winter.
Recipe Notes
Granulated sweetener - I have added quite a wide range that may be required. Please taste the chocolate spread as you go. The amount you will need depends on your sweet tooth and which brand of cocoa powder you use. Even though cocoa brands may have similar carb values, their strength of cocoa flavour will differ quite dramatically so require more or less sweetener of choice.
