Hazelnut Butter Recipes

CINNAMON HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C) and add hazelnuts to a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast for a total of 12-15 minutes, or until fragrant and golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Then transfer to a large kitchen towel and use your hands to roll the nuts around and remove most of the skins (see photo). You want to get as much as possible off because it yields a creamier nut butter. But it doesn't have to be perfect!
• Leaving excess skin behind, scoop hazelnuts into a food processor or high speed blender. Blend on low until a butter begins to form - about 7-9 minutes total - scraping down sides as needed.
• Once the hazelnut butter is creamy and smooth, add the ground cinnamon, sea salt, and coconut sugar (optional).
• Blend/puree again until well incorporated. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Transfer hazelnut butter to a clean jar and store at room temperature for up to 3 weeks, or in the refrigerator for up to 2 months (or more).

HOMEMADE HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• To begin, roast the hazelnuts in the oven at 165ºC (fan assisted) for 15 minutes. Leave them to cool till warm-to-the-touch.
• Remove the skin from the hazelnuts. To remove the skins you can either simply scrunch them in your hands or bunch them up within a clean towel and rub between your hands. The skins will fall off the roasted nuts fairly easily, this way as the friction of the nuts rubbing together will cause the skins to loosen.
• Blend them in a high-speed processor/blender. It's best to do so at intervals so the nuts (and machine) don't overheat. The longer you blend the runnier the nut butter consistency will be. For a smooth runny hazelnut butter, blend for about 15 minutes with breaks every 2-3 minutes.
• Once the hazelnut butter is ready, simply transfer it to an airtight glass container and keep this in the fridge for 2-3 months or at room temperature for around a month.

THIS SIMPLE HAZELNUT BUTTER IS WAY HEALTHIER THAN NUTELLA

Steps:

• Place hazelnuts, salt, and cinnamon (if using) into a blender. Starting on the lowest speed and blend mixture until crumbly-about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Increase speed and blend about 1 to 2 minutes until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides with a rubber spatula as-needed.
• Use the rubber spatula to scoop hazelnut butter into an airtight container. Keep refrigerated.

HAZELNUT-BUTTER COOKIES WITH MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, hazelnut butter, and both sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Soften dough slightly at room temperature before shaping.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using 1 level tablespoon for each cookie, roll dough between palms of hands into 1-inch balls. Arrange 1 inch apart on prepared sheets. Bake 1 sheet at a time until cookies are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets on racks 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool. (Can be made 5 days ahead. Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper at room temperature.)

HEALTHY HOMEMADE HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Add the hazelnuts to a food processor and pulse about 20-30 times until you get hazelnut crumbs. Process again for a minute straight until you get hazelnut meal.
• Scrape down the sides of the food processor and process again (follow your processor's instructions, I had to stop every 60 seconds. It took me about 20 minutes total of constant processing, scraping, processing, etc...).
• When nut butter is smooth and buttery give it a taste (add salt and/or stevia to taste). Let cool a bit and scoop into a pretty jar with a sealable lid. Store covered in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Add warm skinless hazelnuts to a food processor and process on low speed until creamy and smooth (about 5-10 minutes). You will need to scrape down the sides of your bowl every few minutes or so.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Pulse and process for 30 seconds for the mixture to come together. Do not over-mix as the mixture can separate.
• Taste and adjust for sweetness.
• Pour mixture into sterile jars.
• Keep at room temperature or refrigerated for one month. Please note that the spread will harden once refrigerated.

HOMEMADE HAZELNUT BUTTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the roasted hazelnuts [see note] in the bowl of a food processor.
• Blend the hazelnuts till turn into a smooth and creamy paste. The hazelnut butter goes through various phases as you grind it - starts with a dry powder, rolls up into a dough and then finally starts turning into a paste [see step by step pics in the post].
• Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl every couple of minutes, if needed. Takes about 8-10 minutes to get a fine paste. The timings may vary depending on your food processor.
• To make plain hazelnut butter - Add a pinch of salt and maple syrup at this point and mix well with a spatula to incorporate it in.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Place hazelnuts in a food processor; cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until mixture pulls away from sides of processor. Continue processing while gradually adding confectioners' sugar, cocoa and salt to reach desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator.