Eat Your Heart Out Nutella – Chocolate Cashew Nut Spread and a Giveaway #56
As you can see from the picture near the bottom of the post, the 3-in-1 is comprised of a hand held stick blender, a mini food processor and a whisk. The blender has a heavy duty motor and comes with two speed settings, 7,000 and 13,500 rpm. The attachments are simple to change and the washing up is so much easier than my stand food processor. For blending small quantities of ingredients to make sauces, pesto and chocolate spread, the mini food processor is ideal. It’s also meant to be good for chopping onions, but I haven’t tried that yet. The stick blender is fantastic for soups and purées and it comes with a sturdy beaker. We used our old one all the time, but it was difficult to wash as it didn’t detach from the motor. This one does. The whisk I have yet to try.
The mini food processor was my tool of choice for the task I had in mind. To begin with the nuts ground to a powder and I thought it wasn’t going to work. I persevered on a higher setting and suddenly it turned into a paste. When I added the other ingredients, it went very oily and didn’t look at all appetising, so I added a little water. Miraculously this sorted the problem out and I ended up with a rich and smooth (ish) paste.
Never mind on toast, I couldn’t stop eating it this chocolate cashew nut spread straight out of the jar; not something I generally want to do with Nutella as I find it too sweet and a bit cloying. Containing no refined sugars, unhealthy fats nor other unwanted additives, this is a super healthy alternative to your average chocolate spread and it’s very tasty too. Although there were a few grains of nuts left in the paste, it had a very pleasant silky mouthfeel. This success left me elated for the rest of the day and I can’t wait to make some again.
I am sending these off to AlphaBakes with Caroline Makes and The More Than Occasional Baker as V for Vegan Chocolate Spread.
- 100ml raw cashew nuts
- 1 tbsp coconut oil – melted
- 2 tbsp raw cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp coconut nectar
- a pinch pink Himalyan rock salt
- 1 tbsp water
Prep time: 15Cook time: Total time: Yield: 1 small jar
Do take a look at my giveaway page to see if there is anything else you would like to enter.
VonChef 3-in-1 Handheld Blender
lisa
17th February 2015
I’d most like to use the stick blender to help me make my own healthy soups.
Tracey Peach
17th February 2015
I would love to use the whisk attachment to make fluffy & light Souffles
Tracy K Nixon
17th February 2015
I would love to use the whisk attachment to whip up some frsh cream to top a homemade trifle!
mummy24
17th February 2015
The whisk to make some meringues – always wanted to try that!
Ashleigh
Tina Holmes
17th February 2015
The whisk to make my batter a tad smoother.
Jenny
17th February 2015
I would never have thought of making my own chocolate nut spread, sounds great!
Jessica Howliston
17th February 2015
This sounds like a great whisk! I’d have never thought of making my own chocolate spread and I love nutty chocolate spread so it sounds like a must try! xx
Gillian Holmes
17th February 2015
I’d like to use the stick blender.
kj19
17th February 2015
the stick blender to make coconut butter
katie skeoch
17th February 2015
I’d make meringue with the whisk!!
clair downham
17th February 2015
the whisk for anything with cream . my daughter loves cream
laura banks
17th February 2015
the whisk would be handy
Maya Russell
17th February 2015
I’d most like to use the stick blender to make tomato soup.
Janice Pattie
17th February 2015
I would use the stick blender to make pesto. Love your Cashew Chocolate spread, it looks so good.
Laura Denman
17th February 2015
I’d use the blender attachment to make soups and nut butters most often
frances hopkins
17th February 2015
A whisk to make some soup, my eldests favourite
Kim Neville
17th February 2015
The whisk to make fluffy meringue
Heidi Roberts
17th February 2015
Interesting you used coconut oil, it seems to be everywhere at the moment!
Amanda Walsh
17th February 2015
The stick blender to make smoothies/soups
Natalie Crossan
17th February 2015
I’d love to use this to make yummy meringues 🙂
Anonymous
18th February 2015
The stick blender to make pasta sauces
(Spencer Broadley)
debbie smith
18th February 2015
brilliant giveaway ! id love to try them all out but the whisk looks fab on this 🙂 x
Amy L
18th February 2015
I’d use the mini food processor most for quick batches of pesto, breadcrumbs, chopped herbs, chopped nuts,…
Liam Bishop
18th February 2015
The whisk to make meringues. Yum! 🙂
Alida
18th February 2015
Wow! What a fab giveaway! I love everything. And that cashew nut spread must be seriously addictive 🙂
Madeleine Morrow
18th February 2015
Your lovely blog is an ongoing health hazard for my arteries but oh how scrumptious this looks!!
