Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
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Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

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Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: Grind the warm nuts for 5-8 minutes in a powerful blender until a nut butter forms. Blend in the melted chocolate, sugar, cocoa, oil and salt. Transfer to a clean jar; it firms up…

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20 minutesTime
about 350 gYields
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Chocolate Hazelnut Spread: Grind the warm nuts for 5-8 minutes in a powerful blender until a nut butter forms. Blend in the melted chocolate, sugar, cocoa, oil and salt. Transfer to a clean jar; it firms up…

Ingredients

  • roasted hazelnuts200 g
  • milk or dark chocolate100 g
  • powdered sugar40 g
  • cocoa powder20 g
  • neutral oil2 tbsp
  • salt1 pinch

Method

  1. Grind the warm nuts for 5-8 minutes in a powerful blender until a nut butter forms.
  2. Blend in the melted chocolate, sugar, cocoa, oil and salt.
  3. Transfer to a clean jar; it firms up as it cools.

Substitutions

Replace hazelnuts with almonds for a more marzipan-like flavor. Without a strong blender, use 200 g store-bought hazelnut butter. Powdered sugar can be replaced with very finely ground regular sugar.

Storage

2 weeks cool and dark; refrigerate for longer storage.

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Replace hazelnuts with almonds for a more marzipan-like flavor. Without a strong blender, use 200 g store-bought hazelnut butter. Powdered sugar can be replaced with very finely ground regular sugar.
2 weeks cool and dark; refrigerate for longer storage.
about 350 g, takes about 20 minutes to prepare.

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