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We all love chocolate. There's nothing better than coming home from work and having some toast with chocolate spread on it. Pure bliss, right?

Well, what if you could make your own? We have the basic recipe here but if you want to change it up a bit for your own taste, then go ahead.

Sure, what diet?

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 115g of chocolate (70% or your own choice)
  • handful of hazelnuts
  • 140g unsalted butter, softened and cubed
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar (granulated, honey, maple syrup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

Method:

1. In a saucepan, mix the water, sugar, salt and cocoa powder. Place pan on a medium heat and stir until the sugar and powder dissolve. Continue until it reaches a simmer.

2. Once simmered, remove from heat and add vanilla extract, butter and chocolate. Combine until the mixture is completely smooth.

3. Pour into a jar with an air-tight lid and refrigerate until thick (if eaten straight away it will have a hot fudge consistency).

 

Feature image: The Garden of Eating

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It's fair to say that most of us have a very loving relationship with Nutella. 

We slather it on our toast, put it in our smoothies and even bake delicious cakes with it. 

But as we all know and love it, we bet you didn't know these eight weird facts about it:

1. We're pronouncing it ALL wrong

It's not pronounced Nut-Ella, folks. Nope, Nutella's official website ended the argument and told us it's pronounced New-Tell-Uh.

 

2. It was first made for 'intelligent housewives'

Yep, according to Nutella World, when it first launched in Italy in the 1950s, it was marketed towards 'intelligent housewives' as it was a cheap way to feed your family in the morning. 

 

3. It's kinda responsible for a €21 BILLION empire

Maria Franca Fissolo and her family own the Ferrero Group who make Ferrero Rocher, Kinder Chocolates and Nutella. This puts their net worth at more than $23.4 billion (€21.2bn), which lands them at No. 32 on Forbe's 500 richest people in the world.

 

4. Cocoa rationing during WW2 is what led to the creation of Nutella

Pastry maker Pietro Ferrero mixed hazelnuts in with chocolate in order to stretch it out for longer during the second World War. 

 

5. There are 97 hazelnuts in every jar

The BBC reports that Nutella buys 25 percent of the world's hazelnuts every year. And there's nearly 100 nuts in a 750g jar. 

 

6. Deep-friend Nutella is a thing

And here's how to make it.

 

7. Nutella had a social network before Facebook even existed

It was called MyNutella.it, and it launched in April 2003. The 150,000 members would share their thoughts about Nutella and posted photos and artwork of the chocolate spread too.

 

8. A super fan created a World Nutella Day – and then got a Cease-And-Desist letter

Major fan girl, Sara Rosso decided to create World Nutella Day to celebrate the chocolately spread… but then received a Cease-And-Desist letter from the company. 

Sara fought it though, and Nutella had to apologise for being so dramatic and thankfully, World Nutella Day lives on! It's Feb 5th, btw.

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Nutella – a king of foods; a champion among spreads.

Chocolate and hazelnut and sweet, sweet sugary goodness… coated on toast, a crepe, and fruit; used in cake, biscuits and buns, or devoured with a spoon on its own – all-in-all, it's tough to beat. 

And admittedly with such deliciousness on offer, we've never given much consideration to the pronunciation of the brand itself. After all, it seems fairly phonetic: nut followed by ella. Simples.

Not so, however. In fact, unless you're a particular clever-clogs, you've definitely been pronouncing the name incorrectly for your entire Nutella-eating life. 

The epiphany comes via a quick glance at the company's website: located under the FAQs section is "what is Nutella hazelnut spread?" – the answer to which is worded as such: "Nutella (pronounced 'new-tell-uh') is a tasty, unique spread made from the combination of roasted hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa."

Yup, there it is – new-tell-uh – and NOT nut-ella. 

We hardly know what to say… except that the original (however incorrect) pronunciation is likely to continue to dominate for some time. 

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