We all love Nutella, let’s admit! But when the first ingredient is sugar and the last is vanillin (artificial vanilla flavor derived from processed wood pulp), it’s not exactly health food.  I tried convincing myself it just had a few ingredients but really, I was a liar. To myself. And as much as my kids love this chocolatey goo, I needed to make a better alternative. So I did!

ingredients:

• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
• 1 cup enjoy life chocolate chips  or other dairy free option, melted

1. Soak hazelnuts for several hours
2. Toast hazelnuts in toaster oven (I used medium setting) and then peel skins (they should come off pretty easily after toasting)
3. If desired toast again after peeling, will help pesky skins that didn’t come off easily the first time
4. Place toasted hazelnuts, vanilla,  melted chocolate and melted coconut oil into food processor, Vitamix, or Nutribullet
5. Blend until creamy, scraping sides as necessary and blending again
6. Serve with fruit, on desserts, or lick straight off the spoon for a treat!