Nutella Recipe: Step-by-step recipe with photos for homemade Nutella

Nutella is a Piedmontese chocolate spread, patented by Ferrero, that has long captured the hearts of children and adults around the world. Today, we'll tell you how to make delicious Nutella at home, offering a simple and detailed recipe with step-by-step photos of each preparation step.

Homemade Nutella: A Simple Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

539 kcal

Proteins: 6.3 g
Fats: 30.6 g
Carbohydrates: 57.5 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 20 min
Time in the kitchen: 20 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 1

Many parents believe that real store-bought Nutella is unhealthy for children, as the product the company supplies to Russian and European markets contains not only large amounts of sugar but also palm oil. However, it is reliably known that the original recipe once contained exceptionally healthy peanut butter (the replacement was made after 2006).

That's why chocolate spread, the recipe for which is provided on this page, made at home with high-quality ingredients, is the best solution for little sweet tooths.

Nutella has many different recipes today, so you can find recommendations online for making the paste at home using:

peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts (or no nuts at all);
chocolate or cocoa powder;
whole or dry milk;
natural cream;
condensed milk and butter;
PP ingredients (with the lowest possible calorie content);
with the addition of honey instead of sugar, etc.

At the same time, any Nutella recipe is simple enough to make at home, and the paste itself is much healthier than any store-bought one.

Today we'll be featuring a cream-based, nutty (hazelnut) chocolate spread that boasts the bold flavor of classic Nutella, but contains only wholesome, natural ingredients.

Yes, this isn't the cheapest option, but the original store-bought Nutella will cost more anyway, and when choosing a child's option, it's best to choose truly high-quality ingredients. If you're looking for the simplest and most affordable classic version, made with vegetable oil and requiring no cooking, you'll find that recipe at the very bottom of the page.

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread

Chocolate spread – a step-by-step recipe with photos for making at home

Ingredients

Servings

Cream 20%

150 G
Chocolate

100 G
Hazelnut

75 G
Butter

20 G
Cocoa alkalized

10 G

Preparation

Step 1

Our Nutella will be made with hazelnuts (also known as filberts) just like the original spread, so we'll start by roasting and peeling them.

Dry the nuts in the oven or simply in a frying pan. After this, the skins will peel off easily, leaving you with beautiful, clean nut kernels like the one in the photo.

You can substitute walnuts for hazelnuts. This will still make a delicious spread, but its flavor will be significantly different from the original.

Step 2

If you have a regular household blender, it is best to first chop the peeled nuts with a knife.

Step 3

Place the nuts and cocoa powder in a blender and blend until smooth. This should be done in several batches, as the blender can become very hot while blending, and if you don't take breaks, the motor may overheat and damage the blender.

Step 4

Place the chocolate-peanut base in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and pour in the cream.

Step 5

Heat the mixture slowly over a flame. While cooking, stir the Nutella constantly to ensure all ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Step 6

Once the mixture boils, remove it from the heat, add chopped chocolate + butter and stir the mixture until all ingredients are dissolved.

Step 7

As a result, you should get a beautiful, homogeneous, glossy paste with a bright aroma of chocolate and hazelnuts.

Tip! By varying the amounts of cream and nuts in the recipe, you can adjust the consistency of the mixture and the richness of the nut component. It's also recommended to use alkalized dark cocoa for a brighter color and richer flavor.

Step 8

All that's left to do is pour the prepared Nutella into jars and chill in the refrigerator. The cream can be used not only as a spread on burebrods, but also as a filling for a wide variety of pastries, croissants, or buns, or served with crepes, syrniki, or pancakes.

Please note! This delicious homemade Nutella should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days, just like any cream made with natural cream.

We also offer two more interesting variations of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread. Even a novice home cook can make this treat at home, as both the first and second variations require no cooking at all. To prepare the mixture, simply combine the ingredients in a blender.

The most inexpensive homemade chocolate spread is made with vegetable oil and cocoa powder. This spread has a long shelf life, but its nutritional benefits are significantly reduced.