Who doesn't love Nutella?
We know what you’re thinking. Nutella? Healthy? Maybe not the store-bought stuff. Luckily, we’ve developed a recipe for a healthy, guilt-free version of your favorite chocolate and hazelnut treat! By using 100% whole food ingredients, we’ve discovered a way to make your favorite spread a lot better for your waistline.
Lower Calorie Ingredients
We recommend using bittersweet chocolate chips because they have no refined sugar, but if you just can’t make the switch, you can use semi-sweet. At only 57 calories per serving, our low-calorie Nutella spread is still much better for you than the traditional store-bought variety.
So Many Ways to Enjoy it
Spread our Skinny homemade Nutella spread on some toast, make a banana and Nutella sandwich, or use a little to dip your favorite fruit slices in. It’s also delicious drizzled on ice cream or berries with coconut cream or sandwiched in our Kid-Friendly Apple Sandwiches.
Any way you spread it, low-calorie Nutella spread is a deliciously sweet, tasty, and skinnier treat!
You might also like our Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip, Macadamia Date Butter, and Chocolate Hummus Fruit Dip.
Low-Calorie Nutella Spread: The Healthier, Homemade Version
Ingredients
- 1 cup hazelnuts skinned
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup lite coconut milk or almond milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- pinch of kosher or sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Evenly spread the hazelnuts on a cookie sheet and roast for approximately 15 minutes. Remove and wrap hot hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove hazelnut skins by rubbing them with the kitchen towel. Discard the skins.
- In a medium saucepan, add chocolate chips, milk, honey, and salt. Turn to low heat, and heat until the chips are completely melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly while preparing hazelnuts.
- Add hazelnuts to a food processor and pulse until a butter-like consistency, about 5 minutes. The nuts will have a slightly grainy consistency, and that's okay; a little texture is fine. Add the chocolate mixture to the food processor and pulse until well combined with hazelnut butter.
- Add the Nutella to a glass container, allow it to cool completely, cover and refrigerate. The low-calorie Nutella will thicken after being refrigerated. This recipe makes approximately one pint.
Notes
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Can any other nut be substituted for the hazelnuts? Sounds great looking forward to making and enjoying!
Mimi, I’ve only used hazelnuts for this recipe. However, almonds might work. They would probably need
to be soaked over night to soften up.
Regarding refrigeration— this recipe calls for 3/4cup milk. Whether it’s coconut milk, almond milk, or regular milk, why would this Nutella not need to be refrigerated?
Thank you for this healthier version of Nutella. I am astounded by the number of people that are so gullible as to believe that the Nutella that is sold in stores is healthy!! The first ingredient on the list is sugar. In other words, there is more sugar than nuts … … I bristle when I see the commercials touting it as a healthy breakfast food…
Carol, The recipe does say to refrigerate. 🙂
Hi!
This recipe looks so good!
Can I replace honey with sugar free maple syrup or granulated stevia to bring calories down?
If yes how much should I use?
Thanks
Carlotta, Yes, you can. However, the stevia could change the consistency of the recipe.