All you need is hazelnuts, cocoa powder, icing / confectionary sugar, oil and vanilla extract to make your very own Homemade Nutella! It tastes incredible – smoother, softer, more hazelnutty, and most importantly, it tastes so incredibly pure, free of preservatives.
This tastes just like store bought Nutella – but better. This is a MUST TRY!!
I know this isn’t an every day type recipe. It’s a treat in my books. And with all the testing I did, I had no shortage of volunteers to take samples, that’s for sure. I had to get it out of the house immediately. It was seriously dangerous for me to have this in the house.
Because….Homemade Nutella. I’ll tell you something. Even if you don’t love Nutella, I really think you’re going to love this. Because even my mother, who doesn’t have a sweet tooth at all, could not stop eating it. I swear!
It really is incredible. There are just no words, the flavour is outta this world. I know I’ve already said this, but the best way I can describe it is to say that it taste pure. Real. You can actually taste the hazelnuts. You can actually taste the chocolate.
You’re going to be amazed how easy this is to make. It’s as easy as 1-2-3:
- Roast hazelnuts;
- Whizz until smooth (in my Vitamix!!!❤️); and
- Add cocoa powder, icing sugar, vanilla and oil. Whizz until smooth.
Want to see for yourself? 🙂 I roped my mother into being my hand model for this video!
This is one of many creations I’ve been whizzing up in my glorious Vitamix blender. I swear, the Vitamix was made for making Homemade Nutella. It’s so ridiculously powerful, it makes the Nutella gorgeously smooth in less than 2 minutes. With a less powerful blender, you may need to whizz it for up to 5 minutes. 🙂
I made this Nutella for Nutella Crepes that I also shared today!!! Double blender action – I made the crepe batter in the blender then while the batter was resting, made this Nutella!
That moment when I opened the lid of my Vitamix to be greeted with this sight…..
KNEES. WEAK.
Have a wonderful weekend! How about staying in for brunch this weekend? The coffee is truly bottomless, and you can flop around in your PJ’s with your fluffy slippers, your hair sticking out all over the place and no make up.
That’s ME on Sunday mornings! – Nagi x
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Homemade Nutella
Ingredients
- 250 g / 8 oz raw skinless hazelnuts (Note 1)
- 1/4 cup /30 g Dutch processed unsweetened cocoa powder (Note 2)
- 3/4 cup / 90 g icing sugar / confectionary sugar
- 2 tbsp hazelnut oil (or vegetable, canola, grapeseed or other neutral flavoured oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Place hazelnuts on a baking tray, roast for 8 minutes or until golden. Transfer into blender.
- Blend on the lowest speed until the nuts are ground into a crumb. Scrape down the sides as necessary. Then increase the speed to 4 until it turns into a paste. You may need to scrape down the sides - in my Vitamix blender, I did not have to. Then increase the speed as high as it will go and whizz until it becomes smooth with a consistency like honey.
- Add remaining ingredients, then whizz, starting on low and increasing to high. Whizz until smooth - the sugar takes the longest to dissolve (Note 3).
- Pour into a jar - it will be lovely and warm. Allow to cool to spread consistency. Do not refrigerate as the sugar will crystallise and it will become grainy.
- Use as you do Nutella! Especially fabulous with Nutella Crepes!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition
Hey Nagi,
Made the Nutella and it was way better than store bought. Just 2 questions: when you roast the hazelnuts, do you have to put them into the blender while still warm? Does it matter if they have cooled off?
And also, with the crepes, , once I put the batter in the fridge for an hour, can I let it rest at room temperature one it comes out ? Will it matter ? . I found that when I did it straight from the fridge, it was hard to swirl around in the pan. My crepes were more like thin pancakes …still tasty but not thin like crepes. But the scent when they are cooking….it’s just heavenly!
Hi Taz! it still works great if the hazelnuts have cooled off BUT I do find they blitz faster when warm 🙂 I’ve found that my crepe batter is ok but yes it’s fine to take it out and leave it for a while before using! 🙂 N x
I doubt it will taste the same but anyone out there tried making this with Splenda ? I’m tempted to make it but I’m supposed to cut down on sugar so thought Splenda might work. I guess I’ll have to make a “ real” batch , then a Splenda batch, just need to know if the texture of the Splenda will even work?
I haven’t tried Taz, and don’t recall reading any feedback from anyone who has either. Sorry!
