Vegan “Nutella”

Name: Vegan “Nutella”
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons coconut oil; 2 tablespoons canned coconut milk; 3 tablespoons canned coconut cream; ½ cup real maple syrup; ½ cup cacao powder (substitute cocoa powder if you prefer); ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups toasted hazelnuts

Have you ever wondered where Nutella® came from? According to the folks who make Nutella®, in the 1940s, when cocoa was in short supply due to World War II,

2 tablespoons coconut oil

2 tablespoons canned coconut milk

3 tablespoons canned coconut cream

½ cup real maple syrup

½ cup cacao powder (substitute cocoa powder if you prefer)

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cups toasted hazelnuts

Add all the ingredients to a blender in the order listed (adding the hazelnuts last) and blend until smooth and creamy. Stop to stir and scrape down sides periodically. Store in an air-tight glass container for up to a month in the refrigerator.