Spoiler Alert: Nutella is never going to be health food. This is not health food. It will always be a treat.

I felt like I should lead with that because there are always new folks coming to this blog and I want you to know that we do, in fact, know the difference between a healthy food and indulgences. We talk about that quite a bit.

But my personal philosophy (your mileage may vary) is that my food life should be about 85-90ish% above board choices, 10-15-ish% indulgences. This is how I do moderation. Again,
your mileage may vary.

So. Back to the good stuff. Nutella!

I had surgery in 2008. This was before Nutella was a common item on US grocery store shelves. It’s been around in Europe, apparently since Europe was invented or something. But here in the US it’s become a popular shelf staple only over the last five years or so.

My youngest daughter lives for Nutella. Like seriously…she will even do her chores if she thinks there’s Nutella involved. Unfortunately for her I don’t do food rewards, but who am I to get in the way of her motivation if she chooses to think Nutella will be her reward? (Did that make me sound like a bad parent?)

Now I’m all for moderation. And having a little of what you like and a lot of what you need. But Nutella has one big problem I can’t get around.

The sugar content. It would kill me.

So that’s why I was so happy when Buzzfeed produced a video on how to make your own Nutella at home (btw…the Nutella people are probably preparing a lawsuit against me for the sheer number of times I’ve used the term Nutella in this post! Keeping that in mind…Nutella!).

Anyhoo…I basically followed their directions I just modified the recipe a little bit.

Outtake Photos:

I like mine a bit nutty still, not completely smooth. The longer you blend, the smoother your final product should get.

 

Because…melted chocolate. That is all!