How To Make Nutella At Home

Roast 2 cups of hazelnuts in the oven on a sheet pan. Be sure to check on the hazelnuts often so they don't burn.

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When they're done roasting in the oven, wrap the hot hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel and allow them to steam. After they've cooled, rub them together in the towel to loosen and remove their skins.

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Place the roasted and peeled hazelnuts in your food processor along with 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ a tablespoon of vanilla extract, 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt. Pulse a few times to start breaking up the hazelnuts.

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Add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and blend until smooth.

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If you want, you can add even more chocolate flavor by adding a small amount of melted chocolate chips to the finished Nutella and pulsing a few more times in the food processor, until smooth. I'd say about a handful of chocolate chips, melted, for 2 cups of hazelnuts.

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Store your homemade Nutella at room temperature in a sealed glass jar.

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Click here to see our Homemade Nutella Recipe.

Kristie Collado is The Daily Meal's Cook Editor. Follow her on Twitter @KColladoCook.