Macadamia Nut“ella” - Gluten and Dairy Free

Creamy, soft macadamia nuts blend with cacao or carob powder and honey to make a
rich, smooth, vegan Nutella-like spread that I call mac nut"ella". Look for very
fresh mac nuts to make this amazing spread for your kitchen. Nut-free suggestion
included.

Servings: 2 cups

Author: Beth Allingham of www.amealinmind.com

Prep Time
10 minutes

Total Time
10 minutes

Course:

Appetizers Spreads

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

Vegan Dairy-Free Gluten-Free honey Nutella macadamia nuts mac nuts nut butter spread nutella substitute vegan spread

🧂 Ingredients

2 cups raw macadamia nuts

240g
1 ½ tablespoons pure vanilla extract
¼ cup cacao or carob powder
¼ to ½ cup honey or pure maple syrup

to taste, see note
¼ teaspoon + ⅛ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons coconut oil
4-8 tablespoons coconut or other non-dairy milk

see note

Instructions

1 1. In a food processor or Vitamix, blend the nuts until they’ve turned to
butter. For macadamias, this happens very quickly - as little as 30 seconds in a
food processor - but I let it go for 2 minutes to get it as smooth as possible.
2 2. Add all other ingredients and blend until it’s smooth like nut butter. I
blended off-and-on for a full two minutes. It would be extra-creamy in a
Vita-mix, but a Cuisinart food processor works as well. If it’s stickier than
you’d prefer, use the additional coconut milk [https://amzn.to/3GtbtkM] and
pulse until it's incorporated.