Hazelnut is a nut that can be used in many recipes, both sweet and savory (e.g. in salads). Hazelnuts are rich in energy, i.e. they have many calories, but they also have great nutritional value.
Among other things, they contain protein, calcium, iron, fiber, thiamine, vitamin E, magnesium and potassium. They are also high in folic acid, which makes them an ideal food during pregnancy. Hazelnuts also help reduce "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and have anti-cancer effects due to their antioxidants.
It is generally a very good food for everyone, as it helps with brain function, blood pressure, bone health, the digestive system, the regulation of metabolism, and more.
Hazelnut butter is very easy and quick to make. All we need is a blender and of course our hazelnuts! You read well. We don't add anything else. While the hazelnuts are ground in the blender, their oils are released and they slowly become a paste. We can grind our hazelnuts more or less, depending on how smooth we want our spread or if we want it to maintain a texture. In other words, it should be a little crunchy.
Our homemade hazelnut butter is ideal as a spread on bread with jam, in salad dressings, or in sweets, such as these delicious vegan brownies, in cereal bars, in vegan ice cream and in vegan waffles.
Try it and tell us in the comments what is your favorite way to eat your hazelnut butter 🙂
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Equipment
For this recipe you will need a blender.
Homemade hazelnut butter in 10 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 cups hazelnuts (raw or roasted)
Instructions
- If your hazelnuts are raw, roast them for 10 minutes in a preheated oven, in fan mode, at 180 ° C/356°F.
- Take them out of the oven and let them cool a bit.
- Put the hazelnuts in the blender and grind until they become a paste. The more we grind, the smoother our hazelnut butter will become.
- The whole process takes about 10 minutes with short breaks so that the blender is not pressed and also to scrape the sides of the blender. Blend until the hazelnut butter becomes as smooth or crunchy as you want.
- Transfer the hazelnut butter to a sterile jar and store in the refrigerator for 1-2 months.
Serving
We can use hazelnut butter in many, many savory and sweet recipes, such as: - As a spread on bread with jam
- In your mixture for vegan brownies
- In cereal bars
- In a vegan ice cream
- In vegan waffles
- In salad dressing
Nutrition
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