The Internet’s Greatest Homemade Vegan Nutella Recipe
Creamy chocolate and hazelnut…yum! Nutella is popular for a reason, although the name brand product is quite unhealthy because it has an extremely high sugar and unhealthy fat content per calories. In fact, 60% of its weight is sugar. However, the homemade vegan Nutella recipe below is much better for a clean eating diet.In fact, it has quite a bit of health benefits. (And it’s a great healthy pancake or smoothie bowl topping!)
First, roast the hazelnuts so that their oils (which are healthy fats!) start to loosen up.
Once the skins are visibly loose, use a blender to thoroughly blend and chop the hazelnuts.
Next, melt the chocolate and add to the ground up hazelnuts.
Blend the two ingredients together.
Delicious Ways to Eat Your Homemade Nutella
Spread over fluffy pancakes for an indescribable breakfast experience! Mu Mu Magic pancakes make eating a healthy vegan breakfast fun. (They’are also rich in iron and ultra-heart healthy!)(Check out this list of 17 Healthy Pancake Toppings for more delicious recipes.)
Another option is to spread it across organic, whole grain toasted Muesli Bread.
I also like to stir it in with my muesli cereal, as a substitute for milk!
High in Vitamin E, Thiamin, Manganese, Magnesium, and Copper
Hazelnuts also have some trace amounts of zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, folate, and potassium
They’re also vital source of antioxidants
Dark Chocolate is also a food with a whole lot of goodness to offer. Check out this summary of the health benefits of dark chocolate:
Did you know that dark chocolate has more antioxidants than many “superfoods”? It’s true; dark chocolate has more antioxidants than both blueberries and acai berries.
In its rawest form, cacao contains high amounts of anandamide, or the “bliss molecule,” as we like to call it at Mu Mu Muesli.
Why You Should Pair this Homemade Vegan Nutella Recipe with Whole Grains
Both hazelnuts and dark chocolate are full of antioxidants, so they help fight damage from oxidative stress. This is a short way of saying they contain nutrients that may help prevent premature aging, cancer, and various other diseases.
However, as described in Harvard T.H. Chan, there are mixed results in the studies about antioxidants and disease prevention.In fact, there are far more conclusive studies at this time supporting the holistic health method of eating whole grains, vegetables, and fruits as the most beneficial form of disease prevention.
So, for maximum holistic nutrition benefits, it makes sense to pair this antioxidant-rich Nutella with whole a grain healthy pancakes mix. Check out Mu Mu Magic, a gourmet pancake mix containing extremely wholesome whole grains like barley, spelt, and oat flours. Yum!
Learn how to make a vegan pancake without eggs or dairy! Our DIY Vegan Pancake Recipe is delicious, simple, and quick.
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