Is Homemade Nutella as Good as the Real Thing?

Hazelnuts and chocolate: Is this pair the new peanut butter and chocolate?

My latest cookbook, Ancient Grains for Modern Meals by Maria Speck, is proving to be one of my favorites, and here’s why: page 70. That page is home to a recipe for Decadent Chocolate-Hazelnut Butter. Kevin says I’m obsessed with nutella the way he’s obsessed with duck fat. I’m pretty sure that’s not true because I’m not sneaking nutella into my spaghetti. But nutella is one of the loves of my life. So, I decided to accept Speck’s challenge and create this delicious confection for myself.