Flavor #36 - Hazelnut

If you grew up outside of the US, chances are you re familiar with hazelnut or, more so with the popular breakfast spread Nutella. A few years back when Kobe Bryant has his off-court issues that caused him to lose his Nutella endorsement deal, I was amazed to find out how few Americans knew what Nutella was! 

For my fellow uninitiated Sons of Sam, Nutella is a great hazelnut spread, similar to peanut butter, that is very tasty and is also, sadly, very high calorie. While working on some peanut butter flavors a few weeks back, I knew I wanted to give hazelnut a try. 

                                                         1 1/2 Cups of Heavy Cream

1 1/2 Cups of Milk

3/4 Cup of Sugar

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla

1 Pinch of Salt

2/3 Cup of Hazelnut Spread

Mix all of the ingredients except the spread until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Pour the ice cream mix into a blender, add the hazelnut spread and hit liquify. Once the mixture is blended, toss it into your ice cream maker and go!

Although Nutella is a popular brand name, I used a different store brand I got for cheaper with all natural ingredients - or so it seems, as you can never tell what GMO products may have snuck in. A small jar gives you almost all you need for this recipe.

The initial taste on the tongue is chocolate taken over by a wave of hazelnut. To me, it was similar to a hazelnut ice coffee, creamy and delicious! After the first taste by one of the boys I was told that "This one will go fast!"

Enjoy!