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.

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Not Naughty Nutella Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Want a healthier spread for the kids! This Chocolate & Hazelnut spread tastes like Nutella but is so much healthier!

Course: Curd, Dessert, Snack, Spread

Cuisine: American, Australian

Servings: 21 serves

Calories: 100 kcal

Author: Julie Carlyle

Ingredients

• 100 gm hazelnuts
• 100 gm milk chocolate
• 130 gm Medjool Dates pits removed
• 200 gm coconut cream
• 5 gm vanilla paste

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.

2. Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes.

3. Place the hazelnuts in a clean tea towel and rub to remove the outer dark shell.

4. Add the nuts, chocolate, vanilla, dates and coconut milk to the TM Bowl (or food processor) Blend 1 min/Speed 8.

5. Scrape bowl the bowl and Blend 30 sec. Speed 7.

6. 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. 

Recipe Notes

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. 

Nutrition Facts

Not Naughty Nutella Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 100

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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 🙂

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