How To Make Your Own Nutella...without All The Calories And Fat

[georgia girl 35]

I love Nutella, but I don't like wasting 200 calories and 11g of fat on 2 tbsp of it. I made my own today for only 80 calories and 3g of fat. Granted, it's not made with hazelnuts, but you get the same kind of taste with this. I used some in a smoothie this morning (I call it Nutella pumpkin Smoothie...YUM!) and I also put some on my whole wheat toast today for lunch. It was delicious!!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp PB2 powder (basically ground peanuts without the add fat like in peanut butter)

2-3 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder (I used 3 and it came out with a rich dark chocolate taste)

1 tsp of raw natural honey (if you like yours really sweet, you could always add a little more)

about 2 tbsp of Water

In a small bowl, add PB2 and cocoa. Whisk together with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone. Add honey and 1 tbsp Water. Mix well. Add another tbsp of water if it's too thick. You can add as much or as little water as you like depending on your desired consistency. Enjoy!

*I think there is a PB2 powder that already has cocoa added to it, so you could just omit the cocoa if you have that kind.

*If you are not fond of a rich dark chocolate taste, you could use a little less cocoa and a little more honey and it should dial the flavor down a little. I love the dark chocolate taste though!

[dhales 98]

Sounds delicious!

[georgia girl 35]

It was pretty darn tasty! It was a good change from regular Peanut Butter and much less calories!

[lisanj 15]

Where do you get PB2?

[georgia girl 35]

Where do you get PB2?

I ordered mine from Amazon.< /p>

[lisanj 15]

I ordered mine from Amazon.< /p>

ok thanks! i never knew if it was safe to buy food from amazon but i guess it is..heheh

[andrea0121 28]

PB2 is AWESOMEEEEE. I'm also going to give this a whirl because I love nutella!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Imanurse 27]

What is PB2? I'm thinking Peanut Butter but I could be wrong? ( I just figured out what TOM was?) LOL!!

healthygal73 ~ Sent from my iPad using LBT

[georgia girl 35]

PB2 is AWESOMEEEEE. I'm also going to give this a whirl because I love nutella!! Thanks for sharing!!

I love it too! I was getting kind of low, so I ordered some more from Amazon today. I ordered the regular and the kind that has the chocolate in it. I'm excited to try it in my smoothies!!

What is PB2? I'm thinking Peanut Butter but I could be wrong? ( I just figured out what TOM was?) LOL!!

healthygal73 ~ Sent from my iPad using LBT

It's basically ground up peanuts. It comes in powder form. You add a little Water to it and mix it and it comes out kind of the consistency of Peanut Butter. It has 85% less fat and much less calories than regular peanut butter.

[georgia girl 35]

ok thanks! i never knew if it was safe to buy food from Amazon but i guess it is..heheh

Well, that's the only "food item" I've ever ordered from Amazon and it was fine. It comes in a sealed jar, like Peanut Butter does, and they also have some that comes in sealed bags....depends on which brand you get.

[honk 780]

You can also buy it from the manufacturer:

http://bellplantation.com/

The shipping is expensive so it's worth it to buy more bottles and keep it in the pantry. It is sealed and lasts a long time.

[georgia girl 35]

You can also buy it from the manufacturer:

http://bellplantation.com/

The shipping is expensive so it's worth it to buy more bottles and keep it in the pantry. It is sealed and lasts a long time.

I always buy $25 worth so I get free shipping on Amazon. One of these days I'm going to go to Bell Plantation. Supposedly it's in a town about 25 minutes away from my house. I've just been to lazy to try to figure out where it is, lol.

[Nin 1]

Ok, I wouldn't call it Nutella exactly, but it's a decent chocolate/nut substitute and I would deffinately prefer to eat this with it's lower calories than the real stuff with the high calories. I love Nutella but also am not willing to blow those calories on so little. Thank you for sharing!

[georgia girl 35]

Ok, I wouldn't call it Nutella exactly, but it's a decent chocolate/nut substitute and I would deffinately prefer to eat this with it's lower calories than the real stuff with the high calories. I love Nutella but also am not willing to blow those calories on so little. Thank you for sharing!

You are welcome. I have seen recipes for Nutella on Pinterest made with ground hazelnuts (made in a food processor) but that is too much trouble for me. Most people probably don't like the extreme dark chocolate flavor that I like, but that's why I said to decrease the chocolate and increase the honey if you wanted a sweeter chocolate.

[Miss_A 11]

Just read a review about PB2 on Amazon and the reviewer mentioned Netrition.com. That site has PB2 for much cheaper than Amazon and Netrition charges a flat shipping fee of $4.95 no matter how much you order.

I'm ordering both the regular and chocolate and look forward to trying your recipe.