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 !!! ).