It’s 10:45 in the evening here in Toronto and I just made a batch of Nutella ( with the icing sugar) . I don’t have a Vitamix but have a Blendtec I just got ( still trying to decide which one I want)..in any case…just the smell of this while it was being whipped up! The aroma filled our entire place and was pure heaven. Then to taste it….OMG!!! Even my hubby who is not a fan of chocolate kept coming back for a “taste” (he’s diabetic otherwise I’m sure he would have gone for more than a taste ).just finished mixing up a batch of the batter for the crepe and it’s now in the fridge. Waiting for tomorrow morning so I can have the Nutella strawberry filled crepes.
Will I be able to hold out till the morning without eating the whole batch of Nutella? Dun, dun.dun…stay tuned!
LOVE HEARING THAT!!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this so much!! N xx
A great recipe. I prepared it was very delicious.
Thank you very much. 💐
I’m so pleased to hear you enjoyed this Mehin, thanks for letting me know! N x ❤️
Can I use carob powder instead cocoa powder?
I haven’t tried but I don’t see why not! 🙂
I didn’t blend the nuts very well and when I added the other ingredients it was gritty and oil. How can I salvage this mess?
Oh dear 🙁 Can you whiz whizz whizz more??
I tried the recipe with a normal blender. It took a good 15 min to have a decent hazlenut butter. With the other ingredients, it was’nt mixing. I had to transfer the thick paste to a bowl and whip it with a hand mixer for 10-15 min. I also had to add almost 1/3 cup of oil instead of 2 tbsp. In the end it looks good but i think it’s a hard recipe to make when you don’t have a vitamix or a very high quality blender.
Thanks for the feedback Gabrielle. I actually tried this in my old Breville blender and it worked fine but took quite a bit longer. But it got there in the end! I think the test is that if your blender is easily able to blitz ice cubes to make icy drinks e.g. smoothies, then it’s strong enough. Someone gave me that tip the other day and it made sense 🙂
Hi Nagi.. just made this and its so yummy!! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. I will never buy Nutella in a shop ever again xxx Shell 🙂
WOO HOO!!! I’m so glad you tried and enjoyed this Shell, thanks so much for letting me know! N xx
I am planning on making several batches of this for holiday teacher gifts. How many batches do you think I can cram in my Vitamix at once? I’m hoping 3, maybe 4.
Hi Sarah! I personally wouldn’t do more than 2, just because I would worry about making it completely smooth, but maybe 3 would work. Definitely not 4 – I think it will overflow <3
Hi Nagi! Forgot to ask you…I know you store this at room temp, but how long does it keep? I would assume a short shelf life.
That’s a good question Dorothy! The ingredients in it all have a long shelf life individually but I’m wondering about the pureed hazelnuts. Hmm. Tahini lasts for ages and ages (sesame puree). I need to do some research on this. I kept mine for around 5 days in my pantry and it was still absolutely fine!
Hi Nagi! I think I need a Vitamix! I (only) have two blenders, a KitchenAid and another for drinks (it has a spout on the lower part of the blender to dispense the drinks). Can’t wait to try this! My only challenge will be finding hazelnuts, might have to go to Knoxville to get them. I have walnut shaped cookie molds and I sandwich nutella or jam between two. I do this with madeleines too.
I think ONE of your blenders will be just fine!!! Oh – and I just sent you hazelnuts. Save yourself a trip to Knoxville!!! 😉 N x
Hi Nagi! You are too kind! You realize that people are seriously going to start to wonder about us sending food to each other halfway around the world! 🙂 PS After pricing the Vitamix I decided what I have will do me just fine.
Your blenders will work just fine Dorothy, just might take a bit longer to make them smooth! 🙂 N x PS Love to know how it works out if you try it!
Loved the video! It was hilarious! Oh yes, love the Nutella recipe too. ?
THANKS Evangeline!!!! 🙂 N xx
Looks absolutely delicious, definitely going to try making this – and the crepes too. Oh my, to have a pot of this Nutella hanging around, I guess it wouldn’t last too long. Can’t say I am a fan of the bought Nutella, but this one ticks all the boxes.
I promise you 100000x this is so much better than the store bought stuff, you will love this! N x
Go mom, nice hand modeling gig! I’d slather this on so many things… holy yum! Isn’t the Vitamin amazing? LOVE mine.
I am obsessed with mine!!! Just made Chimichurri in it tonight. Tomorrow – Daiquiris are on order!
This looks wonderful! I love that it’s so simple and even dairy-free. I tried a recipe for homemade nutella once that used cream and butter, and it turned out really greasy and unappealing. This is clearly the way to go!
I tried a few with chocolate too, so I hear your pain! 🙂
How can you fix it? I have the same issue?