I’ve noticed a distinct lack of nutella-ness in my life, lately so I was inspired to create my own recipe with hazelnuts and chocolate.
You will need to soak your hazelnuts overnight or for at least 6 hours first. This softens them and removes enzyme inhibitors. Once your ready to make your nut milk, drain and discard the water. Rinse well and add to the blender.
Along with the hazelnuts, add your clean water, raw cacao powder, vanilla extract and pitted dates.
Blend! Some blenders even have a ‘Nut Milk’ setting, which is helpful but don’t worry if yours doesn’t.
Prepare a large bowl or jug and add the nut milk bag to it. Slowly pour the milk into the bag and squeeze the liquid into the bowl. Keep squeezing until you are just left with the “pulp” of the hazelnuts in the bag. (Don’t throw the pulp away – you can use this for baking!)
Once you’ve collected all the milk, simply pour it into 4 glasses or bottles and serve!
The milk can be kept in a container in the fridge or up to 5 days. And you know that leftover pulp?
Why not make some cookies (you can make them baked or raw) or brownies, chocolates or even dry and grind it into a powder/flour!
📖 Recipe
Raw Nutella Milk
Homemade chocolate hazelnut milk - A delicious beverage that both kids and adults will love! Perfect served with chocolate cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw hazelnuts, preferably organic soaked overnight or at least 6 hours in 3 cups water
- Another 3 cups filtered water
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 medjool dates, pitted
Instructions
- Drain the hazelnuts and rinse them well.
- Add to a high-powered blender, along with the filtered water, raw cacao powder, vanilla and dates.
- Blend until smooth.
- Prepare a large bowl or jug and place a nut milk bag or muslin / cheesecloth on top. Pour the milk through and squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can until you just have pulp left in the bag / cloth.*
- Pour into glasses or bottles and enjoy! The milk can be kept in a bottle or container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
* Don't throw the pulp away! It can be used for cookies, chocolates, brownies and more.
Bethany @ athletic avocado says
OMG YUM! I have always loved chocolate milk, but this is even better!
Aimee says
It’s taking chocolate milk to the next level :D
Brandie says
Omg- this sounds like I milk I would drink straight. I hate drinking a glass of milk. But this would taste more like a milkshake- brilliant!
Aimee says
Thanks Brandie! I agree, I don’t normally like drinking milk straight but this has so much flavour, I can’t get enough :-)
Choclette says
I’ve not yet tried a nut milk in my Froothie blender and although my Optiumum 9200A doesn’t come with a nut bag, I reckon I can manage without. Love your take on nutella milk. Sounds delicious and not overly sweetened either.
Chris @thinlyspread says
EEEEEEK! Off to make this in my Froothie, RIGHT NOW! My lot will love this after a long, hot day at school!
Aimee says
Yay! Please let me know how it goes. I kept mine in the fridge for a couple of days and it’s so nice cold! You could add a few ice cubes to the mix :-) Enjoy!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Beverage? Nah, lets just pour this in a bid bowl of cereal! That would be breakfast ;)
Aimee says
LOVE that idea! I don’t have anymore left but next time I make it, it’s going on top of some cocoa cereal!