The Healthy Fat-Free & Sugar-Free Hazelnut Spread (aka Nutella) is all-natural, low-calorie and very easy to make (3 ingredients only)! It’s also super-yummy, creamy, paleo, gluten-free and vegan!
Hi, friend!
Can a hazelnut spread (aka Nutella) be both fat-free and sugar-free?
…And the answer is… Oh, Yeah! 🙂
…But only the “chosen ones” (i.e. you, my readers! 🙂 ) shall discover the BIG secret behind the Healthy Fat-Free & Sugar-Free Hazelnut Spread that’s also all-natural, clean, paleo, vegan and low-calorie! Yes, we aren’t going to give our secrets away!
…Or maybe… OK, OK! We’ll be the “sweet ones” and won’t keep all the good things just to ourselves! Right? 🙂
OK. So now that I hopefully made you smile 🙂 (which is the healthiest thing that we can actually do for ourselves!), lets get straight to the big-big secret behind the wonderful fat-free and sugar-free “Nutella” spread!
So, what makes all these wonderful things happen?
Here’s the breakdown: (let’s see if you’ll have that “a-ha!” moment, since it’s really super-simple!)
- What makes it fat-free? Well, because we’re living in the XXI Century where people had developed all sorts of wonders including the all-natural, fat-free powdered nut butters (aka PB-8, and I am officially addicted!). At first it was just the powdered peanut butter that was available, but now we can also get the almond and the hazelnut varieties! And it’s precisely what I used. This powdered hazelnut butter is 95% fat-free (which makes this “Nutella about 99% fat-free because the hazelnut butter is just one of the ingredients. I thought it was OK to round it up to call it fat-free).
- What makes it sugar-free? Well, you could’ve guessed that! Can you guess? OK, I’ll tell you! It’s the dates! Yes, the mighty dates that I’ve been loving ever since I made my Healthy Caramel! Not only the dates are super-sweet. They also create all the bulk in this recipe (instead of the regular nut butters that are used in the regular “Nutella”-like spreads along with the other not-so-healthy ingredients such as syrups, oils, and additives…)
So what do you think? Are you going to keep this recipe secret? 🙂
P.S. Please, share it, my friend! Because… it’s a very sweet, and … healthy, and… beautiful thing to do! 🙂
P.P.S. Are you smiling again! I hope so! :
Healthy Fat-Free and Sugar-Free Nutella
This Healthy Fat-Free Hazelnut Spread is all-natural, sugar-free, low-calorie, super-easy to make (3 ingredients only!), and also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!
Ingredients
- 6 oz pitted dates or 20 dates
- 3 tbsp powdered hazelnut butter
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
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Soak the dates in the hot water for at least 1 hour or overnight. When the dates have been soaked their rough skins slide right off them. Peel the dates and put them in a blender or a processor along with 2 tbsp of soaking liquid. (if you want a thinner spread, add another tbsp of soaking liquid. For a super-thick spread only add 1 tbsp of liquid).
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Add the powdered hazelnut butter and the cocoa powder to the blender and blend until the mixture is very smooth. And... this is it!
Debra C. says
June 21, 2017 at 11:13 pmYes I am – I’m smiling ear to ear! 10 minutes to make? Just amazing, it looks so creamy and decadent!
Liza says
June 22, 2017 at 5:41 amThank you, dear Debra! And I am so glad that I made you smile!!!!! 🙂