Best 20 Chocolate Spread Recipes

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD NO-BAKES

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir sugar, vanilla extract, and salt into the melted butter; bring to a boil and cook and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium; add the peanut butter and chocolate-hazelnut spread. Cook and stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the oats; stir to coat evenly. Dump the mixture into the prepared baking dish; spread into an even layer using a spatula or spoon.
• Allow the mixture to cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Remove from baking dish, lifting by the foil. Cut into bars to serve.

CHOCOLATE SPREAD

Steps:

• Beat butter and honey together until completely combined; add cocoa powder and beat until mixture lightens slightly. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

HOMEMADE NUTELLA® (CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread hazelnuts onto a baking sheet and roast in preheated oven until slightly browned and the skins are slightly blistered, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Spread a kitchen towel onto a flat work surface. Put the hazelnuts in the middle of the towel and wrap the towel around the nuts. Roll towel vigorously to strip the nuts from as much of the skins as you can remove. Discard skins and set nuts aside to cool completely.
• Put hazelnuts in a food processor and grind into a paste; add sugar, canola oil, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Continue to process the mixture until it is as smooth as you can get it.
• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Pour chocolate into the food processor and blend into the hazelnut mixture. Use a spatula to transfer into a container with a tight-fitting lid, but cool completely at room temperature before sealing tightly.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; add the egg, vanilla, and chocolate-hazelnut spread and mix by hand until well blended. Form the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and place on a baking sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crispy on the outside, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to rest on cookie sheet a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool.

BETTER THAN NUTELLA (CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread out nuts on a rimmed baking sheet or in an ovenproof skillet. Roast, shaking sheet once for even toasting, until deep brown, 13-15 minutes. Let cool completely. (If nuts have skins, rub them in a kitchen towel to remove.)
• Grind hazelnuts and sugar in a food processor until a fairly smooth, buttery paste forms, about 1 minute.
• Place chocolate in a medium metal bowl. Set bowl over a large saucepan of simmering water; stir often until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over saucepan; add butter and whisk until completely incorporated. Whisk in cream and salt, then hazelnut paste.
• Pour gianduja into jars, dividing equally. Let cool. (Gianduja will thicken and become soft and peanut butter- like as it cools.) Screw on lids. DO AHEAD: Gianduja can be made up to 4 weeks ahead; keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature for 4 hours to soften. Can stand at room temperature up to 4 days.

CHOCOLATE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Stir until the chocolate has just melted, then remove from the heat and stir through the ground hazelnuts. Leave to cool until smooth enough to spread.

CHOCOLATE TAHINI SPREAD

Steps:

• Place chocolate and olive oil in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine tahini, honey, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in melted chocolate mixture until smooth and well combined. Refrigerate spread until set and spreadable, about 15 minutes.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the dates in a small bowl of warm water. Soak for 30 minutes.
• Drain the dates, reserving 2 tablespoons of the soaking water. Transfer the dates and reserved water to a food processor and puree until a fine paste is reached, about 2 minutes. Add the sunflower butter and puree for 30 seconds more. Add the cocoa powder, honey and salt and pulse until combined. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

FRENCH TOAST FINGERS WITH CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD AND BLUEBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (175°C).
• Put the cream, honey, butter, orange zest and vanilla bean in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring, and remove from the heat.
• Put the eggs and sugar in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
• Pour the hot cream mixture over the egg mixture and whisk to combine.
• Using a bread knife, cut the crust off the brioche loaf to create a square log. Slice the loaf in half lengthways. Spread both halves with chocolate hazelnut spread, like you're making a big sandwich, then add the blueberries to the middle and close the sandwich.
• Soak the brioche loaf in the warm egg custard for 10 minutes, or until it's well soaked.
• Put coconut oil in a medium pan over medium heat and cook the brioche loaf until it's golden brown all over, then finish in the oven for 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel and slice into fingers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil; grease with cooking spray.
• Combine white cake mix, milk, melted butter, and vanilla pudding mix in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well blended and thick. Divide dough into 2 pieces.
• Place 1 piece of dough between 2 large sheets of waxed paper; roll into a 9x13-inch rectangle. Peel off waxed paper and press the dough into the bottom of the baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dough is pale golden, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle half of the sliced almonds, white chocolate chips, white baking chocolate, and hazelnuts on top; press into the soft dough.
• Place chocolate hazelnut spread in a small microwave-safe bowl; heat on medium-high, stirring often, until melted, about 1 minute. Spread over dough.
• Place the second piece of dough between 2 large sheets of waxed paper; roll into a 9x13-inch rectangle. Peel off waxed paper and lay the dough over the chocolate hazelnut spread. Sprinkle remaining sliced almonds, white chocolate chips, white baking chocolate, and hazelnuts on top; press into dough with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until firm, 3 to 4 hours. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking pan. Toast in oven until the skins are almost black, about 15 minutes. Wrap hot hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel, and rub until most of the skins have come off. Discard skins, and place the hot hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor.
• Process nuts, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally, until they have liquefied, about 5 minutes. Set the hazelnuts aside.
• Combine the condensed milk, chocolate chips, and honey in a heat-proof bowl or the top of a double boiler; set over a pan of simmering water. Stirring occasionally, heat until the chocolate chips have melted, about 3 minutes.
• Add the hot-chocolate mixture to the liquefied hazelnuts, and process until the mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer the spread to an airtight container, and store, refrigerated, up to 1 month.