Gill
18th February 2015
Great timing – my hand held blender has cracked!!
I’d use it to make soups!
Lisa Brown
18th February 2015
i would use the whisk to make whipped cream for desserts.
Betsy Barnes
18th February 2015
I would use the whisk attachment to make creamy soups, alfredo sauces and whipped cream for desserts. 🙂
Kate Glutenfreealchemist
18th February 2015
I love that moment when nuts turn to nut butter in a grinder!
I’d love a decent stick blender to make lots of fruit coulis and home-made fresh custard
Courtney B
19th February 2015
I would use the whisk to make lemon meringue pie!!!
thank you!
Katie
19th February 2015
I’d use the mini blender for making houmous and nut butters – yum! Your cashew chocolate spread sounds delicious. I’ve never tried cashew butter before but I can imagine its deliciously creamy
Cálaeb Temple
19th February 2015
i’d use the whisk more to make whipped cream and frosting.
Johanna GGG
19th February 2015
I would love to enter this but live too far away 🙁 I love my stick blender but have missed the little food processor attachment since it broke. The nut butter looks great – am sure you will have great success with more nut butters in your new blender – though apparently roasted nuts do better than raw nuts and I have had great success with roasted nut butter.
Angie Schneider
19th February 2015
I would eat it straight out of the jar too!
Jane Willis
19th February 2015
I’d use the stick blender to make some soup with – and I want to do it right away as it’s a cold, wet miserable day and I’d really love some hot soup!
Anonymous
19th February 2015
I’d use the stick blender first – we’re into soups in this weather and it would be perfect for blending our apple and parsnip soup. The parsnips, having been frosted, are making gorgeous soup at the minute.
Hazel Rea – @beachrambler
belleau kitchen
19th February 2015
OMG this would work in my nutribullet too!… I love this idea and simply never thought about making a spread in it!… Genius! off to buy cashews!
Eileen Teo
19th February 2015
Whisk! So I can bake lot of cakes!
Kay leigh
19th February 2015
The whisk for strawberry mousse
Kay panayi
Christian Halfmann
19th February 2015
Sounds lovely. I have made a almond spread before. For sure I have to do some nut spread again in the future.
Vohn's Vittles
19th February 2015
I love you Choclette! Your super spread sounds heavenly and so healthy too! I’ll be eating this one straight from the jar too! ♡
stephanie coals
19th February 2015
I’d love to make meringues with the whisk attachment 🙂
julsthomas
19th February 2015
I’d use the whisk for a variety of recipes – this handy gadget would quickly be used for a number of processes in the kitchen
Felicity Smith
20th February 2015
the chopper feature looks fab.
Baking Addict
21st February 2015
I’ve been meaning to make my own chocolate spread and seeing how easy and delicious it is I think I’ll give it a go. I’d love to re create this recipe with the mini food processor. Thanks for entering AlphaBakes
silviya stoyanova
21st February 2015
Bread maker. I make a tiger bread
Kiran Parry
22nd February 2015
Blender to make smoothies
Lynsey Buchanan
22nd February 2015
whisk attachment as I do a lot of baking
Monica Gilbert
22nd February 2015
I’d love to try making soup with the stick blender. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.
Barry Page
22nd February 2015
The whisk for a smoother pancake batter.
John Tingay
22nd February 2015
I’d use the stick blender on nuts and frozen fruit to mix with yogurt.
Gemma Snell
22nd February 2015
carrot soup
Lea
22nd February 2015
I would most like to use the stick and blender and would use it to blend soup.
RunxAroundxChloe
22nd February 2015
I’d use the whisk to make yummy cakes for my family!
Caroline
22nd February 2015
The stick blender to mash up home made hummus.
Rob Baker
22nd February 2015
The whisk for my morning low-carb yoghurt/cream/fruit/nuts concoctions!
sadia iqbal
22nd February 2015
I’d like to make my own baby food, instead of buying the store bought one
Sally Ann Savo
22nd February 2015
I’d use the mini food processor more as I can make my own curry paste and marinades.
