Description
Creamy white chocolate hazelnut spread blends rich European chocolate with roasted hazelnuts for an irresistible homemade delight. Smooth and luxurious, this recipe delivers gourmet flavor you’ll savor on toast, pastries, or straight from the spoon.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 225 grams (8 ounces) white chocolate, chopped
- 127 grams (4.5 ounces) roasted and peeled hazelnuts
- 57 grams (2 ounces) cocoa butter
- 170 grams (6 ounces) roasted and peeled hazelnuts
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 6 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Oils and Seasoning:
- 5 teaspoons canola or vegetable oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/16 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Instructions
- Carefully chop white chocolate into uniform pieces for even melting at 50% microwave power, stirring every half-minute until completely smooth and glossy.
- Transfer hazelnuts and salt into a food processor with an S-blade, pulsing until transformed into a coarse, textured nut meal with consistent granularity.
- Introduce vanilla extract and oil into the processed hazelnut mixture, continuing to blend until a smooth, cohesive paste develops.
- Gently stream warm white chocolate into the hazelnut base, processing continuously to create a luxurious, silky spread with uniform consistency.
- Decant the mixture into a clean glass jar, allowing it to rest undisturbed for 6-8 hours at room temperature until the spread stabilizes and thickens naturally.
- For vegan variation, melt cocoa butter slowly over medium-low heat, ensuring complete liquefaction without scorching.
- Combine processed hazelnuts with salt in the food processor, achieving a fine, even nut meal texture.
- Incorporate melted cocoa butter, maple syrup, and vanilla into the hazelnut base, blending on low speed until achieving a smooth, pourable consistency.
- Transfer to a jar, permitting the spread to set for 6-8 hours while intermittently stirring every 30 minutes to prevent ingredient separation.
Notes
- Toast hazelnuts briefly before processing to enhance their nutty flavor and release natural oils, creating a deeper, richer spread.
- Use high-quality white chocolate with at least 30% cocoa butter for smoother, more luxurious texture and better melting properties.
- Store the spread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks, or refrigerate for extended shelf life while maintaining creamy consistency.
- Try additional flavor variations by adding a pinch of cinnamon, sea salt, or a splash of rum to customize the spread’s taste profile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 0.1g
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg