Hazelnut and Chocolate Milk




Make your own delicious hazelnut milk with our recipe: its just like drinking Nutella!
Ingredients
·         ½ cup hazelnuts, toasted
·         water for soaking
·         4 cups water
·         2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
·         2 Tbsp. agave nectar or sweetener of choice
·         ½ tsp of salt (optional)

Instructions
1.      Cover the toasted hazelnuts with water and soak them nuts overnight.
2.      Rinse the hazelnuts a few times and drain well.
3.      Place  hazelnuts,  cocoa, agave syrup and 2 cups of fresh water in a blender and blend at highest speed for 3- 4 minutes or until it results in a creamy and milky mixture.
4.      Drain the liquid through a colander lined with fine cheesecloth.
5.      Squeeze the hazelnuts pulp to extract the most liquid.
6.      Place the hazelnuts pulp in the blender and repeat step 3, 4 and 5.
7.      Place the hazelnuts and chocolate milk in clean glass bottle (I used a tomato passata bottle) and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If it separates, shake it well before serving.
Notes
You can use the hazelnuts pulp to make a delicious chocolate spread (recipe will follow !!! ).

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