GIANDUIA (GIANDUJA) (NUTELLA) (CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD)

Steps:

• Heat an oven to 150c (300f)
• Roast the hazelnuts for about 7 minutes and then roll them together between a teatowel to remove the skins, if you cannot get the skin off some you may need to bake them a little more but do not burn them, it is important to get almost all of the skin off the nuts.
• In either a coffee blender, spice blender, small food processor or blender add the skinned nuts and blend until you have a very fine powder, the more fine the better.
• Add in the oil and powdered sugar and blend thoroughly.
• Melt the chocolate either in a double boiler, or a microwave at 50% power for 1 minute, stirring and remicrowaving for 30 seconds at a time until it is completely melted.
• Add the hazelnut mix to the chocolate mix and stir in thoroughly, the mix will keep in the fridge for several weeks.

CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD HOT FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add the vanilla ice cream to the almost-empty jar chocolate-hazelnut spread. Microwave for 30 seconds. Add the canned whipped cream if using, then cover tightly with the lid and shake vigorously until a thick sauce forms, about 30 seconds.
• Serve over ice cream.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter, melted chocolate, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla; blend until smooth.
• Combine the coffee powder and hot water until the coffee granules dissolve; blend into the peanut butter mixture.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator; bring to room temperature before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• Place the white chocolate in a small bowl; set aside.
• In a small, heavy saucepan over moderate heat, bring the cream to a boil.
• Remove pan from heat and pour the cream over the chocolate, shaking the bowl to immerse the chocolate completely.
• Let stand for 1 minute, then beat with a wire whisk until smooth.
• Blend in the ground hazelnuts and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate until of spreading consistency, about 1 hour.
• *Cashewsmake a super variation!

AWESOME CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter; add cocoa and honey stirring till smooth.
• Take off heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Jar and refrigerate.
• Spread on bread or crackers. Awesome on ice cream, too.

CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Turn the hazelnuts out onto a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven for about 5-7 minutes, until pale golden. Remove the nuts from the oven and cool slightly. Put the warm hazelnuts into a food processor and chop until they become an almost smooth paste.
• Gently melt the chocolate, condensed milk, and hazelnut oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth and add to the hazelnut paste in the food processor. Add a pinch of salt and blend, then add the hot water and blend again until the mixture has a thick, spreadable consistency.
• Spoon into a pretty sterilized jar and let cool. Cover with a lid and label when cold.

CHOCOLATE CHICKPEA HAZELNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the hazelnuts until they form a fine meal. Add the chickpeas and process until combined. Add the coconut sugar, cocoa powder, olive oil, vanilla and 1/4 cup water and process until smooth.

WAY TOO EASY WARM PEANUT BUTTER - CHOCOLATE DIP/SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, place peanut butter in one large "glob".
• Make a well in the center of the glob and pour in the chocolate syrup.
• Microwave for 20 seconds.
• Carefully stir to thoroughly combine and serve immediately.

HAZELNUT-CHOCOLATE SPREAD

Steps:

• Puree nuts and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until mixture is the texture of peanut butter. Add sugar and chocolate; pulse until combined.
• Bring to room temperature before using.