I love this homemade "Nutella" on top of bananas. I think hazelnuts and chocolate are a divine combination. I first tried Nutella when I was a junior studying abroad in Europe. My uncle Luigi (I kid you not) had stocked up on the sweet treat a few months before when my kid brother had come to visit.
Nutella on crusty bread is a favorite of many bambini d'Italia.
And apparently 20-year-old foreign exchange students too!
Unfortunately, Nutella, like most commercial nut-butters contains a few ingredients that I am not so crazy about. Nutella contains a LOT of sugar, a LOT of modified oils and not a lot of hazelnuts (only about 13%).
So I searched the Internet for a healthy(but yummy),homemade recipe and found a great one at: Su Good Sweets. This recipe contains more nuts, less sugar and more real cocoa than the Nutella you can buy at the market. I used organic brown sugar in place of powdered sugar and it turned out great. I also used just a tablespoon of canola oil instead of the 1/4 cup of oil called for in the original recipe.
This is a truly, delicious, alternative to peanut butter and you can adjust the sweetness to your liking.
Walrus loves the roasted hazelnuts that fall to the floor when I'm rubbing the skins off.
Lucky dog.
This spread is great on pancakes, waffles, toast, in sandwiches and it is brilliant partnered with bananas.
mmm mmmm mmm.
Nutella Advert:
pretty slick.
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