HOMEMADE NUTELLA

Ingredients

- 400 g raw hazelnuts or nuts of your choice

- 20 fresh dates or soaked dried dates, pitted

- 125 ml melted cacao butter (or coconut oil, the taste will be

different but delicious too)

- 4 tbsp cacao powder

- 125 ml water or more if you prefer

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 150°C / 300°F. Place the nuts in a single layer on a

baking sheet. Toast in the oven for about 20-30 minutes until golden and

the skin is starting to crack. Keep an eye on them to avoid from

burning. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Place the nuts on a

rough kitchen towel and rub to remove the skin. Place in a food

processor and process until completely smooth (nut butter) and the oil

from the hazelnuts has released. You may want to scrape down the sides a

couple of times.

Melt the cacao butter on very low heat in a small saucepan. Mash the

dates with a fork until the consistency of sticky caramel. Add the

melted cacao butter, cacao powder, mashed dates and water to the nut

butter and process until smooth. Alternatively combine the mixture by

stirring with a spoon. Taste and adjust the flavors to your preference.

Scoop into air tight glass jars. Keeps at least for a few weeks in the

refrigerator. Tip: Add juice and zest from 1 orange for an extra twist.

Notes

Source: http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/homemade-healthier-nutella/