Homemade Walnut Nutella

Homemade Walnut Nutella is a delicious way to boost your Omega 3 intake. Walnuts, a plant-based source of heart-healthy fats, are perfect for those who don’t consume fatty fish. This super simple recipe tastes like heaven and can be spread on fruit, rice cakes, toast, or enjoyed straight from the spoon. Remember, while walnuts provide ALA Omega 3s, you’ll still need DHA, especially in your third trimester. Enjoy this tasty treat and nourish your body!
homemade walnut nutella spread recipe by Anna, fertility dietitian

SERVES: VARIES | ACTIVE TIME: 15 MIN

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups walnuts
  • 1 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

PREPARATION

  • Toast walnuts on baking sheet in oven for ~10 min at 350F.
  • While walnuts are roasting, place chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
  • Scrape melted chocolate into food processor with toasted walnuts, vanilla extract, almond extract and sea salt.
  • Blend until smooth. 

Like this recipe? Try it with this Wholewheat Pumpkin Bread!

Anna Bohnengel
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Anna Bohnengel is a registered dietitian trained at the National Institutes of Health with a decade of experience helping restore hormone health, optimize fertility and enjoy a healthy pregnancy.

After turning her own infertility around—without the medical intervention that doctors had claimed as her only option—she developed FERTILE IN FOUR™, a holistic and results-driven coaching program that puts each woman in the driver’s seat of her own fertility.

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