This delicious smooth and creamy healthy homemade Nutella recipe is one of the most popular recipes I’ve ever posted, and for good reason!
The Best Nutella Recipe
Currently with more than ten thousand positive online reviews, this surprisingly easy Nutella recipe is definitely a huge reader favorite.
Super rich and creamy, it effortlessly holds its own against that famous Ferrero chocolate spread in the iconic red and white plastic jars at the grocery store.
And yet the homemade version also has fewer than half the calories per serving.
It’s much healthier than store-bought, without sacrificing any of the kid friendly classic chocolate taste that we all know and love.
Also be sure to try these Black Bean Brownies
Homemade Nutella
Just one spoonful of the thick chocolate vegan Nutella recipe, and you’ll absolutely never want to put the spoon down again.
Yes, it’s that good.
Unless, of course, you don’t like Nutella… is such a thing even possible?
Is there really a single person in this world who can resist that luxuriously rich and velvety hazelnut chocolate spread?
If true, please send me your spoon so I can happily eat your portion.
I’m nice like that.
Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
I didn’t specifically set out to make a low calorie Nutella.
It just turned out that way.
Unlike store-bought Nutella, which lists palm oil and sugar as the first two ingredients, this option is suitable for vegans or those with dairy allergies and is lower in sugar or can be a sugar free recipe.
It’s also high in Vitamin E, B vitamins, and healthy fats.
My first introduction to Nutella was in preschool, and it was love at first bite.
Back then, the spread wasn’t popular like it is now. All of the other children in my class thought I was so weird for bringing Nutella sandwiches to school, neatly packed into a lunchbox with the crusts cut off.
Day after day, they ate their boring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, while I blissfully devoured a chocolate sandwich.
Needless to say, in just a few months I’d hooked all of my friends on this miracle hazelnut cocoa spread, and soon everyone was bringing Nutella for lunch, as sandwiches or a dip for fresh apple slices, strawberries, or bananas.
Vegan Nutella Ingredients
I gave up eating Nutella upon going vegan years ago. Vegan Nutella or gianduja brands, including Justin’s or Nutiva, do now exist, but buying them can get expensive.
Making your own hazelnut spread at home saves money, and you get to control exactly what ingredients to use.
For the milk: If you choose a nondairy milk such as almondmilk or coconut milk, the recipe can be naturally dairy free, gluten free, egg free, and soy free.
The sweetener: Use your favorite all purpose sweetener, such as date sugar, regular granulated sugar, or coconut sugar. Liquid sweeteners like pure maple syrup, agave, honey, or date syrup also work but will yield a much less creamy and spreadable result.
For a low carb or keto Nutella recipe: Simply use a sugar free sweetener such as xylitol or erythritol instead of the sugar. The low carb version will have just 0.1 net carbs per serving.
I haven’t tried sweetening the Nutella with stevia or allulose, so feel free to experiment and be sure to report back with results if you do.
The hazelnuts: Look for raw hazelnuts in the bulk aisle of health food stores or online. I’ve also seen them sold in bags at Costco. Feel free to sub unsalted roasted hazelnuts and skip the roasting step in the recipe instructions below.
If you can’t find hazelnuts at all, the spread can be made with almonds instead. The flavor will be different but it’s still tasty.
How To Make Nutella At Home
Gather all of the ingredients, and preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roast the two cups of raw hazelnuts on the oven’s center rack for about 6 to 8 minutes.
Rub the roasted nuts together in a cloth or paper towel to remove the skins. Don’t worry if some of the skins refuse to come off.
In a high speed blender (like a Vitamix) or food processor (like a Cuisinart), blend the hazelnuts until they turn into a smooth butter.
Add all remaining ingredients, and blend on high for a few minutes until the texture resembles real Nutella.
Homemade Nutella Storage Instructions
Is using the oil instead of milk, the homemade Nutella is shelf stable and does not need to be refrigerated. It can be stored in a tightly covered container in your kitchen cabinet for up to two weeks. Or refrigerate for up to two months.
If using the milk, it’s best to store the recipe in the refrigerator, where it should stay good for two to three weeks.
After this time, to prevent the nuts from going rancid, you can freeze leftover Nutella. The texture will not be as smooth, but it still tastes great!
Is Nutella Healthy?
The main ingredient in store-bought Nutella is surprisingly not cocoa powder or hazelnuts. Palm oil and sugar make up more than 50% of the spread, which also includes skim milk, whey, soy lecithin, and vanillin (artificial flavor).
Two tablespoons of the packaged hazelnut spread with cocoa contain 200 calories, 11 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, and 21 grams of sugar.
Even if you use all regular sugar in the recipe below, it will still only have 70 calories, less than a gram of saturated fat, and under 5 grams of both fat and sugar per two tablespoon serving, making the homemade Nutella a much healthier option.
Recipes With Nutella
Other good uses for homemade Nutella include spreading it over toast or Vegan Pancakes, frosting cupcakes or adding a spoonful to hot chocolate, or eating it straight out of the jar with a spoon!
Above, watch the step by step homemade Nutella recipe video
Homemade Nutella Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups hazelnuts (240g)
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup sweetener of choice (see above for options that work here)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk of choice or 2 tbsp oil, optional
Instructions
- Homemade Nutella Recipe: If hazelnuts are not already roasted, preheat the oven to 400 F and bake for 6-8 minutes or just until they begin to brown. Rub them together in a paper towel to get the skins off. It’s okay if a few stubborn skins won’t come off. In a Vitamix or food processor, blend the nuts until they’ve turned to butter. (This could take up to twenty minutes in a food processor.) Then add all other ingredients except milk or oil and blend a long time until it’s smooth like Nutella! If desired, add in the milk or oil. Storage tips are listed above.View Nutrition Facts
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Yum! I bet this would be great if made with peanuts too!
Do you have any suggestions though, for someone with a weak food processor? I haven’t had much luck in the past in making nut butters 🙂
do you have a hand-held blender? these also work really well, i’ve found, for many of Katie’s recipes!
Get a BlendTec. Stronger and easier than a Vitamix . Made in the states. 8 year warranty. YOu’ll probably pass it on to the next generation. This machine can be bought for about $400. Often comes with a second jar (twister) which is terrific. Spring for it and you won’t be sorry. It’s literally a lifetime investment with a company that stands by their product. If anything is amiss, they will fix it with a smile.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Vitamix is way better and higher quality, imo.
I haven’t made any recipes yet. Looking forward to it. Thanks for the review of your Blend Tec. I am going to get one. I want to use/buy American made if I can.
If you do a lot of cooking, it really is worth investing in a good food processor. I’ve had my Cuisinart for over 7 years!
It’s better than wasting the money on ingredients that you have to end up throwing out because the cheap machine won’t blend it :(.
This question may sound like an oxymoron, but do you know of any affordable, but good quality food processors?
Thanks, and if not, I know what I want for Christmas NEXT year 🙂
I have a black & decker. I got it from Walmart for $30. It’s really loud, but it does a good job. No idea if it will make the quality of nut butter that you are after, but it makes really good hummus.
I purchased a Black and Decker at Target and I have made many Almond butters, cashew butters, hummus, black bean brownies, avocado pudding, and even made nutella tonight and haven’t had a problem. I think mine was like 40 bucks
How do you make avocado pudding???
It’s a variation of Chocolate pudding, but you use 2 avocados, 8 soaked dates (i tend to use more) cocoa powder, vanilla extract and spin until it is smooth.
What model of Black and Decker was it? Or any other recommendations under $100? I was sure that I’d have to spend $500+ on a Vitamix to make nut butters, so this is encouraging!
I have a basic Ninja ($40) and it can make nut butters, spinach smoothies, great frozen drinks… have owned it about 5-6 years!
The Ninja does this? That’s exactly what I have, but I always get worried when I’m blending for long periods of time, since it’s a pulse blender, because it gets really hot. I was afraid it was going to short out on me, but I guess it you’ve had yours for years doing stuff like this it should be fine. Do you just let it get hot or do you stop and wait for it to cool down?
The Nutri Bullet (new version of the Magic Bullet) is AWESOME! I have a VitaMix, but use the Bullet to make nut butters (and morning smoothies, and sauces, etc.). It’s the BEST $99 (less 30% at Kohl’s!!) that I have EVER spent!
