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.

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.
Step 2
Place the nuts in a heavy duty blender with the oil.
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.
Step 4
Add the icing sugar, cocoa, vanilla and salt and blend again.
Step 5
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.
Step 6
Pour the liquid chocolate into the blender with the other ingredients and blend again until you have a smooth, even mixture.
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.