This keto hazelnut spread is sugar-free and made with just a few simple ingredients. It's creamy and delicious! You make it in your food processor, and it's ready in about 30 minutes. It's absolutely wonderful on low-carb bread!
This delicious spread is wonderfully decadent. I find it quite irresistible - perhaps too irresistible! It's rich and intensely chocolatey, and the hazelnut flavor really comes through. Just like this homemade walnut butter, it's perfect for breakfast on toasted almond flour bread. It goes so well with my morning coffee!
Ingredients
You will only need six ingredients to make this spread. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:
- Hazelnuts: I buy raw, blanched hazelnuts on Amazon, so I just have to lightly roast them.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder: It's best to use Dutch-processed cocoa powder, which is milder and less acidic than natural cacao powder.
- Sweetener: I use stevia glycerite. You can replace it with a powdered sweetener.
- Avocado oil: This neutral-tasting oil works well in this recipe. Sometimes I use macadamia oil.
- Vanilla extract: Try to use the real thing - pure vanilla extract - and not the artificially flavored stuff. The difference is quite noticeable in uncooked recipes.
- Sea salt: Just a little to balance out the sweetness.
Variations
The best way to vary this recipe is to use different flavor extracts. So, instead of a tablespoon of vanilla extract, you could use a teaspoon of almond extract, coconut extract, or orange extract.
Instructions
Making this keto hazelnut spread is easy! You won't be working hard at all - your food processor will. Scroll down to the recipe card for the details. The basic steps are simple:
Roast the hazelnuts in your oven.
Process them in your food processor into smooth, loose hazelnut butter.
Add the remaining ingredients and process to combine.
Expert Tips
- It's best to use Dutch-processed cocoa powder (cocoa processed with alkali) in this recipe because it is milder and not as acidic as natural cacao powder.
- You need patience when processing the hazelnuts because it takes a while for them to turn into smooth, loose butter. I saw several recipes that said five minutes. But in my KitchenAid food processor, on high speed, it takes a full ten minutes. Getting smooth, loose hazelnut butter - as shown in the photo below - is the key to this recipe's success and to preventing a grainy texture.
Recipe FAQs
It's a matter of taste. It's not as sweet, but its flavor profile is more complex. In a way, it's better than the spread that inspired it, which I find mild and overly sweet, with just a hint of hazelnut flavor. This spread is darker, richer, and more complex.
I sweeten this spread with stevia glycerite. The glycerite formulation greatly minimizes the aftertaste typical of stevia products. A full tablespoon is needed here because of the large amount of unsweetened cocoa powder.
If you wish, you can replace the stevia with one cup of powdered sweetener. If the spread seems too thick, add a tablespoon of oil.
Yes. I use avocado oil in this recipe because it's a neutral-tasting oil. Sometimes I use macadamia nut oil instead, and that works equally well.
Serving Suggestions
This spread is wonderful on almond flour cake, almond flour muffins, keto biscuits, keto English muffins (as shown in the photo below), or keto banana bread.
I also love dipping strawberries into it.
It makes a great filling for keto crepes and pannenkoeken!
But more often than not, I just eat it with a spoon. Yes, it's that good. 🙂
Storing Leftovers
I keep this spread on the counter in an airtight container. It keeps well for about a week, and honestly, in my house, it never lasts longer than that! But if you'd like to store it for longer, I recommend keeping it in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to a month.
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Recipe Card
Keto Hazelnut Spread
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Ingredients
- 2 cups hazelnuts - raw, blanched, unsalted; 10 ounces
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder - Dutch-processed; 1 ounce
- 1 tablespoon stevia glycerite - equals 1 cup of sugar
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the hazelnuts on a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast them for 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Remove the hazelnuts from the oven and let them cool for five minutes.
- Add the still-warm hazelnuts to your food processor's bowl. Process them on high until the nuts turn into loose, fairly liquid butter, about 10 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides and bottom of the food processor bowl a few times during this process.
- Add the remaining ingredients (cocoa powder, stevia, oil, vanilla, and salt) to the food processor. Process them on low for a few seconds, then process on high until very smooth, about 3 more minutes, scraping the sides and bottom twice.
- Serve with keto bread or as a dip for strawberries.
Notes
- It's best to use Dutch-processed cocoa powder (cocoa processed with alkali) in this recipe because it is milder and not as acidic as natural cacao powder.
- You need patience when processing the hazelnuts because it takes a while for them to turn into smooth, loose butter. I saw several recipes that said five minutes. But in my KitchenAid food processor, on high speed, it takes a full ten minutes. Getting smooth, loose hazelnut butter - as shown in the photo below - is the key to this recipe's success and to preventing a grainy texture.
- I sweeten this spread with stevia glycerite. The glycerite formulation greatly minimizes the aftertaste typical of stevia products. A full tablespoon is needed here because of the large amount of unsweetened cocoa powder. If you wish, you can replace the stevia with one cup of powdered sweetener. If the spread seems too thick, add a tablespoon of oil.
- I keep this spread on the counter in an airtight container. It keeps well for about a week, and honestly, in my house, it never lasts longer than that! But if you'd like to store it for longer, I recommend keeping it in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to a month.
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Emma says
Delish! LOVE it with fresh strawberries.
Vered DeLeeuw says
I'm so glad you like this spread, Emma! Thanks for the comment.