Chocolate-Hazelnut Butter

Name: Chocolate-Hazelnut Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1-1/2 cups.
Ingredients: 2 cups hazelnuts, toasted; 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 to 4 tablespoons baking cocoa; Dash salt

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min. YIELD: 1-1/2 cups.

Store varieties of chocolate-hazelnut butter just can’t compete with the homemade kind. Slather it on everything from toast and pretzels to banana chunks and shortbread cookies. —Crystal Jo Bruns, Iliff, Colorado

Ingredients

2 cups hazelnuts, toasted
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons baking cocoa
Dash salt

Directions

1. Place hazelnuts in a food processor; cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until mixture pulls away from sides of processor. Continue processing while gradually adding confectioners' sugar, cocoa and salt to reach desired consistency. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 232 calories, 18g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 12mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

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