Kas S.
23rd February 2015
The whisk, for perfect meringues
veinarde22
23rd February 2015
I’d use the whisk to help bake chocolate cake!
becky004
23rd February 2015
The mini food processor to make salsa
Anonymous
23rd February 2015
the blender to make soup
Richard Tyler
23rd February 2015
The WHISK To Make Yummy Meringues! 🙂
steven young
23rd February 2015
The blender to make a Thai Green Curry paste
Fiona King
23rd February 2015
The whisk so that I could make meringues
barbara daniels
23rd February 2015
these are brilliant for smoothies
ptak5566
23rd February 2015
I would love one to make soups for my father-in-law as his old one broke.
Stuart Edwards
23rd February 2015
The whisk so i could make my children the lightest sponge cake ever
mary heald
23rd February 2015
The whisk to make meringues
Stephanie Whitehouse
23rd February 2015
The mini processor for making curry paste
Claire Blaney
23rd February 2015
I would love to use the stick blender to make some amazing smoothies with it.
Laura Kilby
23rd February 2015
I’d like to try making hummus with the hand-held stick blender
Edward Guerreiro
23rd February 2015
I would use the food processor attachment for everything I currently use my cumbersome processor for. The first thing would prbably be spaghetti and meatballs.
Fern
23rd February 2015
id use the blender to make fruit purees to put with yogurt. yum
Jenifer - Kitsch N Sync
23rd February 2015
I think I would mostly use it to make my own curry pastes from scratch! 🙂 (& the occasional slush cocktail!) 😉
Jen xx
http://www.kitsch-n-sync.com
dorsetsgem
23rd February 2015
i’d mostly use the whisk
Winifred Davidson
23rd February 2015
would love to win the blender to save my weak wrists.
Justine Meyer
23rd February 2015
I would use the stick blender for homemade sauces
Anonymous
23rd February 2015
I’d use the stick blender for blitzing soups.
@gavrc
Pooky
23rd February 2015
Whisk attachment to make light and airy sponge cakes.
clareyfairy2506
23rd February 2015
I would use the stick blender for soup.
ray becker
23rd February 2015
stick blender
Chrissie Curtis
23rd February 2015
Whisk! for Whisking up a batch of Cakes.
Anonymous
23rd February 2015
I’d like to use the whisk attachment to bake cakes
Fiona
Keshia Esgate
23rd February 2015
the stick blender to make soups
pauline hill
23rd February 2015
the whisk for anything with cream
jenniwren12
23rd February 2015
I would use the whisk to make smoothies
Paul
23rd February 2015
The stick blender for soups
Hannonle
23rd February 2015
I would use the stick blender to make quick fresh milkshakes/smoothies using all of the lovely fruit I am growing in my garden
Jenny Brady
23rd February 2015
The blender for quick curry pastes and salsa.
Lisa Everaert
23rd February 2015
The whisk attachment so i can make lots of fluffy fairy cakes for the kids x
lisylou21
23rd February 2015
I would use the stick blender to make soup. Although the chocolate spread sounds nice, im allergic to nuts
goodiesify
23rd February 2015
I’d like to use the stick blender.
suzanne brzeski
23rd February 2015
the blender for my homemade soups
Louise A
23rd February 2015
I would use the blender attachment for making chowder
Alana Walker
23rd February 2015
I’d use the stick blender to make some home-made baby food.x
Helen Kate Greaves
23rd February 2015
The whisk for soufflés.
sillygirl
23rd February 2015
So sorry I don’t live in the UK! But thanks for the recipe!!!
Ruth Bugg
23rd February 2015
I could have done with the whisk for my pancake batter, it was rather lumpy when my 4 year old just poured in all the flour in one go! Would use the blender to make fruit smoothies
Lois Eaton
23rd February 2015
The whisk for mayonnaise.
cornishengraver
23rd February 2015
The blender to make homemade soup with veg from our allotment
Sarah Birkett
23rd February 2015
the chopper thing to cut up vegetables
dragon60
23rd February 2015
the stick blender, its really useful
Kap24
23rd February 2015
The whisk to make meringues
Lisa
23rd February 2015
I would use the stick blender to make soups, smoothies and milkshakes 🙂
Margaret D
23rd February 2015
The chopper, for onions
Graham Chealehay
23rd February 2015
The whisk to make meringues
Hayley Berry
23rd February 2015
The stick blender to purify my soups
Sam Nowog
23rd February 2015
The blender
angie mummy
23rd February 2015
the chopper for my onions and garlic
jaycee
23rd February 2015
This chocolate spread looks delicious!
