Low-Calorie Nutella Spread: The Healthier, Homemade Version
Who doesn't love this chocolatey hazelnut spread? And now it’s even better with whole and nutritious ingredients!
Servings: 20 people
Calories: 54kcal
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
The fats in this recipe are healthy fats that come from the hazelnuts and coconut milk. Both are superfoods that are packed with health benefits.
Homemade low-calorie Nutella makes wonderful gifts for the holidays. Add Nutella to 1/2 pint-sized canning jars, tie a bow around the lid, and you've got your gifts!
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 99mg | Sugar: 5g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3