An easy and delicious Sugar Free Copycat Nutella Recipe (2024)

Published: May 3, 2022 by thesugarfreediva. · This post may contain affiliate or amazon links.
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Make your own Hazelnut Spread using this no sugar added recipe

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Sugar Free Copycat Nutella spread tastes like a delicious blend of chocolate and hazelnuts.

I like that this recipe can be made without adding any sugar to the recipe!

Sugar Free Copycat Nutella

This is a simple recipe for making a chocolate and hazelnut spread.
There are four ingredients needed to make this tasty treat!

Have you tried my 3 Ingredient Sugar Free Fudge Pops?

Those fudge pops are easy to make and are especially perfect on a warm day.
This recipe and the same fudgy taste that is perfect on about anything you want to spread it on!

This recipe calls for Hazelnuts that have been roasted. You can find roasted hazelnuts here.

People sometimes ask what is Nutella made of.

Nutella is the brand name for a chocolate hazelnut spread product.
That popular spread also contains sugar as well as other ingredients.

A downside to eating a chocolate and hazelnut spread is that it can be high in calories as well as carbohydrates.

This recipe does not have added sugar or other unnecessary ingredients.
As a result, this recipe is lower in sugar and carbohydrates.

You may be wondering what are the benefits of Nutella.

Well, certainly, it tastes good and as a result, can make other things taste good too.
You can add chocolate hazelnut spread to other recipes or simply spread it on a piece of fruit or bread to enjoy as is.

Hazelnuts also provide us with some nutritional value.

Hazelnuts are good source of fiber and protein.
Also, these nuts are a decent source for magnesium, iron, Vitamin B6, and potassium!

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Here are some tips for making this sugar free hazelnut spread.

Feel free to roast your own hazelnuts. To do so you can roast them at 350 for 15-18 minutes on a baking sheet. Then remove any skins that are left.

Here are some more tips for you.

This recipe can be made in a food processor or good blender. You will need to scrape down the sides as needed while processing the ingredients.
Make this even more flavorful by subbing in another nut. You can try using ⅔ of a cup of hazelnuts with ⅓ of a cup of another nut such as almonds.
I have not added salt to the list of ingredients. If you miss the salt then feel free to add up to a teaspoon of salt while processing. I would not use salted hazelnuts however, as it is hard to control the amount of salt added.

How to store copycat Nutella hazelnut spread.

Normally, you could open up a jar of the original product and store it in the pantry and not refrigerated as it will become too hard to spread (peanut butter syndrome as I call it). Since this homemade version has no preservatives added to it, I would suggest storing it in a sealed jar in the refrigerator and allowing it to sit at room temperature to soften up before using it.

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About this recipe for Sugar Free Copycat Nutella

This is a simple recipe for making a hazelnut and chocolate spread.
However, this spread is made without adding any sugar to it.

To make this spread you will need roasted hazelnuts that have had their skins removed.

You can use a food processor or a strong blender (I use a Vitamix) to make this recipe. This will thus ensure that your ingredients get processed evenly and smoothly.

Ingredients needed to make sugar free chocolate hazelnut spread.

Hazelnuts- 1 cup toasted or roasted. Also, without their skins.
Sugar Free Chocolate Chips- 1 cup. You can find sugar free chocolate chips online. For a richer flavor, you can use a dark chocolate sugar free chocolate chip
Sugar Free Powdered Sugar- 2 tablespoons.
You can make your own sugar free powdered sugar using this recipe or you can buy sugar free powdered sugar already made online.
Vanilla Extract- 1 teaspoon.
Canola Oil- 1 tablespoon or as needed.

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How to make Sugar Free Copycat Nutella

Toast your hazelnuts if they have not already been toasted or roasted. To do so you can roast them at 350 for 15-18 minutes on a baking sheet. Then remove any skins that are left.
Place the hazelnuts in your food processor or blender and process until smooth. This will take a few minutes to puree until the hazelnuts become like a smooth paste. As mentioned, you can use a food processor or a strong blender (I use a Vitamix).
Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the processor or blender.
Add the remaining ingredients except for the oil. Puree until combined to the desired texture. The oil however, can be added as needed to adjust the texture of your spread.

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Sugar Free Copycat Nutella

Make your own Hazelnut Spread using this no sugar added recipe

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer, Dessert

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Ingredients

1 Cups Hazelnuts -Roasted and Skinned
1 Cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
2 tbsp Sugar Free Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp Canola Oil -if needed

Instructions

If hazelnuts are not roasted and skinned, do so by roasting them in a 350 oven for 15-18 minutes.
Allow them to somewhat cool and then remove the skins
Place the hazelnuts in your food processor or blender and process until smooth. This will take a few minutes to puree until the hazelnuts become like a smooth paste.
As mentioned, you can use a food processor or a strong blender (I use a Vitamix).
Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the processor or blender. Add the remaining ingredients except for the oil.
Puree until combined to the desired texture. The oil can be added as needed to adjust the texture of your spread

Recipe Notes

*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.

