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Title: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on October 30, 2009, 07:30:47 am: (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xPQX2B20Qx0/Sup_vR6EtFI/AAAAAAAAAVY/GLHRG-1TChI/s400/choc+spread.jpg)

Here's my recipe for choc hazelnut spread - it's 'mostly' dairy free, as I use my rice-almond milk, and ghee, and dairy free chocolate. I also cut down the amount of chocolate and add cocoa, so it's cheaper - it's really delicious! If you can't have ghee, maybe you could use coconut oil instead - I haven't tried that yet.

1. Grind in Thermomix on speed 9 for 10 seconds:
- 90g Rapadura

2. Add and grind on speed 9 for 10 seconds:
- 60g hazelnuts (toasted or raw - tastes more 'nutty' if toasted)

3. Then add and grind again for 10 seconds:
- 50g good quality, dairy free dark chocolate (70-85% cocoa organic chocolate, or my recipe), broken into pieces

4. Add remaining ingredients and heat for 6 minutes, 60 degrees, speed 3:
- 20g good quality cocoa
- 100g rice/almond milk
- 70g ghee (see note below)

5. Place in a sterilized jar and keep in fridge for up to 21 days (not that it will last that long!!!)

(Note: to make your own ghee, just cook butter for 7-10 mins at 60 degrees, speed 1; cool, scrape off milk solids and discard, and carefully scoop ghee into another container, discarding any milk solids at the bottom of the container.)
Title: Re: Dairy Free Choc Hazelnut Spread (with photo)
Post by: MollyGrubbles on October 30, 2009, 11:14:46 am: Yum, that looks great. Not sure which one I am going to try now, but I think yours sounds nicer.

Not sure that you can claim it's dairy-free though if it uses Ghee. For those who are allergic to dairy, Ghee can still cause an allergic reaction if there are even trace amounts of milk solids left in it. Also for Vegans who choose not to eat any animal product, the label dairy-free could be misleading.

As for me, I am milk intolerant & a chocoholic so I think it looks fantastic & can't wait to try it! :D
Title: Re: Dairy Free Choc Hazelnut Spread (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on October 30, 2009, 01:54:37 pm: You're right... I'll change it to 'almost' dairy free! :P I'm sure you could use coconut oil instead if you wanted it completely dairy free - but I'd run out of coconut oil so couldn't try it!
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Thermomixer on November 04, 2009, 02:30:01 am: Good work Jo - wonder if you could use olive oil? I don't eat this type of spread but may have to experiment.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 04, 2009, 02:50:41 am: I don't know about olive oil, but I'm sure coconut oil would work, as it would set in the fridge.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Thermomixer on November 04, 2009, 03:49:36 am: I like your thinking :-*
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Tebasile on November 04, 2009, 05:47:27 am: Coconut oil works perfect :)
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Snoozie on November 04, 2009, 10:15:25 am: Quote from: quirkycooking on October 30, 2009, 07:30:47 am
3. Then add and grind again for 10 seconds:
- 50g good quality, dairy free dark chocolate (70-85% cocoa organic chocolate, or my recipe), broken into pieces

How do you make chocolate? I thought I was smart grabbing hazelnuts this arvo but forgot the chocolate part! sniff sniff!
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: brazen20au on November 04, 2009, 10:29:01 am: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: MollyGrubbles on November 04, 2009, 01:00:14 pm: Hi Snoozie,

There is a thread about making your own chocolate here http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1666.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1666.0)

Something else I am dying to try but haven't gotten around to yet.

Tebasile, does the spread have a strong or subtle coconut flavour when you substitute coconut oil?
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Snoozie on November 04, 2009, 02:18:36 pm: Thanks for that :)
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Tebasile on November 04, 2009, 04:01:25 pm: Not at all Molly..... and the non-dairy version stays longer fresh
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: MollyGrubbles on November 05, 2009, 08:43:47 am: Thanks for that Elisabeth.

