Easy Delicious Paleo, Non-Paleo, & Whole30 Healthy Recipes

Hazelnut Butter 2 ways: All Natural and Dark Chocolate

October 17, 2018 By Sonia! The Healthy Foodie 115 Comments

Learn how to easily make your own creamy Hazelnut Butter at home and then make it even more delicious by adding a touch of Dark Chocolate to it! Breakfast will never be the same…

The day I realized just how easy it was to make nut butter at home, I started making my own all the time. Especially the fancy ones! Cuz you know, specialty nut butters, they cost SO MUCH to buy at the store. And hazelnut butter, it definitely falls in that category.

But despair not! I’m about to show you how to make your very own hazelnut butter, that’ll taste just as good if not better, for a fraction of the price!

Not only that, but we’ll also be kicking things up a notch… Tell me, can you think of anything that tastes better than toasted hazelnuts? Toasted hazelnuts AND chocolate, of course!

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