I was an exchange student (ah how many times I've said this sentence...) 5 years ago in the US. I'm not gonna talk about how it was (AMAZING) but then and there I gained sisters! Now I have one living in the States and one living in Germany. And next week we are gonna be reunited! I can't wait, I am so excited! So this week I am going to Germany and was thinking what I should bring. Because basically Germany has everything that Hungary has, if not more. So what to give what to give? I was thinking really hard when a completely random thing came to my mind. I should make some nutella. She loves nutella. Frankly, who doesn't, right? I love it, too although it's been years since I ate any. I can't really explain why because I always think that if I eat just one spoon, I will gain a 100 pounds immediately. But with this thought, I shouldn't be eating any brownies, cookies...etc.
BUT today I tried my homemade Nutella. OH MY GOD. I wouldn't have thought that it really will actually taste like the original Nutella. But it does! And to tell the truth, it tastes even better! But homemade is always better. Right? :) It is made with love and natural ingredients. And real chocolate...hmmm...Sounds heavenly, doesn't it?
If that hasn't convinced you to make some now, then I will tell you, it is SO easy to make! I am not saying it is mess-free. Nah, I made a huge mess in my kitchen but it's due to my very small food processor and my wish to make an enormous amount of lovely hazelnut-chocolate spread :)
Homemade Nutella
makes for 3 jars
200 g Hazelnuts
1 can Condensed Milk
255 g Chocolate - the darker the better
1/2 cup hot Milk
Roast the hazelnuts for about 10-15 minutes either in the oven or in a dry pan over the heat.
When the nuts are ready put them on a tray or a magazine and let them cool down a little.
Once they are not hot anymore, place them in the food processor and start processing them.
It will be quite a while, if you don't have a very professional machine, like me. The hazelnuts will become Hazelnut butter and will look like this.
When you're done with this, start bringing water to a boil. Place a big bowl over the water and melt the chocolate.
When the chocolate has melted, pour the condensed milk in.
Mix them together.
Love the chocolate swirls :) Then get ready to add the mixture to the hazelnut butter and process it some more. Add the hot milk if you find it too dense, I did. But if you like it thick, then you can leave the milk out.
When it is creamy enough, Nutella has been created! Congrats! Brace yourself for some battle with yourself, it will be VERY hard not to eat a lot :)
Making nutella from scratch...wow...that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteYes, homemade IS always better! I've been on a nutella kick for the past month. I absolutely cannot stop dipping mini pretzels in nutella!
ReplyDeleteOh I havent tried it with pretzels, sounds really good!! I recently discovered the beauty of sweet mixed with salty, its so good! :)
ReplyDeleteYou got it so creamy!!
ReplyDeleteI like that you used sweetened condensed milk...I would have never thought of that! This looks absolutely delicious.
Oh my. I think I`ve died and gone to heaven.
ReplyDeletehahahaha yes it is really THAT good! :) And I'm pretty sure its the condensed milk that made it so smooth and silky and nutella-like :)
ReplyDeleteDo you refrigerate afterwards? You don't with store bought so I just wanted to clarify.
ReplyDeleteHomemade nutella, that is just wonderful, can't wait to try a batch!
ReplyDeleteYes, youve gotta refrigerate it afterwards! I am not sure how long it stays before going bad but I think it can last at least 2 weeks...
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic! Love the pictures too...
ReplyDeleteOh drool!
ReplyDeleteI actually don't like Nutella. For a product claiming it's a hazelnut spread with a hint of chocolate, it always tasted WAY too sweet and chocolately to me. I could never taste the hazelnut, it was nothing but a chocolate spread to me. But with this recipe maybe I can make my own, adjust the hazelnut to chocolate ratio and finally have some Nutella I'll like. Thanks for sharing!
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P.S. - I love your Homemade Nutella tag. So cute!
Thank you!!! :) Yes, it is always better to make things that you usually buy at the store at home. This way you always know what you eat!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing. I can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteWow. I just made Nutella meringues tonight, and I think I'll take a crack at making my own Nutella for upcoming recipes :D thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI'm adding this to the list of things I NEED to make the second I get a normal sized food processor! Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are now my hero for making this!! hahaha I can't wait to try your recipe :D
ReplyDeletehahahaa :D thank you!!
ReplyDeleteHello! I can purchase roasted hazelnuts - do you recommend roasting them yourself? Or would it work to start with roasted hazelnuts.
ReplyDeleteWell, using already roasted hazelnuts is fine too. I just love roasting them myself, I love freshly roasted nuts, they are the best!
ReplyDeletehomemade nutella!
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homemade nutella meingues!
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looks amazing! will try as soon as we finish off our jar of store bought ;). thanks!
ReplyDeletewhat kind of bread is that? it looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the idea! Do you have any suggestions for substitutes for condensed milk? It gives me the heeby jeebies
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to have found this! As I dip nilla wafers in store bought nutella. Found your blog through Pinterest. Can't wait to see what you blog about in the future.
ReplyDeleteI tried this last night after seeing it on pinterest a few nights ago!!! It is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI used already roasted hazelnuts and I found that they didn't have enough natural oils to become a 'butter' so I added a little extra canola oil to it and that sorted them out. Don't know if the nutella is going to last in my fridge though!!!
Thank you for the very nice comments!! :)
ReplyDeleteDanielle, it was a slice of a paillasse bread! it is very similar to a ciabatta!
Zoie, there are recipes that call for milk powder and milk but I found that condensed milk will give the best nutella-like flavor and texture.
Brilliant! I saw some other recipes that add honey and powder milk, but I think that the condensed milk will really do the trick. And it`s perfect for me, because here in Brazil it`s a must have to make "brigadeiro"!
ReplyDeleteSo, I tried the recipe, and it was a fail... I was so excited, too. All was well at first.
ReplyDeleteUntil I poured the condensed milk into the chocolate. The mixture seized up and thickened, and when I added it to my hazelnuts evrything separated. So the texture is now grainy (and not from the nuts) and grease floats on top.
Any ideas on what went wrong? I made sure everything was dry, so it wasn't the water. Other than that I am at a loss...
Mine started to do the same thing, so i added a little oil to the mixture and turned up the heat and stirred until it had melted back down and then i just mixed the nuts into the chocolate and stirred (more) until it smoothed out
Deleteoh wow! i am so sorry, i know exactly how it feels when a recipe goes wrong! hmm, since it went so smooth for me i am not so sure what could have gone wrong for you but maybe the ingredients didnt like themselves to turn them into nutella? was the condensed milk still good?
ReplyDeleteI love Nutella on waffles - amazing! (of course I could probably eat Nutella on brussel sprouts!)
ReplyDeleteHi, I can't wait to try this! I was wondering which percentage of milk to use (for the hot milk)... skim, 2%, whole milk? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'd advise whole milk but if you don't have it at home, then use what you have! :)
ReplyDeleteis this cheaper to make urself or to buy it? how much did it cost u to make urself?
ReplyDeleteim sorry, cant help you with the financial question. i honestly have no idea how much a nutella costs, i never buy it. and the costs for ingredients vary in each country so i dont have any useful information on that...
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! i am definetly making this! thanks! x carrie
ReplyDeleteI just have to make this! I love Nutella on icecream.... oh man...yum.
ReplyDeleteI made this today, no problem turned out great! I love it but my kids would like it to be smoother. It still has a slight grainy texture. Yours looks super creamy and very close in texture to store bought. Is it? Or is it just that it's hard to see in the photo? I did everything as stated except I made the sweetened condensed milk from scratch.
ReplyDeleteTo the poster who had a fail with seized chocolate - it sounds like your mix may have gotten some water in it, I have had this happen if you wash a spoon or something and itis not completely dry when you use it on the chocolate.
For me, this cost about three quarters of what a jar costs at the store. And the no preservative factor bumps the value up for me even more!
Thanks for this recipe, it will be a keeper.
Tamara, I am so happy for you that your homemade nutella turned out to be good! The texture difference must be due to the different ingredients, my condensed milk was super creamy thus my nutella turned out to be super creamy, as well! Almost the same like the store-bought ones!
ReplyDeleteI agree that home made is always better. However, thankfully store bought Nutella does not contain any artificial color or preservatives. I'm from Italy, specifically from the region were Ferrero was founded so we are pretty proud of our Nutella!I will definitely try to make some at home though, and maybe give it to my friends as a Xmas gift!
ReplyDeleteNutella is definitely something to be proud of! It is amazing! So is the feeling when you try to imitate something so good and the results are pretty darn close ;)
ReplyDeletesweetened chocolate or unsweetened?
ReplyDeleteyou said it makes 3 jars. do you know what sized jar you used?
ReplyDeleteI used sweetened, 60% cocoa chocolate.
ReplyDeleteLeah, I'm not really sure what sizes those jars were. I'm sorry, I honestly can't remember I made this homemade nutella quite some time ago...But maybe the pictures can help you determine the size?
Oh dear, you are a very bad blogger. Shame on you! This is wonderful, my resolve has completely dissolved and I am going to be trying this very soon. As soon as I can find some Hazelnuts in this small town. YUM YUM YUM!!!!! Thanks for being a bad blogger! ;)
ReplyDeleteWow!!!I made this recipe and it made 6 250ml mason jar .... It taste like spreadable ferero rocher!!!!
ReplyDeleteTi-Brin, I'm so glad you shared that you made it! :) I'm happy you succeeded and like it!!
ReplyDeleteCame out great with bittersweet chocolate. To remove the hazelnut skins, I shook them in a tupperware for five minutes. It came out a little grainy - next time I would need to run the food processor longer.
ReplyDeleteOf course, now that I had all this Nutella, I had to make the Nutella ice cream recipe a friend pointed me to http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2008/02/super_simple_nutella_ice_cream.php. I'm not even a nutella fan, but that was killer.
I tried this recipe. THANK YOU! It is delicious. It made 4 small jelly jars of it. I'm giving 3 away for Christmas and keeping one for me. BUT, I am going to make another batch, because it's so simple, and I'm going to keep all of them for me. Well, maybe not....this is just to good not to share!
ReplyDeleteOh, I wanted to see if you would mind if I posted this recipe on my blog with a link to your blog? I know my readers would love this as much as I do. Of course you will get all the credit, I just want to share the recipe and your story. Please let me know, thanks! Hazel www.heypaw.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHazel, of course I wouldn't mind! Go ahead, it is a waste not to share your succesful homemade nutella adventure on your blog! I am happy I was helpful :)
ReplyDeleteRob, thank you for sharing it with me! It always makes me so excited when someone makes anything from my recipes! :) Yes, I had to run the processor REALLY long to get that very smooth homemade nutella.
ReplyDeleteThank you Csilla, I've already made two batches and it all disappears! They were great little Christmas stocking stuffers, and when someone comes in and tries it, they ask to take come home. Delicious.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog because a friend posted this recipe on Facebook. I'm in love! I follow many food blogs, but none that are outside of the US, so I'm pretty excited to see what all you have going on.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandi! That is such a nice compliment!! :)
ReplyDeletewhat size condensed milk do you use?
ReplyDeletedo you think that 1% milk is ok?
Thanks!
Anna, I used a 380 gram can and 1% milk is fine, whatever you have at home is fine :) Hope you'll love it!!
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