it's oh so easy, your food processor will do all the hard work for you and all you have to do is try your very hardest to get some in a jar before you eat it all! this is gift size, it makes about a cup full (by the time you have had a few 'samples') and you could easily make it with almonds or peanuts or a blend of whatever takes your fancy/whatever your pantry provides
dark chocolate hazelnut spread
adapted from the la times
1 cup (150g) raw hazelnuts
1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder
1/2 cup (90g) icing sugar
2-4 squares dark chocolate
pinch sea salt flakes
1-2 tbs neutral tasting oil
preheat the oven to 180°C
put the hazelnuts out on a tray and roast them for about 10 minutes until the skins look flaky and ready to come off
take the tray out of the oven and pour the hazelnuts onto a clean tea towel and give them a good rub to remove all the skins
put these naked hazelnuts in a food processor and process - it will go through a few distinct stages 1. chunky chunks 2. small bitz 3. smoothish blobby paste 4. silky silky smooth satiny liquid, this is the one you want and it will take about 5 minutes to get there
add your dark chocolate, the paste will be hot enough to melt it then the cocoa powder, icing sugar and salt
adjust the consistency using the oil, remebering it will get a bit firmer as it sits out
