A ‘Nutella’ Type Healthy Chocolate Spread

On this Nutella Day, we are missing our guests.

Here at Fields Lodge Boutique B&B, we are in lockdown with the rest of Wales and so our dining room is empty.

Normally today we would have a special Breakfast Option to highlight Nutella Day, and, as I like to be as healthy as possible, we also have our own, homemade healthier version.

Read on if you’d like the recipe

Lots of our guests do love Nutella, and so we always provide it, but I have to say, it fills me with horror as I know how much sugar is in it.

I have trialed a few recipes to get one I like and this is what we have settled on.

You do have to have some sort of sweetener, and so for this we are using the Rice Malt Syrup, which is a complex carbohydrate and shouldn’t spike your blood sugars anywhere near what a normal syrup or sugar would do.

And, I do think it’s one of those ‘treats’ you can have every now and again.

The classic, ‘ a little bit of something you fancy, does you no harm’

 

Recipe

1 cup of hazelnuts (roasted and skins removed)

1/2 cup of coconut milk (full fat variety)

1/3 cup Brown Rice Malt Syrup

1 tbsp Coconut oil (melted)

1/4 cup Cacao Powder

1 tbsp Vanilla Powder

 

Method

Do make sure you roast the hazelnuts first–this intensifies the taste of the hazelnut and adds to the depth of flavour

Removing the skins of the nuts is essential, otherwise you will have bits in your spread–of course, you can buy ‘ready skinned’ nuts to make this easier

Once the nuts have been roasted and cooled

Pop them in a strong food processor and grind them well

Once ground, add all the other ingredients and give a quick mix until all well combined

Store in an airtight jar in the fridge

Should keep for 5 days–if you can wait that long!

 

If you’d like to try more Fields Lodge Recipes at home, then request your Free Recipe Mini Cook Book here

 

I’m cutting down on all sugar, so Jayne’s Chocolate spread was a great option to try, I didn’t feel like I was missing out!..Susan, Cardiff

 

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