Wow, I have a ninja and it won’t make nut butters or smoothies without having chunks; even after 3-5 minutes of blending. And the sucker does get hot! Saving my $$ for a Vita-mix.
My regular old magic bullet will make nut butters no problem! I have a $150 Ninja that will not do anything 🙁
My ninja is awesome. I make smoothies once or twice a day with lots of frozen stuff and spinach and it’s always super smooth very quickly.
I have bought a couple good food processors from Walmart. One I had over 12 years until the lid cracked. It had been discontinued. You would have thought I lost my best friend. Even the manufacturer couldn’t believe it lasted so long without a problem. I use one every day. I have grown to a Hamilton Beach from Walmart and it is more powerful. I like it and for the price if it breaks it is easily replaceable.
I love my Hamiltpn Beach. I have had it 3 yrs and use it for everything. Great for the price
I just made this for the first time and it’s so delicious! One question though – how do I store it? Is it stable at room temp, or should I keep it in the fridge? Thanks for your amazing recipes! ?
Probably because of the milk, it should be in the fridge.
I am a proud owner of a Thermomix!! It is worth every penny:)
Me too – best investment ever in the kitchen. Does everything. Mines going on 13 years without skipping a beat.
My recommendation to any blogger would be invest in a Vitamix, they are worth every. Penny ! Yes I paid not quite $500 but that was over 25
Years ago. I saw their Infomercial after Johnny Carson having carried my fifth flaming blender out of the house to continue immolating itself on the sidewalk. All 5 were all major.brands including a Black & Decker. Everyone died while I was making Pesto They could not handle whole almonds! I won’t spend $16.00 for Pine Nuts, & needed 20lbs for the massive crop of basil coming in.. I will pay for good commercial quality equipment, they were offering me what I had used in restaurant kitchens. Granted the Vitamix I have is all steel, including the cup & the base resembles a toaster & can grind even wood at any speed.. it has never even slowed during a big processing job. 30 pints of pesto ina handful
of days & it never slowed, never bound, only once has it’s onboard circuit breaker kicked over. After batches & batched of tomato purée I took a break, then returned with a small pitcher of water to swish it out & clean the spigot. Before my next project, tomato paste into ketchup.. I turned it on to a clang Bang racket as it ate the woodpusher I forgot to take out. The circuit breaker blew. & the the chamber was full of wood pulp. No scratches, no dents, the blades were as sharp as ever, the Motörhead wasn’t even warm. After cleaning the mess out . I made ketchup for 4 hours, the powered up my pressure canner to process Purée & Ketchup until sunrise. Much cooler then doing it during the day. There are things I would never trust to my food processor, not because of the motor, but because the blades dull to the butter knife level. They cost a fortune to replace. It doesn’t matter the brand they all purchase blades from outside vendors. Probably manufactured in China. The steel is low quality & doesn’t hold an edge. Things I won’t process, go into the Vitamix. I have send the latest 2 models with small clear pitchers & small motor heads. Try to find a commercial model even reconditioned they are better. As force hand Blenders, not for nut butter. They do have a 500 watt motor with a power burst button. They are meant to chop small amounts of Nuts for cookies or brownies. Soft Nuts like walnuts, pecans, maybe pine nuts at a low speed. But for hard & roasted nuts like Brazil’s, filberts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, or black walnuts for butters.! Batch them in the food processor pulse until finely chopped then go for a purée. Save the hand blender for polishing off a soup or stew, they are a powered version of our whisks, a convenience, easy on arthritic shoulders like mine. Respect their limitations, if I want a smooth silky Bisque , my hubs brings the Vitamix to the counter, it’s only 2 negatives ever ! It weighs a ton & inconveniently stands about 3 feet high. Regards from Boston MA — Katie just found you tonight – we don’t do dessert often but healthy is what We need.Thanks!
Personally I recommend a Blend Tec. It’s about $200 less expensive than a Vitamix, has blades that won’t cut your fingers, plus my personal 9- year old BlendTec works better than my mom’s 1- year- old Vitamix.
Is it a must to take the skin off? Kinda hard to do.
My first Cuisinart lasted 32 years, the motor was still good but they stopped making the bowl for my model. My newish one is now 10 years old and still works like a charm. Often see them on sale as we get close to Christmas.
