so pickuplines video recently reached 1
million views and I'm having a really
hard time wrapping my head around that
in that particular video I had shared
with you different breakfast ideas and
so as a celebration and as a thank-you I
thought I would share with you two more
of my breakfast favorites in this video
I'm going to show you how to make your
own homemade of vegan Nutella as well as
your own a homemade jam and I guarantee
that if you make this you will love it
so much you will never go back to buying
the store-bought varieties again you
know the ones with all the added oils
and added sugars and I genuinely mean it
when I say that I prefer the taste of
these ones so much more so the fact that
they're more wholesome and nourishing is
just an added plastically so let me show
you how to make these really easy
recipes and I'm also going to share with
you how I like to enjoy them either as
breakfast or for a snack so let's get
started we start by making the homemade
chocolate spread and as you can see it's
a dense pile of hazelnut and chocolate
goodness in fact if you flip it upside
down you'd see just how dense it really
is to make this we need very few
wholesome ingredients for the exact
amounts that you'll need to make this
recipe see the blog post link which can
be found in the description box to begin
replace the raw hazelnuts on a cookie
sheet and evenly distribute then roast
in the oven at 350 Fahrenheit or 180
Celsius for about 10 to 12 minutes
stirring once half way after the
hazelnuts have cooled pick them up a
handful at a time and rub them between
the palms of your hands to remove the
skin like so then toss the hazelnuts
back and forth between both hands so
that the skin falls from between your
fingers and set the peeled hazelnuts
aside then add the hazelnuts to a
high-speed food processor and blend on
high for 5 minutes
stopping occasionally to scrape down the
sides now you are going to want to use a
food processor rather than a blender
because food processors can handle the
more dry mixtures that haven't had any
liquid added to it as is the case with
this stage of the recipe during these
five minutes you'll see the hazelnuts go
from a flower like consistency to a
thick nut butter consistency and finally
a thin nut butter consistency which is
where you'll want to stop it
at this stage you can add the remaining
ingredients such as the cocoa powder
state maple syrup coconut oil
plant-based milk salt and the pure
vanilla extract then blend it again on
high for an additional three to five
minutes scraping the sides as needed
until smooth and well incorporated when
it's finished you will have a mixture
that looks like this and you can see
that the chocolate spread is very thick
and sticky which is how I personally
prefer it but if you want a smoother
texture just add more plant milk at this
stage otherwise you just scoop it into
an airtight jar to store in the fridge
now there are no shortages of ways to
enjoy this homemade chocolate spread but
even still I'll give you a few ideas you
can use it as a dip for fresh fruit and
of course nothing beats a strawberry and
chocolate combo in my opinion or you can
spread it onto your morning toast or
make these banana tortilla wraps which
can be enjoyed by both kids and adults
alike of course it'll also go well on
crepes or with some breakfast pancakes
too finally you can spread this homemade
vegan Nutella
onto some rice cakes or crackers as a
quick and simple yet nourishing and
insanely satisfying snack
now with that being said and done let's
move on to making this homemade berry
chia seed Jam this recipe calls for just
four ingredients and takes only five
minutes to prepare now I do recommend
using frozen over fresh berries only
because they release extra moisture when
defrosted this is important for the chia
seeds specifically which absorb this
extra moisture which allow it to gel and
achieve a thick Jam consistency for the
amount that you'll be needing to make
this recipe just follow the link which
can be found in the description box
begin by adding the berries to a bowl
and microwave for up to three minutes or
until defrosted stopping to stir on
occasion add the juice and chia seeds
and mix together and here is the
important part you're going to want to
mash the mixture with the back of a fork
to release the extra moisture that's
being held within the berries this
should take you about a minute then you
want to let the mixture sit at room
temperature for 30 minutes again
stirring once halfway just to make sure
that the chia seeds are evenly
distributed after this your jam mixture
should be thickened as shown here and
ready to eat it's really that simple
just add it to an airtight jar to be
stored in the fridge
I love chia seed jams because it's
loaded with antioxidants and natural
sweetness from the berries not to
mention the fiber and essential omega-3
fats from the chia seeds jam has never
been so healthy as for how to enjoy this
I have many recommendations you can add
it to your oatmeal in the morning for
extra natural sweetness and flavor or
you can spread it onto your toast with
peanut butter as you would enjoy with
any other jam and my personal favorite
is on breakfast parfaits with my
homemade granola and some soy yogurt you
can equally enjoy this jam as a snack -
just as we did with the Nutella so for
example on some rice cakes or crackers
to satisfy your sweet tooth with a
wholesome food choice that tastes more
like dessert than it does a snack
and that's it it is that easy to make
your own homemade chocolate spread or
your own homemade jam and you know every
time I make these recipes I tell myself
it's going to last us an entire week or
two but that's not the whole truth
because it tastes so good we ultimately
end up finishing it way faster than that
but there's no kills associated with it
anymore I mean three or four years ago I
would have had an entire tub of Nutella
and felt terrible about it but at least
now I know they're made with such a
wholesome ingredients and so if you have
any kids who like chocolate or have a
sweet tooth I'm sure they love these
recipes so if you give them a try let me
know how it goes in the comments section
and as always you can find a link to the
blog post for this recipe or the recipe
PDF both in the description box below so
that's it for today thanks a lot for
watching I'll see you next week
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