Thermomix “Not Naughty” Nutella Recipe
Today I want to share my “Not Naughty” Nutella recipe. My children love Nutella! I hate Nutella. It’s so high in sugar and contains a stack of palm oil. I find the concept of eating it physically repulsive! Yep, I know, I know, I’m probably the only person in the world that dislikes Nutella.
Scoop of Nice Nutella
Don’t get me wrong… the concept of blended nuts with chocolate is a good one, but the ingredient list on a jar of Nutella just doesn’t deliver. I started thinking of ways I could improve the recipe. I wanted to make a “Not Naughty” Nutella recipe. My finished product had to taste really good, but with an improved nutritional value.
Want a healthier spread for the kids! This Chocolate & Hazelnut spread tastes like Nutella but is so much healthier!
- 100 gm hazelnuts
- 100 gm milk chocolate
- 130 gm Medjool Dates pits removed
- 200 gm coconut cream
- 5 gm vanilla paste
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes.
Place the hazelnuts in a clean tea towel and rub to remove the outer dark shell.
Add the nuts, chocolate, vanilla, dates and coconut milk to the TM Bowl (or food processor) Blend 1 min/Speed 8.
Scrape bowl the bowl and Blend 30 sec. Speed 7.
Check the consistency of the spread. If it's smooth transfer the chocolate spread to a jar and refrigerate. If you want it smoother repeat the blending process.
The recipe makes a 535gm jar of Not Naughty Nutella.
The nutritional value is based on a 25gms scoop. This is approximately a tablespoon.
There are 21 scoops @ 25gm in one 535gm jar.
So I made some recipe switches.
Nutella Ingredients:
- Sugar 55%
- Palm oil (volume not disclosed somewhere between 30% and 14%)
- Hazelnuts 13%
- Cocoa solids
- Non-fat milk solids
- Soy lecithin
- Vanillan (artificial vanilla)
Wow!! Nutella has 55% refined sugar!
Nice Nutella Ingredients
- Coconut Cream 37.5%
- Medjool Dates 24.5%
- Macadamia Nuts 18.5%
- Chocolate 18.5%
- Vanilla paste
All ingredients on both lists are shown in order of how much is contained in the spread.
Scoop of Nice Nutella
Now I know my nut & chocolate spread isn’t a health food, but I think my ingredients are a huge improvement on the original recipe. I wanted to get rid of the sugar straight away so I substituted dates. Dates add valuable fibre, magnesium, B6, potassium and iron to the spread. They also help keep the spread, spreadable. I chose to use coconut cream to make the Nutella spreadable. Coconut cream is still a high-fat ingredient but at least it has 2.2gm fibre, iron and some protein. I’ve used a slightly higher amount of nuts, 18% and 18% good quality chocolate.
Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread Recipe
I also chose coconut cream to help make the Nutella spreadable. Coconut cream is still a high-fat ingredient but at least it has 2.2gm fibre, iron and some protein. I’ve used a slightly higher amount of nuts than the original recipe 18% compared to 13%.
Then I chose a good quality chocolate. Yep, it’s a chocolate spread so we need to add the chocolate. This ingredient makes up 18% of the recipe also.
So whilst my Nutella recipe is still a “sometimes food” I think it’s okay to have it in small quantities. I also tried making the spread with 75% cocoa dark chocolate. It was delicious, although the kids preferred the milk chocolate recipe.
Nutella Recipe
So the big question is “Does it taste like Nutella?”
I put my kids to the test and got a unanimous yes! After a few mouthfuls, they said it was a little different… “but maybe even better!!”
I call that a win for the good guys 🙂
Please try my Nutella recipe and let me know what you think. Don’t forget to pin it for later 🙂
Not Naughty Nutella -PIN ME
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Nutella is not on my list of good foods, probably due to the sugar content as you say. Shockingly high. I like that you have added the dates for sweetness, they are a great source of fibre and taste amazing. Obviously the coconut cream is the ingredient that is dubious, but as you say this is not a health food, just a better version of stuff you buy in a jar with a tonne of sugar. Good I say. A good alternative.
With making your own you can tell exactly what goes into it. I’m impressed that your kids thought it tasted the same!
Oooooh the original makes me weak in my knees….and now a healthier version? Sign me up!! Love that you use your kids as the taste-testers, so fun!!
I’m so with you on nutella. Too sweet and full of yucky ingredients. Yours sounds soooooo much better. I make my own too and it’s really good.
Now I tell you up until the age of like 20 I couldn’t stand Nutella 🙂 Then something has changed – not sure what-maybe my taste buds :). I love your version and the look of it. Soo smooth, soo perfect!
My sister pretty much lives off of Nutella! No lie breakfast lunch and dinner, straight up with a spoon out of the jar. The sugar she is consuming is alarming! This Nutella you have come up with sounds amazing. I really love using dates as a sweetener . I think I will make it and see if my sister notices the difference!
Hi Patrick, Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂 I’m sure your sister will notice the difference if she’s so “into” Nutella, but my kids decided they liked it better after a couple of tries. Hopefully, she will too 🙂 I love using dates to sweeten foods too, so much more nutritious 🙂
Should I keep it in the fridge because of the coconut cream?
Hi Mandy, I keep this in the fridge. It will be a bit stiffer in texture but it softened quickly ???
Love this recipe! My wife doesn’t allow me to buy Nutella anymore, since I always eat the whole tub in one sitting!
Awesome! Now you can make your own “healthy” Nutella xx