Hazelnut Spread Recipe: Easy & Homemade

Homemade hazelnut spread is roasted hazelnuts blended with honey until smooth. You grind the nuts in a food processor, add the honey, and keep running it until the natural oils turn everything into a glossy paste.

You will be quite surprised to read how easy it is to make hazelnut spread at home. It’s so quick and simple, we bet if you like the taste of it, you will be making it often at home.

You have the option to adjust the recipe to your sweetness preferences. If you enjoy nut-based sweets like this, you’ll find more ideas across our Turkish desserts and Turkish recipes.

Hazelnut spread recipe 1:

Ingredients

• 2 cups roasted hazelnuts
• 4-5 tablespoons of honey

Method

1. Put hazelnuts into the food processor and switch it on and off to make it like flour.
2. Add honey and continue to run the food processor.
3. Follow the same procedure until you get a smooth consistency (about 10-13 minutes).
4. You can store your hazelnut paste in an airtight container for 3-4 weeks and use it on cakes, cookies and bread tops.

Hazelnut spread recipe 2:

Ingredients

• 1 full glass of roasted hazelnuts
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon of sugar (preferably confectioners sugar)

Method

1. Put hazelnuts into the food processor and switch it on and off to make it like flour. (if you like it crunchy, you can process the hazelnuts the way you prefer it)
2. Add honey, oil and sugar and continue to run the food processor.
3. Follow the same procedure until you get a smooth consistency (about 10-13 minutes).

Turkey grows most of the world’s hazelnuts, so the nut shows up everywhere here, from spreads like this to layered sweets. To taste the wider range in person, browse our guide to the best desserts in Istanbul, or join the Taste of Two Continents food tour, which starts with breakfast at the Spice Market and crosses by ferry to Kadıköy.