Yummy & crunchy homemade Nutella

Ingredients

• 1 cup hazel nuts
• 12 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons mild vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, more or less depending upon your taste

 

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
• Spread the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven for about 12 minutes, until they’ve browned a little and the skins are blistered a little.
• Remove as much loose skin as possible.
• Let cool completely.
• Melt the chocolate in a saucepan over gently simmering water or in the microwave.
• Stir until smooth.
• Let cool completely.
• Grind the hazelnuts until they form a paste.
• Add the oil, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt and mix them until the concoction is smooth.
• Add the melted chocolate, blend well, and then strain the mixture to remove any chunks of hazelnut that remain.
• Homemade Nutella will be thin and somewhat runny and maybe even a little warm but it will thicken as it cools.
• DO NOT REFRIGERATE…