How-To Make Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Learn how-to cook your own Nutella inspired chocolate hazelnut spread in #TechniqueTuesday with Kate from The Gluten Free Alchemist.

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  Step 1

  First you need to roast your raw blanched hazelnuts (if they are not already roasted) : preheat the oven to 200 C/400 F/Gas 6. Spread the raw hazelnuts on a baking tray and place in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden, giving the nuts a shake on the tray a couple of times during roasting to prevent burning.

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  Step 2

  Place the nuts in a heavy duty blender with the oil.

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  Step 3

  Blend until you have a very smooth liquid (this will take a few minutes). Make sure you blend in bursts and scrape down the sides to catch all the nut pieces.

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  Step 4

  Add the icing sugar, cocoa, vanilla and salt and blend again.

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  Place the chopped chocolate into a glass heat-proof bowl and use either a microwave (on 30 second bursts at medium setting stirring between each) or set over a pan of barely simmering water (stirring frequently), to melt the chocolate.

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  Step 6

  Pour the liquid chocolate into the blender with the other ingredients and blend again until you have a smooth, even mixture.

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  Step 7

  Pour into jars. The spread will be hot and runny from the blending process, but will firm up as it cools.
  Store at room temperature.

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