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

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

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.