I’m not sure about an exact model, but I know Cuisinart has quite a big range and you’ll probably find something that works for you. I think they had a decent one for about $80, but their high-end models are over $200.
I have to agree with you, Katie. When Mom passed away, I ‘inherited’ her food processor. Not sure how old it is, but I’ve had it since 2011 plus the x amount of years she had it. It’s a Braun, another great brand, and still works like a charm. Only has one speed and pulse. But I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I do a lot of baking so I need good tools.
Thanks for such an amazing blog. I love trying new recipes and this is a great place to find some. Blessings,
Renee-Ann
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Used oil version and made it in my vitamix and it was great! Next time I make I will dial back the oil a bit as it was looser than I wanted.
Question, have you tried canning this so it lasts longer on the shelf?
Hmm it sounds like a great experiment, but we have never tried!
How did you make it in vitamix? I couldn’t get my nuts to become butter in mine til I added all the other ingredients.
I don’t have a vitamix, So I’ll use my Cuisinart which is 45 years old!!! I hope it grinds my almonds smooth enough, since I can’t use hazel nuts. The skins would not rub off of the almonds after roasting. I’ll post with results later.
The Nutri Bullet (new version of the Magic Bullet) is AWESOME! I have a VitaMix, but use the Bullet to make nut butters (and smoothies, sauces, salsas, etc.). It’s the BEST $99 (less 30% at Kohl’s!!) that I have EVER spent!
I’ve made this Nutella before, and I have an oscar that is 20 years old or something! I find the taste is fine, but it IS a tad grainy… 🙁 I’m making some now, and I’m going to make hazelnut meal first in a spice grinder, then try making butter. Wish me luck!
Great recipe. For the sweeteners, I use powered erythritol mostly, combined with some maple syrup, to keep the carbs down. If you use all allulose, expect to have much stomach discomfort, whereas erythritol causes none. Allulose should only be combined with other sweeteners in small amounts.
I am confused. I use allulose all the time because it acts like sugar in both volume and chemical reactions (making and caramelization) when I started using it a lack of Digestive issues was the reason it was suggested and I have never had issues… Can you please list your source as I help people with keto who have other health issues and any information would be helpful, thanks.
Nutella is gross. The #1 ingredient is sugar, and #2 is palm oil. Nasty.
I’m with you on this, Nutella is disgusting. I can’t stomach how sweet it is.
Why would you even bother to post this comment?
You have no soul.
hahahahaha ^^^^^ amen to that. Nutella is the nectar of the gods!
Yes, it has too much sugar (which is why I am looking to make my own anyway)…but the palm oil is actually a GOOD thing. Tropical oils (palm, coconut) are good for you. Canola oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated oils…they’re all bad for you. Why have we been told that they’re good for us?? Because that’s where the $ is for farmers in the US. I will only use fats that can turn solid. (Butter, coconut oil & olive oil (will turn if kept cool enough)… and I only use olive oil about 10% of the time and never for skillet cooking (it oxidizes at high temps, goes rancid). So before people go batty over fat content, dig a little deeper… most of what “they” have told us is wrong. Nobody has *ever* proved that saturated fat is unhealthy!!!
you’ve got that 100% correct.
saturated fats are needed to make testosterone and bile. contrary to popular opinion, the science now shows that satfats do NOT contribute to high cholesterol. overeating on a regular basis, eating too much artificially processed food, not eating enough whole-grain and other high-soluble-fibre foods, and sitting on your butt all day is what creates high cholesterol.
The issue I have personally consuming palm oil has nothing to do with it’s nutritional value and everything to do with the methods by which it is produced: mass rainforest deforestation, impinging on the habitats of native animals such as orangutans…
While hydrogenated oils (i.e. trans fats) are bad for you, the idea that unsaturated fats can be better for you than saturated is not unfounded- it’s basic chemistry. Non-animal derived saturated fats (such as coconut oil) are definitely better than butter, lard etc though. To work by the doctrine of ‘if it can’t turn solid, I won’t eat it’ is pretty redundant as any lipid will solidify if cooled enough- the ‘straight’ molecular structure of saturated fats simply allows them to do so at approximately room temperature.
Agree — it’s very very sad what is happending to orangutangs. I see many stories shared on social media & photos of starving orangutangs showing up at villages starving after their trees were cut down. Some have their babies clinging to them and NO FOOD. They eat Palm FRUIT, which are being chopped down for OIL instead. Some of these orangutans are tied up and tortured in the villages. We need to use LESS PALM and palm free recipes. Coconut is def better.
Oskar was a Sunbeam brand a wedding gift with its attachments from my parent. Good little machines. A small cup processor but really tough. The best juicing machines I ever used . Mine lasted nearly 20 yrs then go a Sears at a yard sale for $10.00 that went for 15 odd years, then died while chopping dried apricots for trail mix. I wish I could get another Oskar just to have the juicer again. The Vitamix is great but the rinds have to be removed they make lousy tasting smoothies, I know that.. Vitamix will happily purée them but doesn’t make rinds taste too.good. For give my spelling & imperfections but I can’t see what I’m writing so cannot proofread it. Regards MA from Boston, MA.
MaryAnn, have you tried the Breville juicer? I find mine totally amazing. For smoothies, however, I use my Oster blender. House warming gift in 1993, I had it a solid 25 years. When it came time to replace it earlier this year (the motor finally died), I wanted nothing but Oster for a blender. It has so many functions such as dual direction technology, frozen drinks, smoothies, food chop, salsa, has low/med/high speeds and low/high pulses. It is an amazing little machine. 🙂
Renee-Ann
Thank you Claire. I agree. Palm oil is killing off orangutans and other animals. It is not good for you or the wildlife. Don’t think it’s great. It’s bad news. Avoid contributing to this problem by buying anything with palm oil.
Palm oil isn’t very sustainable and harvesting it is causing massive deforestation. (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=456211624396546&set=a.282205955130448.74651.246318675385843&type=1&theater0)While saturated fats are good for you in moderation, it’s much better to use coconut oil. Maybe you should dig a little deeper into the environmental impact of your decisions before lecturing others.
Word!
http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/palm-oil.php
Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil which has a very high content of saturated fat. It is derived from the palm fruit, grown on the African oil palm tree. Oil palms originated in West Africa, but can flourish wherever heat and rainfall are abundant. Today, almost all palm oil is produced in, and exported from, Indonesia and Malaysia; but most of the time not using sustainable measures.
Thousands of kilometres of pristine rainforest is slashed and burned in order to make way for oil palm plantations. Many orangutans and other animals are killed in the process, for the production of palm oil used in many of our everyday foods and products. This large-scale deforestation is pushing orangutans to extinction, along with many other native species of Borneo and Sumatra.
Some saturated fat is needed, but the massive amounts consumed by most of western culture is unhealthy. The comment that saturated fats have never been proven unhealthy is fairly unenlightened. For instance, saturated fats bind to receptors (Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and oligomerization domain containing proteins (Nods)) which are two major pattern recognition receptors (PRR) involved in how our bodies defend against bacterial infection. This causes an inflammation response implicated in cancer, diabetes and atherosclerosis.
So, dig a little deeper. Its complex but too much saturated fat is unhealthy.
Saturated fats, even animal based ones, are very healthy even eaten in large amounts. Contrary to what you have said, it is the polyunsaturated fats like canola (which is made from a toxic plant by the way) are the contributors to inflammation and diabetes.
I control diabetes by diet only (no meds) and have done a lot of study on the topic so I can better manage diabetes. I use almost exclusively saturated fats (and a lot of it) mostly butter, some coconut/palm, some home rendered tallow/lard (to avoid the trans fats) and my cholesterol levels are lower than they were when I was using canola and vegetable oils. I do use a small amount of olive oil occasionally.
Body organs including the brain and the heart need saturated fat to be healthy. A heart surgeon among others have said that is inflammation not cholesterol that causes atherosclerosis. He has seen the evidence. The reason they though it was cholesterol was that the inflammation causes the cholesterol to stick. The study done in the 30’s that claimed coconut oil (which is almost pure sat fat) was bad was actually done with hydrogenated coconut oil (trans fat). There are islands where coconut oil was used exclusively and they had very low heart disease and diabetes, …. When they started eating the western poly-unsat fats these diseases sky rocketed.