This might be a good way to use up some of that coconut oil I bought to make rice milk but it made the rice milk taste too much like coconut.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Snoozie on November 05, 2009, 10:43:01 am: Note to self: If using coconut oil and if storing said coconut oil in the fridge... it pays to take it out of the fridge before you need to use it otherwise you need an icepick to get it out!!! lol

Scales reset whilst I was trying to pry the amount loose so I think there's a tad too much coconut oil in it. Still tastes nice just coconutty and rich.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 05, 2009, 11:33:26 pm: Yum, I love the coconutty flavour - but if you don't, I find the Spiral brand of coconut oil is very mild-tasting. I leave my coconut oil in the cupboard so it's not like cement!

My chocolate recipe is here: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/07/make-your-own-chocolate.html
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Snoozie on November 08, 2009, 08:18:56 am: Thanks... when I bought it it felt like it'd been stored in the fridge so I just put it in mine... do you have to keep it in the fridge? (coconut oil, that is).
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 08, 2009, 08:20:43 am: No, I never do. Too hard to use that way.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: cathy79 on November 15, 2009, 09:26:54 am: Made this today with normal milk, dairy chocolate and coconut oil. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for another great recipe Jo :-*.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Meagan on November 15, 2009, 01:43:08 pm: Is this version of the choc hazlenut spread bitty? I mean is it smooth or coarse?
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: cathy79 on November 15, 2009, 09:29:48 pm: I think it's very smooth. DH said it has a slightly crunchy texture which he thinks adds to it. That might be the rapadura. Also, I presumed that I had to roast the hazelnuts and remove the skin - a very messy job.

Meagan, I went with this version because of the comments re the EDC version needing tweaking.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Thermomixer on November 16, 2009, 02:59:31 am: Put the hazelnuts in a clean, old sock (or similar device) and rub them around and around and around - this helps get most of the skins off after roasting.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: quirkycooking on November 16, 2009, 04:25:10 am: I never roast the hazelnuts or remove the skin, and it's still quite smooth, yummy!
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Thermomixer on November 16, 2009, 04:34:23 am: Tooooo easy ;) ;)
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: cathy79 on November 16, 2009, 05:42:49 am: Quote from: quirkycooking on November 16, 2009, 04:25:10 am
I never roast the hazelnuts or remove the skin, and it's still quite smooth, yummy!
That would explain why it wasn't in your instructions! Thanks Jo! Will remember for next time.
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: cathy79 on November 16, 2009, 05:43:57 am: Quote from: Thermomixer on November 16, 2009, 02:59:31 am
Put the hazelnuts in a clean, old sock (or similar device) and rub them around and around and around - this helps get most of the skins off after roasting.
That's a great tip for other recipes! Thanks Thermomixer!
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Tebasile on November 16, 2009, 10:18:36 pm: Quote from: Thermomixer on November 16, 2009, 02:59:31 am
Put the hazelnuts in a clean, old sock (or similar device) and rub them around and around and around - this helps get most of the skins off after roasting.

Thank you :-*. I have to try this on my dehydrated nuts
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: HellyBelly on December 04, 2009, 02:12:13 pm: Oh man... I can't WAIT to try this one! I'd definitely use the coconut oil, I think as I use it in just about everything else, it's so good for us! Bring on the "nutella"...
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: darls on March 09, 2010, 01:00:29 pm: What about using Macadamia oil? It may be more delicate and light enough for this?

I had a delicious but hard to spread a choc macadamia spread from QLD's Tropical World a few years ago and wanted to make similar...

This receipe could work for me too as I am not keen on the idea of making the EDC's without cocoa...

Gonna post my results at the Jam/Chutney spot then.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Choc Hazelnut Spread - mostly dairy free! (with photo)
Post by: Tasty on June 17, 2013, 03:25:50 pm: I got around to making this today. I had roasted the exact amount of hazelnuts I needed the other day only to discover I had just over half the amount. Questioned hubby and he had a guilty look - luckily I had more hazelnuts, although unroasted.

I used milk and butter. At first I found that the spread had a strong hazelnut aftertaste but you could hardly tell once it had cooled and thickened in the fridge.

Yum and good to find a healthier version which tastes delcious!