Vegan Nutella, the best snack ever! Sweet and ready in 20 minutes with only 5 ingredients, it is the perfect vegan treat to indulge yourself.
Who doesn't LOVE Nutella? I sure did before I went vegan many years ago, and I still miss its unique and decadent flavor. So I decided to make my own vegan Nutella and it's SO good I've been having it almost every day!
This hazelnut spread is an extremely easy and simple recipe and to make it you only need 5 ingredients and 20 minutes of your time. You can have it for breakfast, as a dessert, or as a snack!
How to make vegan Nutella
- Preheat the oven to 355ºF or 180ºC.
- Place the hazelnuts into a baking sheet and roast them for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Let the hazelnuts cool a little bit, then transfer them to a kitchen towel and rub them vigorously for a few minutes to remove some of the skins.
- Add the hazelnuts to a food processor or powerful blender and blend for about 5 minutes.
- Incorporate the coconut oil and blend for 1 more minute.
- Then add all the remaining ingredients and blend again until fully combined and smooth.
- Enjoy your vegan Nutella immediately.
Ingredients and tips
- Raw hazelnuts.
- Coconut oil: feel free to make your hazelnut spread with a different type of oil, but I do think coconut oil is the best one for this recipe.
- Brown sugar: your vegan Nutella will work with any kind of sugar.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Vanilla extract: I always use homemade vanilla extract as it’s more affordable and extremely easy to make, but the store-bought version is also a good choice.
- Feel free to serve your chocolate hazelnut spread over some vegan bread, gluten-free bread, vegan banana bread, or vegan zucchini bread.
- My favorite way of serving it is with some delicious vegan crepes.
Is Nutella vegan?
Is Nutella vegan? This is something a lot of people want to know. Well, unfortunately, this iconic hazelnut spread isn't vegan because it contains dairy, among other ingredients.
However, I promise my version of the chocolate hazelnut spread is absolutely delicious, healthier than the original one, and suitable for vegans!
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Nutella
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw hazelnuts
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- â…“ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 355ºF or 180ºC.
- Place the hazelnuts into a baking sheet and roast them for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Let the hazelnuts cool a little bit, then transfer them to a kitchen towel and rub them vigorously for a few minutes to remove some of the skins.
- Add the hazelnuts to a food processor or powerful blender and blend for about 5 minutes or until you get a creamy hazelnut butter. Scrape down the sides as needed (I usually stop and scrape about 2 to 3 times).Â
- Add the coconut oil and blend for 1 more minute.
- Then add all the remaining ingredients (sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract) and blend again until fully combined and smooth. Powder the brown sugar in a spice or coffee grinder before combining if you can, although it’s optional.
- Enjoy your vegan Nutella immediately or keep the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. If you keep it in the fridge, your chocolate hazelnut spread will get very hard. If it gets hard at room temperature, warm it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds and it will soften right up.
Notes
- Feel free to make your hazelnut spread with a different type of oil, but I do think coconut oil is the best choice for this recipe.
- Your vegan Nutella will turn out well with any type of sugar.
Dolli says
Never mind; you were talking about the original Nutella which, by the way,
also contains palm oil, far less healthy than coconut oil and questionable because
of the way it is processed. The endless debate!
Dolli says
You mention that this Nutella is not vegan because it contains dairy.
Which of the ingredients is a source of dairy?
Iosune says
Hi Dolli! Store-bought Nutella is not vegan, but this recipe is 🙂