Not the palm oil they use…Its palm kernel oil. Not good.
The palm oil used in commercial Nutella is hydrogenated, or they changed the wording to “modified” to be more discreet, transfer heaven. Not to mention deforestation some people care more about.
Thank you!!! you took the words right outta my mouth. And for the other posters… Palm and Palm kernel oil are fine too as long as they’re not hydrogenated or modified (with the exception of the harvesting of palm oil and deforestation… that’s bad!)
Palm oil is not a good thing. For humans it is nutritionally ok but the cost to other species on this earth is truly appalling. Just google about palm oil production and orangutans. Prepare to be really shocked and incredibly upset at what we are doing to our very close relatives.
I’m no kin to the monkey (or orangutan)! 🙂
Um… unless you just don’t believe in Science, you do realize that we humans evolved from apes right?!
Palm oil is destroying tropical rain forests because it is a cheap ingredient used in loads of processed foods. Farmers burn down the rain forests to grow palm oil to satisfy the cheap processed food diets of those of us who live in the West. I don’t care how ‘healthy’ it is for us diet-and-nutrition-obsessed Westerners, it should be avoided for environmental reasons. If you can pick and choose your ingredients, you should shop ethically.
Palm oil is terrible for the environment. I boycott it whenever it is an ingredient. Forests are being destroyed to plant the palms and with how much palm oil is used in processed foods, especially baked goods, the results are devastating. It is destroying the habitat of gorillas. Please stay away from palm oil and insist that manufacturers do the same.
As Muswellmummy and others have said, one of the reasons some people choose to make their own Nutella is because it is not environmentally friendly. Palm oil should be avoided at all costs because of the devastating deforestation it causes. Check this ad out, which has now been banned due to its ‘political’ content being in contravention of advertising standards: https://youtu.be/TQQXstNh45g
Also, for those who find it too sweet, you can adjust to suit your taste. Finally, why do your pictures make the spread look grainy, did you split the chocolate or did you not grind the nuts very smooth? Part of the pleasure of it comes from the creamy texture, so I don’t find the picture very appealing.
sorry mate that’s NOT true.
saturated fat blocks arteries.
yes particularly the sat fats in meat & dairy
but unfortunately… ALSO… those in coconut butter/oil & palm oil.
saturated fat is the number one cause of cardiovascular probs…which is a leading cause of heart attacks/strokes/premature death.
there have actually been a MULTITUDE of studies done proving this.
i cant list them all here, but u know who DOES list them?
Dr Michael Greger.
he founded nutrtitionfacts for just this kinda thing.
HELPING people get to the bottom of all the confusing rumours/stories/lies that are floating around re WHAT FOODS ARE HEALTHY AND WHAT FOODS ARE NOT.
Nutritionfacts is a NON-PROFIT website where u can ask any kind of food /diet/ nutrition/health/weight loss questions AND ACTUALLY GET THE TRUTH, with the proof provided and all studies cited.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!
The unhealthy part of palm oil is what it does to this planet! They are burning down huge parts of the rainforest to plant palm oil plantations. Releases all that stored carbon to the air and kills the biodiversity. Palm oil is one of the worst things we eat for this reason.
Isn’t the point of this recipe to make it home?.. So you don’t have to put sugar in it if you don’t want to?.. Or any oil? -_- I don’t understand the reasoning that went behind your comment… You make no sense gurll
Instead of sugar use carob powder. Carob has many health benefits! The real nutella had msg, it’s under vanilin. I use coconut oil and almond milk.
I WISH I felt this way – I can’t buy the stuff or I spoon it out until it’s gone!
Isn’t that the whole point of coming on here to make your own?
I think I might have to buy some hazelnuts on the way home… 🙂
Thanks, Katie!
I’m in love. After I finish my $9+ jar of Justin’s chocolate hazelnut (pretty much Nutella by a different name) I’ll be making this. I’m guessing I’ll be saving some money too! 🙂
hey! i am sooo glad you’ve come up with this! My kids looooove nutella so i cant wait to try it out! Could you use coconut oil as a sub for the oil you think? Also would it work in a vitamix?
Yes, coconut oil will be fine! 🙂
I haven’t tried it in the Vita. If you (or anyone reading this) try it, please let me know if it works!
