7 Healthy Nutella Alternatives

When you think about creamy, beloved spreads like peanut butter and jelly, Nutella has become a top pick. Although this sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread has been around since the 1960s, it’s risen in popularity and has become a premium choice to add to your favorite breakfast, desserts and even drinks.

Although Nutella is sweet, but not “too too sweet”, it is about 58% of processed sugar by weight and contains 200 calories in just 2 tablespoons – making it a not-so healthy choice for the weight watchers and those who are health-conscious.

Today, I am sharing a round-up of healthy Nutella alternatives you can try when you’re looking for a tasty, creamy option that’s packed with more nutrients and comes without as much guilt.

7 Best Healthy Nutella Alternatives

#1 Homemade Nutella

One of the best ways to curb the sugar content in nutella and eat a healthy nutella option is to whip out a food processor and create a blend of your own homemade nutella spread. Take your pick of nuts or seeds, make it gluten free or dairy free, and select your choice of sugar palm oil or coconut sugar for a naturally sweetened, healthier alternative.

Ingredient List:Hazelnuts, plus dates, raw cacao powder, pure vanilla, and your choice of nut milk.

Contains 70% less sugar and 70% less fat than Nutella. Use it in a smoothie, oatmeal, or as a substitute in the traditional PB&J sandwich. You can check out a step by step recipe here.

#2 Jem Hazelnut Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

This nutella alternative is creamy, low in sugar, and rich in flavor. It has only a few ingredients, but tastes so delicious. It’s also considered OTC-USDA Certified Organic, Vegan, Certified Kosher, Paleo-friendly, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Peanut Free, Soy Free, Palm Oil Free, Non GMO, and is Low in Sodium and High in Vitamin E.

Ingredient List: Sprouted Hazelnut, Coconut Sugar, Cacao Nibs, Cacao Powder, Jacobsen Sea Salt, and Vanilla.

Total Sugars 9g, Added Sugars 8g (16% DV)

Calories: Servings: 1, Serv. Sizes: 2 Tbsp. (30g), Calories 160

Use it as a Nutella alternative drizzled over a banana or dipped in strawberries.

#3 Nocciolata Organic Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa & Milk

If you like Nutella, you will love Nocciolata from Italy’s Piedmont region. It’s creamy, delicious, and is made with better quality ingredients which makes it a prime nutella alternative. It also has a more pronounced hazelnut flavor than Nutella, is healthier, contains less sugar, and some varieties have no milk products making them vegan and dairy-free. It is also gluten-free.

Ingredient List: Hazelnut, Milk, Cane Sugar, Hazelnut Paste, Sunflower Oil, Skim Milk Powder, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla Extract.

Warm it up and drizzle it over ice cream or fruit like with any chocolate hazelnut spreads or spread it across a warm slice of cinnamon-raisin bread to add an organic hazelnut flavor to a morning treat.

This option contains 18g of sugar and is 190 calories per serving.

#4 Nutzo Paleo Chocolate Power Fuel Seven Nut & Seed Butter

This nut butter is truly delicious, nutritious, and perfect for vegetarians. What makes this nutella alternative a big hit is the rich, nutty taste that comes from blending seven different types of nuts and seeds including almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, hazelnuts, and pumpkin seeds, which create a creamy and crunchy texture that is perfect for spreading on toast, adding to smoothies, or using as a dip.

Each serving contains healthy fats, protein, fiber, and a range of essential vitamins and minerals – making it a great healthy alternative. It’s made with organic and non-gmo ingredients, is vegan, dairy free, and gluten free.

Ingredient List: Cashews, Almonds, Chocolate (Cacao, Coconut Sugar, Cacao butter), Brazil Nuts, Flax Seeds, Chia Seeds, Hazelnuts, Pumpkin Seeds, and Celtic sea salt.

Each serving contains just 2g of sugar and 180 calories.

This is a great alternative if you want to help stop binge eating.

#5 Askinosie Hey, Hey Hazelnut! Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

This chocolate hazelnut spread is made from scratch with no additives or fillers. It’s sourced from DuChilly nuts directly from the Holmquist Orchard and mixed with organic cane sugar, roasted cocoa nibs, natural cocoa powder, and both made with beans sourced directly from farmers in Davao, Philippines.

#6 Olivier & Co Extreme Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

This delicious delicacy hails from the Piedmont region of Italy. Its base is made of milk chocolate and Italian hazelnuts, creating an intense taste of hazelnut blended with a light sweetness of milk chocolate.

Ingredient List: Sugar, vegetable oils and fats (sunflower, coconut, cocoa butter, safflower), hazelnut paste 20%, skimmed milk powder, cocoa powder 6%, milk serum powder, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, Bourbon vanilla extract. May contain traces of other nuts, soy, egg, peanuts.

Without Palm oil

11g of sugar. 160 calories per serving.

Use it as a spread at breakfast or over cakes, pancakes, or in hot milk.

#7 Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter

This has to be the best chocolate hazelnut butter. Although it has one of the least amounts of sugar out of all of the other chocolate hazelnut spreads, it’s still a great nutella alternative for those with a sweet tooth. It contains bits of hazelnut, which give it an elevated texture. So if you don’t mind a thicker spread, you may even say it’s way better than nutella. Perfect substitute to add to PB&J sandwiches or as a dip for fruit.

Ingredient List: Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, Dry Roasted Almonds, Organic Powdered Sugar

(Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Tapioca Starch), Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Cocoa Butter, Palm Oil, Sea Salt.

It contains 8g of sugar per serving and is 200 calories.

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