Coconut Nutella Mocha with Homemade Nutella

Homemade Nutella

Recipe developed by Amari Thomsen MS, RD, LDN

Ingredients

• ½ cup hazelnuts
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 ½ tablespoons cacao powder
• ¾ cup full-fat canned coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Roast hazelnuts on a baking sheet for 15 minutes or until the skins have become dark and crisp. 
2. Put the roasted nuts inside a damp kitchen towel and rub them together until all of the skins fall off.
3. Place hazelnuts in a food processor and process until creamy (about 5-10 minutes) scraping down the sides of the container periodically.
4. Add the honey, cacao powder, coconut milk, coconut oil, vanilla and salt. Process until smooth, adding more milk if needed.

Nutrition Information: 83 calories, 6g carbohydrate, 6g fat, 1g protein, 53g sodium, 5g sugar

Coconut Nutella Mocha

Recipe developed by Amari Thomsen MS, RD, LDN

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon homemade Nutella
• 1 cup light coconut milk
• ½ cup strong coffee (or one shot of espresso)
• pinch of cayenne
• pinch of cacao powder

Directions

1. Whisk together Nutella and coconut milk in a large coffee mug until frothy.
2. Slowly add the coffee.
3. Top with a pinch of cayenne and cacao powder.

Nutrition information: 251 calories, 14g carbohydrate, 20g fat, 1g protein, 25g sugar, 11g sodium