I’ve made peanut butter in my Vita so I’m sure this would work. I’ll try it soon and let you know!
I’ve made vegan nutella in a Vitamix & it works GREAT! can’t wait to try your version!! 🙂
Ditto – worked like a charm! And it tasted AMAZING! It’s my go-to gift for people, lately 🙂
Gifts! Great idea.
Hey y’all… I have a Vitamix, have had it for years. You say you made this in your VM’s? How on EARTH did you get it OUT of the container? If there is one thing I’ve come to loathe about my VM and using it (though of course I still do!) is that it’s so bloody difficult to get what I make out of the bottom without having to wash it down the drain. My best results come from a rubbery/silicon spatula.
Does anyone have any better suggestions? I’d love to try this… never had Nutella, but was at a friend’s place and saw the ingredients. Blech… but I’m afraid to waste so many hazelnuts to the irretrievable pit of my VM carafe.
Help!
The best thing to do after making Nutella in your vitamin is to make a smoothie or Nutella milk afterwards! That will get it out from under the blades. I’m in the pricess of making it now and planning to do just that. I took a class once where they used what was left in the vitamin to make smoothies after making nut butters or dressings after making hummus and dips, leaving what was left in there before washing it. Also, easy way to wash it and dissolve what’s stuck is putting hot water and dish soap in and running it. That’s what Vitamix recommends.
I’ve made it in my Blendtec and it works very well.
Just made it in the vitamix this afternoon. It turned out great! Still not quite as creamy as the original, but that’s ok. I think the homemade version tastes just a little bit nuttier than the original as well, but that could also be because I used almond milk. Either way, it’s DELICIOUS!!
yep. my vitamix makes this heavenly nutella no worries.
Will it work in a vita mix? Are you kidding?! Those things are so incredible you can practically put rocks in them to make your own sand! LOL
Amen!
I LOVE nutella! I’m excited to try this as we make vegan crepes all the time and nutella used to be a favorite of ours–until the no dairy thing. I ate nutella like peanut butter when I lived in France–because I missed peanut butter but nutella was an amazing replacement. So excited to try this!
When I was abroad i ate nutella by the spoonful. I ate so much of it while I was there, I haven’t touched it since I’ve been back in the states (about 3 years now!) your post has made me crave it again and I can’t wait to go buy some hazelnuts!
So much healthier than the nasty Nutella!
This is actually incredibly exciting since I have more than once sat down to a jar of nutella with nothin’ but a spoon.
Did you use a dark cocoa powder (e.g. Hershey’s dark)? I’m curious as to how using simply an unsweetened cocoa powder would affect the taste, since I tend to find it makes things taste like chocolate cake rather than chocolate chocolate 😉
I used Hershey’s dark and I love it!!
I used unsweetened (regular)… but after reading Sarah’s comment, I want to try dark someday!
I loved Nutella has a kid AND adult, but said goodbye about 8 years ago when I knew I had to cut out the addictive sugar in my life. Thanks for this great recipe. I will definitely be trying it!
I think you just made my decade!
Ehh, of course I’ve tried Nutella! When I was young I loved it -and actually I still love it, even if I don’t eat it anymore because it’s too fat and unhealthy… I like your vegan version but I definitely don’t wanna try it cause I don’t want to become Katie’s Nutella addicted, I like my skinny aspect! By the way your recipe is gorgeous!
This looks delicious! I’ve been thinking about trying to make my own for awhile now, I’m excited to try yours! I love Nutella! 🙂
i’ve only tried nutella in crepes (back in my college-sweet-eating days) 🙂 i don’t have a huge sweet tooth, but i bet my bf will love these!
OMG. I can’t wait to make this!! I’ve tried a different version, with no success. Sounds like the milk will make it better for sure! And I’d also be curious to know if using coconut oil and the Vitamix would work…
Personally I am too addicted to sugar so this month I have gone off “intentional” sugar. I’m not fanatically reading labels, but not grabbing for the cookies and ice cream like I did all last month! I was just looking at the jar of nutella last night that my kids love so much and wishing it didn’t have so much sugar so I can start limiting their sugar intake as well. They won’t eat the Justin’s brand. I am so happy to see your post this morning and try your version with them, thanks so much!