Homemade Nutella {4 Ingredients!}

Name: Homemade Nutella
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 cups hazelnuts (skinned); 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 5 tablespoons powdered sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt

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Homemade Nutella is soo good! Unlike store-bought, it’s vegan and only calls for four totally natural and completely pronounceable ingredients. I like to use homemade Nutella in baked goods like my Nutella Mug Cake, spread it on toast, or use it as a dip for fresh fruit.

Homemade nutella in a large white bowl with spoon inside

Did I mention making Nutella is such a fun activity to make with the kids?! It really helps them understand more about the meaning of good-for-you ingredients and how our foods are made. Seeing the look on their faces when hazelnuts, cocoa, and sugar turn into spreadable good-for-you Nutella was worth all the cocoa powder mess!

Recipe At a Glance

Cuisine Inspiration: American
Primary Cooking Method: Oven
Dietary Info: Dairy-free, Gluten-free
Key Flavor: Chocolate
Skill Level: Easy

Why This Is So Good

Simple ingredients: This recipe uses minimal, clean ingredients and is so easy to put together. Depending on where you live, you may have to shop around for whole hazelnuts, but chances are you have the other ingredients in your kitchen already.
Kid-friendly: This is a great one to share with kids because you just toss items into a food processor and watch them transform. Just be ready for some immediate dipping!
Goes with everything: Add it to smoothies or shakes, pancakes, toast, or tonight’s dessert—you can’t go wrong!

Ingredients to Mak/e Homemade Nutella

Hazelnuts, skinned. Look for the naked nut. Buy the hazelnuts marked “blanched,” which means the skins have been boiled or blanched off. They are lighter in color than regular hazelnuts. Or de-skin your own. See FAQs for directions.
Cocoa powder: Cocoa powder comes in Dutch-processed and regular. Either is fine.
Powdered sugar: If you do not have any, you can make your own powdered sugar by running regular granulated sugar through the food processor until it is dry and powdery.
Salt: Use regular fine-grained table salt here.

How to Make Nutella Spread

Roast the Hazelnuts

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes.

Blend the Hazelnut Spread Ingredients

Roasted hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor. — **Step 1:** Transfer warm hazelnuts into a food processor fitted with the blade attachment.

Cocoa powder, powdered sugar and salt added to food processor with hazlenuts. — **Step 2:** Add the remaining ingredients—cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and salt.

After pulsing nuts into a thick paste. — **Step 3:** Blend until smooth paste forms, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.

After blending hazelnuts and other ingredients until smooth and creamy. — **Step 4:** Keep in mind, it could take up to 5 minutes to achieve the correct consistency depending on your food processor.

Tips for Making Homemade Nutella

Adjust sweetness to your liking. When you stop the food processor to scrape down the sides, taste the mixture and adjust with more powdered sugar as necessary.
Add cocoa butter to get a more solid spread at room temperature. You’ll need about 1 ½ – 2 tablespoons of cocoa butter for 2 cups of hazelnuts.
Up the cocoa powder. If you want a more chocolatey blend, add more cocoa powder to taste.
Use chopped chocolate in the mixture for a richer taste. You can use about 2 ounces of milk or dark chocolate and blend it at the end after the mixture is combined.
Introduce a hint of vanilla. Store-bought Nutella uses vanillin, an artificial vanilla flavoring. To replicate that taste, try a tiny splash of vanilla extract or vanilla paste. Start with ¼ teaspoon and increase to taste.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you skin your hazelnuts for homemade Nutella?

Here are two methods:
1) Blanch the nuts for 1-2 minutes in boiling water with a tablespoon or two of baking soda. Then, immediately plunge the nuts into ice water to cool. Remove, pat them with a paper towel, and allow them to dry. Rub off the skins with your fingers or a paper towel.
2) Roast the nuts as directed and then use a clean kitchen towel to rub off the skins before blending.

Do you have to remove the skin from hazelnuts to make Nutella?

Yes. The skins can be bitter and create a rough texture. For a smoother and nuttier taste, I recommend removing the skin or buying them without the skin.

How long does homemade Nutella last in the refrigerator?

In a tightly lidded jar, it’s good for up to a month. You could also freeze for up to six months.

Homemade Nutella in glass jar with spoon insdie

Once you learn how easy it is to make commercially popular products like Nutella at home, you’ll love how good it makes you feel knowing you’re eating foods without additives!

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Yumna and kids dipping rice cake in nutella in food processor

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