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Description
  Did you know that Nutella contains only about 13% hazelnuts? More than half of Nutella is pure sugar, and over a third of it is hydrogenated oils, gross. This recipe is a much cleaner Nutella, instead being predominantly hazelnuts, and sweetened with fully natural overripe bananas. Carob powder makes it slightly sweeter as well, but feel free to use cocoa powder instead. The nutrition facts are for a 33 g serving, about 2 tbsp

Time
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

 Cost
Total Cost: $4.99
Cost per Serving: $0.31
Ingredients
- 8 oz (227 g) Hazelnuts ($4.04)
- 2 medium (220 g) Banana, overripe ($0.28)
- 1/4 cup (24 g) Carob powder ($0.50)
- 1/2 tsp (2 g) Vanilla extract ($0.01)
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt ($0.00)
- 1/4 cup (61 g) Unsweetened applesauce ($0.14)

Instructions
1.  Preheat your air fryer to 300F. Add hazelnuts to the basket, and roast for 15 minutes. Allow them to rest for about 5 minutes, until cool to the touch

2.  Place nuts inside a large paper or dish towel, and rub together to remove the skins

3.  Add the skinned nuts to a food processor, and blend until a super smooth hazelnut butter forms, scraping down the sides every minute or so. This can take about 5 minutes; don't stop too early


4.  Only once your hazelnut butter is fully made, blend in the rest of the ingredients - bananas, carob (or cocoa), vanilla, and salt. Blend until smooth and thin out with applesauce until you have a spreadable texture. Add any sweetener to taste (if desired). Transfer across 2 small mason jars, and store in the fridge


5.  Here, I used the nutella as a filling in a nutella pie, where I used the crust from my Peanut Butter Banana Pie recipe, and topped it with pistachios and melted peanut butter



Nutrition Facts
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Servings: 16
Calories: 97
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Total Fat: 5.7g (7 %)
 Saturated Fat: 0.5g (2 %)
 Trans Fat: 0g
 Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.0g
 Monounsaturated Fat: 0.0g
Cholesterol: 0mg (0 %)
Sodium: 73mg (3 %)
Total Carbohydrate: 10.2g (4 %)
 Dietary Fiber: 1.8g (6 %)
 Sugar: 1.6g
Protein: 2.1g (4 %)
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Vitamin B12: 0mcg (0 %)
Vitamin D: 0mcg (0 %)
Potassium: 15mg (0 %)
Calcium: 34mg (3 %)
Magnesium: 1mg (0 %)
Iron: 0.6mg (3 %)
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 Glycemic Index: 38.6
Glycemic Load: 2.8
Sources of Inspiration
https://youtu.be/BKpYqGMY6sw?si=qIBL-ASJzBmdKiPO

Alternative Recipe Link (Whisk / Samsung Food)
https://s.samsungfood.com/s3RRO