Food Allergy Awareness Week has been such a blast this year. During the live event with Sarah from Food Allergies on the Go, I commented that her kids (due to their combined allergies) probably hadn’t had a Nutella type of spread. Even the nut free versions of Nutella contain sunflower seeds 99% of the time, and one of her kids is allergic.
I decided right then that we were making a hazelnut, tree nut, and sunflower seed free version of Nutella. Spoiler alert: it turned out AMAZING!
You don’t need too many ingredients to make this delicious chocolate spread. If you’ve never heard of tiger nuts, know that they are NOT tree nuts. They’re poorly named tubers (root vegetables). This recipe will call for them.
A Little More About Tiger Nuts
Whilst the name is misleading, the flavour is very interesting. Tiger nuts offer a deep, earthy, almost nutty flavour. Don’t let this scare you away if you’re allergic to tree nuts. Tiger nuts, again, root vegetable, can be used in a lot of different ways.
You can use whole tiger nuts for various projects, but soak them first to soften. Whole tiger nuts can be purchased sliced as well, like a faux sliced almond. They can be processed into a flour, which I like to purchase. Sometimes, I make a coarse flour in the NutraMilk when I want to make this cookie crust recipe.
There’s also tiger nut butter (spread), and tiger nut oil. The oil is amazing for baking and even your skin. So, now that you know more about these wonderful tubers, let’s take a look at the recipe.
Allergy Status
Free From: Wheat/Gluten, Dairy, Egg, Soy, Tree Nut (including Coconut), Peanut, Fish, Shellfish, Sesame, Top 9 Allergens, Alliums, Apple, Avocado, Banana, Beans & Lentils, Berries, Buckwheat, Carrot, Celery, Cinnamon, Citrus, Cruciferous, Garlic, Latex Cross Reactive Foods (H/M), Legume, Lupin, Mushroom, Mustard, Nightshade, Oat, Onion, Pea & Pea Protein, Potato (Nightshade Variety), Poultry, Red Meat, Rice, Seeds, Squash & Gourd, Strawberry, Sweet Potato & Yam, Tapioca/Cassava/Yuca/Manioc, Tomato, Yeast
Friendly To: EOE, FPIES, Vegan
Compatible With: Corn Free, Stone Fruit Free
For Corn Free: Source truly safe ingredients. If you can’t purchase truly corn free caster sugar, blend regular sugar to make it more fine. Refer to the Corn Free Legacy Safe Product List for a starting point on ingredients.
For Stone Fruit Free: Swap the olive oil for a different oil that’s mellow in flavour.
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