Jazz
24th February 2015
Stick blender looks whizzy and fun 😀
Tash
24th February 2015
whisk attachment so i can make some yummy meringue
Jayne
24th February 2015
I’d like to try the stick blender and would try it out on making some soup.
greedypig02
24th February 2015
want want want
Sarah Pybus
24th February 2015
The whisk attachment for my chocolate brownies
Lillian Fisher
24th February 2015
The stick blender to make some soup
littlebean
24th February 2015
The stick blender for smoothies, I have worn my old one out!
Teresa Lee
24th February 2015
I do a lot of baking so I’d probably use the whisk the most….Thanks
Grant Price
25th February 2015
The whisk would be a great help to go with our new VonShef Waflle maker
Amanda H
25th February 2015
The whisk to make cakes
emily13
25th February 2015
The whisk, I love to make my own mayo
Laura Asplin
25th February 2015
I would most like to use the stick blender to make some soups to warm me up!
Ella L
26th February 2015
Oh the blender attachment for soups and curry basis
Sarah Keer
28th February 2015
i’d use the whisk to make cakes!!
Caroline Muspratt
28th February 2015
My answer is the stick blender.. I saw you used this spread in a later recipe to make chocolate brownies, they look great! Thanks for sharing with Alphabakes.
Amy Jacobson
28th February 2015
I’d use the stick blender to make some soup
emily4444
1st March 2015
whisk pls
Helen Swales
1st March 2015
The chopper attachment would be my favourite and I’d chop onions with it. I’ve tried all the tricks, a spoon in my mouth (it just makes me gag), a pair of swimming goggles, none of them work; this would be perfect.
Kim Newsome
3rd March 2015
The blender to make soup
pepicola
3rd March 2015
The stick blender would be lovely for blitzing my homemade soups
Mama Syder
3rd March 2015
Blender for smoothies
emma comp
4th March 2015
the blender for carrot and coriander soup
CJ Smith
5th March 2015
I’d use the mini blender for making houmous and nut butters. Your cashew chocolate spread sounds delicious! 🙂
mellysocks
5th March 2015
The whisk for cream and eggs.
Emma Bartley
5th March 2015
This recipe looks amazing – hope I win
Lucy Connor
5th March 2015
The blender for making smoothies x
Gwen Maynard
6th March 2015
The whisk for cream and meringues.
Jan
7th March 2015
The whisk for frosting!
Anne Nelmes
8th March 2015
The whisk for non lumpy batter for pancakes and Yorkshire puddings
Solange Berchemin
8th March 2015
I so need one for any thing and everything mine DIED
Kelly Lawton
9th March 2015
The whisk attachment to make cupcakes!
ranger
10th March 2015
I would use the stick blender for soup.
Pamela Mair
12th March 2015
I would use it to make that chocolate cashew nut spread. It sounds delicious!
matphil
12th March 2015
The stick blender to make smoothies and soups.
claire blake
12th March 2015
I would like to use the whisk
michelle B
12th March 2015
Id likely use the stick blender alot for soups x
Matthew Harris
13th March 2015
Mini food processor to chop onions without bursting into tears
Kerry-Ann Pope
13th March 2015
The whisk attachment to make my boys favourite Carrot and Walnut Cake
tinkertink2010
14th March 2015
The chopper attachment as I havent got one 🙂
James Mullen
14th March 2015
My wife says she wants to try and make some cakes 😀 So she’d make good use of the whisk attachment.
Matt Gee
14th March 2015
I would make smoothies with the the blender attachment.
Solange
15th March 2015
I’d make meringue with the whisk attachment
Emma Nixon
15th March 2015
This would be really useful. I would even try making a meringue..
Allison
15th March 2015
The whisk, so I can make a yummy lemon meringue pie!
Heather Haigh
15th March 2015
I would most like to use the stick blender to make healthy smoothies and warming smooth soups.
