Make your own Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread

As you might be aware, the original form of Nutella is not as healthy as it claims to be. The ingredients listed on the label along with those figures across the sugar row is enough for me to say: it's time to make my own.

I activated about 3/4 cup of hazelnuts or a couple of hours and then put them on a pan to roast them slightly - just to give them that crunch. I placed these in the Vitamix along with cacao, carob, coconut oil, cinnamon and Celtic salt. I did have to keep playing with the ingredient levels until I got them right, which is why I haven't indicated them here. You will basically have to keep testing it until you work out what else you might need.

In case you make it too soft, I've added dessicated coconut in the past to thicken it back up.
Give it a go, and enjoy!

My kind of raw bliss balls

These balls are incredibly easy, guilt-free and raw. I don't usually use any measuring devices, I go with the feel, texture and cheeky test tastes in between.

Ingredients include:

- Activated almonds, macadamia and hazelnuts 

- sesame seeds 

- hemp seeds 

- liquorice root

- star anise

- true cinnamon, ground 

- maca 

- cacao

- carob

- clove

- vanilla bean or organic vanilla essence

- coconut dessicated

- cranberries (optional)

- medjool dates

- ginger

- Celtic sea salt 

- coconut oil 

In a food processor place the vanilla bean, ginger, star anise, liquorice root and Celtic salt, blend into a paste.

Add rest of ingredients, keeping some of the sesame seeds, carob and hemp seeds aside. Use a tamper to assist in bringing the mix together.

Spoon a mix onto your palm and create bite-sized balls. Alternate rolling these in hemp, carob or sesame seeds.

Place in fridge for 10 minutes.

Enjoy!!

Nb: do get in touch if you'd like some guidance on quantity.