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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

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Nutrition

Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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Sugar Free Copycat Nutella, a simple and tasty recipe for chocolate hazelnut spread made with not added sugar. Keto, low carb, gluten free.

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Is Nutella ok for diabetics? ›

With 58% being sugar, it's really not a great choice to add to a diet complicated with diabetes.

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What are they claiming that Nutella is made with? ›

Ingredients. Nutella is often advertised along with milk and hazelnuts, although these ingredients constitute a small fraction of the recipe. The main ingredients of Nutella are sugar and palm oil (greater than 50%). It also contains 13% hazelnuts, cocoa solids, and skimmed milk.

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What is a good substitute for Nutella? ›

Pyure Hazelnut Spread: The Leading Alternative to Nutella

In contrast, Pyure Hazelnut Spread emerges as a low-carb and low-sugar alternative. Its standout feature is its extraordinary 90% reduction in sugar compared to Nutella, with just two grams per serving.

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Does Nutella have fake sugar? ›

The sugar we use in Nutella^® is sucrose, derived from beet sugar and/or refined cane sugar.

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Why is Nutella considered unhealthy? ›

Although Nutella contains a small amount of calcium and iron, it's not very nutritious and high in sugar, calories and fat. Nutella contains sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, milk powder, lecithin and synthetic vanillin. It is high in calories, sugar and fat.

Which has more sugar peanut butter or Nutella? ›

Sugar. Here's where Nutella really packs in the calories. It contains a whopping 21 grams of sugar in just two tablespoons, compared to 3 grams in the same amount of peanut butter. That's a lot of empty calories with no nutrition.

What did Nutella get sued for? ›

Nutella labels will no longer say the product is "An example of a tasty yet balanced breakfast." The line has been on the jar's back panel for years. The class action lawsuit was filed by two San Diego mothers. They claimed Nutella deceived customers into thinking the product was healthy.

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Why is Nutella N black? ›

After doing some research, according to multiple resources, the letter N is black because the name 'Nutella' was originally used by another brand. So they simply changed the colour of the letter to ensure there wasn't a trademark issue.

What tastes the same as Nutella? ›

Nutino is Made in Italy. CUSINERA'S VERDICT: In my personal opinion, Nutella and Nutino are almost the same but I'm leaning more to Nutino as it has more Hazelnut taste, I can tolerate the sweetness and price wise much cheaper compare to Nutella even without the sale discount.

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Is Nutella better than avocado? ›

Avocado has 20 important nutrients and provides antioxidants and health-protective fat, she said. Nutella contains more additives — including sugar — than it does hazelnuts, she said. "Comparing these two is like comparing 1 cup of fresh blueberries (85 calories) to 10 gummy bears (85 calories)," she said.

Are there two types of Nutella? ›

Compared to European Nutella, American Nutella is generally described as lighter in hue, more chocolate- and sugar-forward in flavor, and oilier and thinner in consistency than its Italian peer. Italian Nutella is often described as darker and richer in both taste and texture, and with stronger nutty flavor notes.

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What is the signature ingredient of Nutella? ›

The hazelnut has always been the signature ingredient of Nutella^®. It was during the post-war period that the creator of Nutella^® had the brilliant idea to combine the delicious hazelnut, typical of the Italian region of Langhe, with cocoa, an ingredient that was hard to obtain at that time.

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What is the artificial flavor in Nutella? ›

Nutella also uses soy lecithin (from GMO soy) and vanillin, which is an artificial vanilla flavor used instead of real vanilla extract.

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Is Nutella bad for cholesterol? ›

Contains a high level of saturated fat

For this reason it has long been known as a "bad" fat that raises the "bad" cholesterol, LDL.

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What sweets are ok for diabetics? ›

Baked goods made with whole wheat flour, almond flour, or other low-GI ingredients and less added sugar are fine for diabetics. Some good choices are sugar-free carrot cake, keto chocolate cake, and low-carb coconut macaroons.

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Sugar: Nutella, Nutri-Grain products that contain more sugar than co*ke | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site.

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Diabetes Candy Exchanges

M&Ms, plain or peanut	1 fun size bag
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Charms Blow Pop	1
Kit Kat	1/2 of large or 1 fun size
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Is Nutella high in carbs? ›

Nutella, the original sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread product, is not keto-friendly. It contains so much sugar that each serving has 21 grams of net carbs.

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