Crema Gianduia - Homemade Nutella!

Children, but also adults love “Nutella”, one of most famous Italian products. 
My family loves it too, so I decided to replace it with a healthy, good, homemade version.

CREMA GIANDUIA

Ingredients:
60 gr. toasted hazelnut
100 gr. dark chocolate
100 gr. sugar
70 gr. butter
100 gr. milk

Mix sugar and hazelnut.

Put in a saucepan milk, butter and chocolate and let them melt until they get creamy. Add hazelnut and sugar, stir cooking for 8 minutes. Pour in a can or glass jar when it is warm and keep in the fridge.

If you prefer a sweeter taste perfect for children try this version:

100 gr. toasted hazelnut
150 gr. sugar
100 gr. Dark chocolate
100 gr. milk chocolate
100 gr. white chocolate
200 gr. milk
150 gr. butter

                                                       

You can use it to prepare chocolate biscuits, preparing short crust pastry using:

100 gr. sugar
120 gr. melted butter
300 gr. flour
1 egg and 1 yolk

Mix all the ingredients using your fingers and let it sit for 1 hour in the fridge. Stretch 2/3 of the pastry using a rolling pin and spread them with “crema gianduia” on top. With the rest of the pastry make thin stripes to decorate. Bake 180°C pre-heaten oven for 30 minutes. Let it cool and cut small squares of 4 cm long each. Buon appetito!