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Friday, January 23, 2015

Healthy "NUTELLA" (Sugar Free - Dairy Free - Gluten Free



Let me begin by saying I LOVE me some Nutella.  It is just a beautiful thing.  Take one perusal of this blog and you will see it is true.  My love affair with Nutella ends abruptly with the obnoxious amount of sugar in the stuff.  Although I truly was unhappy with the sugar content, I was unable to break the hold this chocolate hazelnut spread had on me.
My mind has been playing with the possibility of enjoying hazelnut & chocolate (cocoa), without compromising my immune system along with all the other craziness sugar wrecks on my system.

I kept looking at the ingredient list on the Nutella jar:

INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, PALM OIL, HAZELNUTS, COCOA, SKIM MILK, REDUCED MINERALS WHEY (MILK), LECITHIN AS EMULSIFIER (SOY), VANILLIN: AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

Ingredients are listed based on the amount used greatest to least.  SUGAR is the first ingredient...!!!!!
The second ingredient is Palm Oil...Ehhhhhhh
Ok...then we get to hazelnuts, cocoa, skim milk and some other stuff.

So....I figured cut out the first two, take the yumminess in the middle and leave the stuff at the end.

This was the end result and all 7 of my kids LOVED it!!!!!

Healthy "Nutella"

Ingredients

14 oz Hazelnut Flour ( I used Bob's Red Mill All Natural Hazelnut Meal/Flour, 14 oz)
1 cup Organic Unsweetened Cocoa
1/4 Organic Coconut Oil (I used Nutiva Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil)
3/4 cup Raw Organic Honey (I typically get mine from our local farmers market)
2 1/2 cup Almond Milk

Directions:

Place first 4 ingredients into food processor and process till combined and somewhat smooth.








While processor is running drizzle in 2 cups of Almond milk, continue to process until well combined and smooth.
Depending on the consistency you are looking for you can add more Almond milk, until the consistency you desire is reached.

Store in containers with air tight lids.  Keep refrigerated for 1-2 weeks. 



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