Nutella is just fantastic and we both love it! However, Nutella, or chocolate spread in general, are real energy bombs - they are packed with sugar and many different artificial additives. This recipe for chocolate spread is a great, and way healthier, alternative to the processed products you can find at the grocery stores. A chocolate spread can be used for many things. We love to use it as spread on bread like these birthday buns or on a slice of this healthy Paleo bread. It is also a perfect spread for these healthy banana pancakes which are great for breakfast.
This chocolate spread is like a healthy sugar-free nutella - the consistency is very similar and the taste is wonderful. This fact that this recipe has a relatively high content of nuts and dark chocolate gives it a very rich and natural taste. This way you can actually taste that it is based on fresh and real ingredients. The recipe contains five basic ingredients; nuts, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, milk and dates. The dates brings sweetness to the spread and is in general a great substitute to sugar. We have several healthy and sugar-free recipes on our blog where dates are the substitute for sugar.
Healthy Nutella with Nuts and Dates
1 little jar
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
200 g (7 oz) almonds or hazelnuts
100 g (3.5 oz) dark chocolate
2 semi-dried dates
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1.5 dl (2/3 cup) heavy-cream or milk
Instructions:
Step 1: Use a food processor or blender to blend the nuts (almonds or hazelnuts) until they are a smooth nut-butter. At first the nuts gets turned into powder, continue blending and the powder turns into a smooth butter.
Step 2: Remove the seeds from the dates and blend them together with the nut butter
Step 3: Melt the chocolate; break the chocolate into smaller pieces and place in a heatproof bowl. Place the bowl in a sauce pan with water, simmer and the chocolate will slowly melt. Pour the melted chocolate into the nut and date mixture and mix well.
Step 4: Add the cocoa powder and milk/cream to the mixture. Mix well.
Step 5: Clean a small jar using boiling water. Pour the healthy chocolate spread unto the jar and keep it refrigerated.
Angela Callick says
How long does this keep?
Kim Nielsen says
HI Angela. That's is actually a good question. I not 100% sure but I think at least a month. It also depends on how good you have been cleaning the jars with hot water. If you make some experiences I would really like to hear about this. Regards Kim
Donna says
Did you remove the skins from the hazelnuts first.
Kim Nielsen says
You don't need to skin the nuts first. Just blend everything into a smooth butter.