Best Homemade Nutella Recipe – How To Make Easy Nutella

It’s so easy to make this homemade nutella recipe, you might never have to buy it from the store again. That’s right— all you need is 5 ingredients (including salt!), a food processor, and about a half hour. Got all that? Let’s go.

Nutella is a chocolate-hazelnut spread made from toasted, ground hazelnuts, salt, chocolate and a little bit of sweetener. It’s delicious spread on toast for a sweet snack, wrapped into a warm crêpe for a decadent brunch recipe, or even used in savory dishes like our succulent chicken mole. This recipe makes 2 cups and lasts for 2 weeks, but we doubt it will stick around for even that long! Here’s how to make it:

How to make easy nutella

1. Roast hazelnuts and remove most of their peels.
2. Process the hazelnuts with salt until mostly smooth.
3. Microwave the chocolate, then stir in condensed milk and light corn syrup before adding this mixture to the puréed hazelnuts. Buzz once more until combined.  

Pretty simple, right? Here are our tips for making the best nutella ever:

– Be sure to use a high-quality food processor. You will grind the nuts for about 8 minutes, so it’s important to have an appliance that won’t overheat or get clogged.

– Toast the nuts before processing. Not only does this make it easier to remove the hazelnuts’ peels, but it enhances their flavor greatly.

– Use your best chocolate. The chocolate is (of course) an important part of the flavor here, so you’ll want to use a good quality, dark chocolate bar.

– Add sweetened condensed milk. This convenient, canned product adds sweetness and richness in a way that regular milk does not. It’s a game changer!

– Sweeten with light corn syrup. Corn syrup softens the texture of this nutella (just like the ultra-creamy stuff in the jar!) and avoids crystallization. Sugar will not work in the same way.