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This Mocha Hazelnut Butter is an easy DIY nut butter recipe made with toasted hazelnuts, chocolate and coffee for a caffeine twist on nutella! If you’ve never tried hazelnut butter before, you are definitely missing out!
I’m baaaack! Did you miss me? Probably not. It’s only been 10 days but those 10 days have felt like a lifetime for me. Granted I did cover 4 states, climbed at least 6 mountains, almost die mountain biking and eat A LOT of amazing meals in that time, but I’m guessing you barely noticed I was gone.
I had actually planned to continue blogging while I was away and had enough content (i.e. cooked and photographed recipes before I left) to last me through the two weeks but the second I got out West and saw those beautiful mountains, I lost all motivation. It hit me then how badly I needed a vacation. So I completely disconnected and I have no regrets.
Regardless, I missed you. My vacation was an absolute blast and I am definitely looking forward to recapping my trip with you, but I really did miss this space of mine. I’ve actually discovered that I miss quite a few things on vacation. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to change things up and experience the world but being away makes you really appreciate the comforts of home.
I missed my bed, my roomie, high-speed internet and my kitchen. By my 10th peanut butter and banana sammie, I started to miss vegetables too. You should have seen my face when we got to Jackson, WY and I ordered a HUGE veggie soup from the most amazing organic cafe. I think our waiter thought  I had been starved because I demolished that thing. It was heaven.
Don’t get me wrong, I love me some peanut butter, but apparently there is such thing as overkill. By the time we reached Yellowstone, meals were slim-pickins. Breakfast was often instant oats (why do they make them SO sweet?!) with peanut butter, followed by a peanut butter sammie for lunch, post-hike treat of peanut m&ms and dinner aka my one peanut-less meal of the day.
By the last day of our trip I couldn’t even look at peanut butter. It made me realize how much I love having some nut butter variety. I suspect I am one of the few people who goes on vacation and misses their nut butter collection. You know you’re a foodie when…
And yes I did come home and dip a big ole spoon in a jar of this Mocha Hazelnut Butter and I swear it got better with time. Nut butter is like a fine wine…okay maybe that’s pushing it 😉
PrintMocha Hazelnut Butter
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups hazelnuts
- 1 T cocoa powder
- 2 tsp coffee grinds
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 T maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Once cool remove skins from hazelnuts.
- Add hazelnuts to a food processor or high-quality blender and process until smooth, scraping down sides as needed. Mine took 10 minutes.
- Add in cocoa powder, coffee grinds, sea salt and maple syrup.
- Continue processing until well combined.
- Store in a jar in cupboard for up to 1 month or longer in refrigerator (will harden in fridge)
So happy to hear you had a true VACATION vacation! I’m glad you’re alive too.
I find it hard to believe there’s a peanut butter overkill, but all day every day does sound a little much. And I do not think it’s pushing it to say that nut butter is like fine wine.
Welcome back! Sounds like a fab, fun, active vacation! And what a recipe to come back with – yum!
Welcome back! I am so glad you disconnected and enjoyed your holiday! This nut butter looks divine 🙂
Yum! I love hazelnut butter and I’m sure this is better than store bought stuff! Can’t wait to hear more about your trip!
Thanks Polly 🙂
I ALWAYS have nut butter withdrawal. Also sweet potato withdrawal and oats withdrawal. I am a creature of habit. Butttt I MISSED YOU (even though we talked most days!) so glad you’re back and can’t wait to read the full recap!! xoxoxo
Welcome home girl! It always feels good to be home from a length vacation, no matter how much fun it was. I always miss my privacy and having quiet time when I’m on vacation. And home cooked food of course!
So I was literally thinking yesterday that I must not have signed up for your email posts properly and then I saw your comment on Lee’s blog about getting back home and it all makes sense now. Glad you enjoyed your time away from blog world!! I am right wih you on missing my bed when on vacation..I may be an overly high maintenance sleeper haha.
I’ve never worked with hazelnuts at all but adding cocoa and coffee sounds absolutely divine!!!!
Welcome back!! I’m so glad you took some time off – it is nice not to feel tied to a computer while on vacation – especially when internet is sketchy and/or costly!!!!
I love traveling and going places but I’m always happy to come home and sleep in my bed!!!
Welcome back, Davida! The photos from your trip on Instagram are amazing!! As a fellow nut butter lover, I dread to think of the day that I get tired of peanut butter. But I do know that my manfriend would rather die first than eat PB for several meals a day. He claims that Brits are too civilized to be PB enthusiasts. I beg to differ.
Glad your back so I can read your posts again :). And this butter , it looks soo good, i reallyneed to buya real food processors one of this days so i can try it out !