A spoonful of this chocolatey homemade nut butter is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Plus, it's vegan and gluten-free.


Simple Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

Chocolate hazelnut butter is a spreadable, sweetened nut butter made from ground hazelnuts flavored with cocoa powder. The now-iconic flavor combination was developed in the early nineteenth century when Napoleon issued a trade embargo that caused chocolate prices to skyrocket. Italian *cioccolatieri* responded by stretching cacao with local hazelnuts, a flavor combination they called *gianduja*. *Gianduja* became world-famous in the 1960s with the development and marketing of a shelf-stable chocolate hazelnut spread known as Nutella. If you love Nutella but crave a dairy-free version with less sugar and no palm oil, chocolate hazelnut butter is easy to customize at home. 

Keeping a jar of chocolate hazelnut butter in the fridge is a quick way to infuse rich, chocolatey flavor into all kinds of treats. Try it in chocolate hazelnut butter cake frosting or chocolate hazelnut butter brownies, or pair it with [homemade peanut butter](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-peanut-butter) (or almond butter or [cashew butter](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-homemade-cashew-butter)) in cookies.

A spoonful of this chocolatey homemade nut butter is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Plus, it's vegan and gluten-free.


Chocolate hazelnut butter is a spreadable, sweetened nut butter made from ground hazelnuts flavored with cocoa powder. The now-iconic flavor combination was developed in the early nineteenth century when Napoleon issued a trade embargo that caused chocolate prices to skyrocket. Italian cioccolatieri responded by stretching cacao with local hazelnuts, a flavor combination they called gianduja. Gianduja became world-famous in the 1960s with the development and marketing of a shelf-stable chocolate hazelnut spread known as Nutella. If you love Nutella but crave a dairy-free version with less sugar and no palm oil, chocolate hazelnut butter is easy to customize at home.

What Is Chocolate Hazelnut Butter?

Keeping a jar of chocolate hazelnut butter in the fridge is a quick way to infuse rich, chocolatey flavor into all kinds of treats. Try it in chocolate hazelnut butter cake frosting or chocolate hazelnut butter brownies, or pair it with <a href='https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-peanut-butter' target='_self' class='mc-text--link' data-mc-segment-trigger='true' data-mc-segment-event-type='Article Page Click' data-event-obj='{"textTag":"p","href":"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-peanut-butter","linkCopy":"homemade peanut butter","category":null}'>homemade peanut butter</a> (or almond butter or <a href='https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-homemade-cashew-butter' target='_self' class='mc-text--link' data-mc-segment-trigger='true' data-mc-segment-event-type='Article Page Click' data-event-obj='{"textTag":"p","href":"https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-homemade-cashew-butter","linkCopy":"cashew butter","category":null}'>cashew butter</a>) in cookies.

How to Use Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Recipe

A spoonful of this chocolatey homemade nut butter is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Plus, it&#39;s vegan and gluten-free.