I love my trusty Ninja blender! It has a strong motor, incredibly sharp blades (it feels dangerous to wash them without gloves!), and a more affordable price tag than a Vitamix or Blendtec. It’s really easy and straightforward - I promise! Now that you’ve gathered the ingredients, let’s talk about how to make the best homemade nut-free Nutella. HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY HOMEMADE NUT-FREE NUTELLA If you’re keeping track, that’s a win-win-win-win-win! So to recap… Sunflower seeds are easier to find, cheaper, provide a delicious nutty taste, and produce a beautifully thick and smooth consistency.

(Skip the unshelled ones - it’s definitely not worth the time and effort to crack open that many cups of sunflower seeds!) They’re ready to use straight from the bag! The salted variety also works simply reduce the amount of salt when making your homemade nut-free Nutella. Tip: Look for shelled, roasted, and unsalted sunflower seeds. It had a beautifully smooth and thick consistency at room temperature - and even when still fresh and warm from the blender. As for me? I just pop my homemade Nutella in the fridge instead! Yet I didn’t need to do that with this homemade nut-free chocolate spread. My best guess is that Ferrero (the company that produces Nutella!) relies on other ingredients and emulsifiers to thicken their chocolate hazelnut spread so it’s not as thin and runny at room temperature. While testing this nut-free Nutella recipe, I actually found that sunflower seeds yielded a more accurate consistency, one that was thicker and closer to that of regular Nutella, when compared to my traditional healthy homemade Nutella made with hazelnuts.

They add a similar nuttiness, yet because they’re seeds (not nuts!), they yield a chocolate spread that’s completely nut-free and a delicious alternative for anyone with nut allergies. Sunflower seeds generally have a mild flavor, which is one key reason they work so well as a hazelnut replacement in this homemade “Nutella” recipe. (I often end up purchasing hazelnuts online because they’re so difficult to find!) Almost every major grocery store stocks sunflower seeds, as well as places like Target and Walmart, and they’re cheaper than hazelnuts too!

This is what I substituted in place of hazelnuts! Sunflower seeds are much easier to locate compared to hazelnuts. You only need four - and that’s half the amount that you’d find in a jar of Nutella at the store!

Let’s go over the ingredients you’ll need to make homemade nut-free Nutella. INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HEALTHY HOMEMADE NUT-FREE NUTELLA

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