Kristy Brown
15th March 2015
The blender for soups and purees
lyn Burgess
16th March 2015
I’d use the mini processor for making a Thai curry paste
leanne weir
16th March 2015
I’d like to use the stick blender.
Lesley
16th March 2015
Carrot and coriander soup 🙂
Denise s
16th March 2015
Food processor part to chop onions stop me crying and biscuits for a lime cheesecake base
Vicki A Smith
16th March 2015
I’d love to try the whisk
Kerry Kilmister
16th March 2015
I would like to use the stick blender so that I can make homemade and healthy soups
Rachael Marsden
16th March 2015
Would be great for making smoothies and sauces
Sarah Palmer
16th March 2015
the stick blender always wanted to have aa go at making my own soups xxx
Andrew Hindley
16th March 2015
The stick blender to make smoothies/soups
sarah
16th March 2015
the whisk to make some fluffy meringues
Barbara Handley
16th March 2015
I want to start making soup from fresh local vegetables so this would be ideal.
Helen Allan
16th March 2015
I would use the whisk attachment to make my pancake batter light and airy. Thank you!
olivia kirby
16th March 2015
Bookmarked to enter as Gleam is not appearing anywhere for me at the moment unfortunately
Choclette
16th March 2015
Hi Olivia, you should see a link right at the bottom of the page which will take you to Gleam.
alison
16th March 2015
ooh I hadn’t realised you had a blog here as well. Love it. I would love to try the stick blender for soups, always wanted one of those.
Choclette
16th March 2015
Haha Alison, this is my blog now. I’ve moved Chocolate Log Blog over and this is brand new.
Jenny Barker
16th March 2015
I would use the whisk
Sue Dorking
16th March 2015
I’d use the stick blender to make delicious spicy parsnip soup, a family favourite
Sarah Parker
16th March 2015
the stick blender for soup 🙂
vicky dunn
16th March 2015
I would like to try my hand at meringues
Rachel B
16th March 2015
I’d use the blender to make some leek and potato soup
Veronica Lopez-Smith
16th March 2015
The whisk
Beth Jackson-D'Zacchaeus
16th March 2015
I would love to win this, I have started making banana pancakes and this would make it so much easier to blend everything together 😀
Danielle Graves
16th March 2015
I would use the whisk attachment so I could make soft, sweet chewy meringues, I always get arm ache before I achieve stiff peaks when I whisk manually
Ellen Stafford
16th March 2015
The whisk so I could have a go at making meringues.
Jane Middleton
17th March 2015
whisk to make cream
Jamie Millard
17th March 2015
I’d love to make my own chocolate sauces – fondants and mousse.
Hazel Rush
17th March 2015
I’d use the stick blender to make sweet potato and chorizo soup!
Jacqueline Roberts
17th March 2015
Love to try the soup attachment
donna l jones
17th March 2015
The whisk to make some meringues
olivia kirby
17th March 2015
The whisk as Melody wants to start making meringues
Helen Garner
17th March 2015
Mini food processor so I can make breadcrumbs for chicken nuggets
pauline black
17th March 2015
the stick and blender im a big soup maker
chirag p
17th March 2015
The whisk to make some meringues light and fluffy
Hannah Whitling
17th March 2015
I’d use the whisk so I could make some cakes finally as I can’t make them currently due to dodgy shoulders
melissa manning
17th March 2015
The whisk, and I’d make meringues to go into a raspberry eton mess!
tishist
17th March 2015
I’d use it for soups mainly
ELZBIETA ZNYK
17th March 2015
I can make veg and fruits for my baby
Melissa Lee
17th March 2015
I’d blend my morning protein shakes
Paul Kay
17th March 2015
I would use the stick blender to make curry sauce
Jamie walker
17th March 2015
i think the wisk, it looks pretty nifty 🙂
Sarah Phillips
17th March 2015
My stick blender has just died! So would love to replace it and continue making lovely wholesome soups!
Emma
17th March 2015
Whisk for meringues
Jo
17th March 2015
The stick blender to make nutritious soups
Sarah B
17th March 2015
I’d use the blender for whizzing my soups.
Susan Carruthers
17th March 2015
I’d use the blender to make delicious soups
Karis
17th March 2015
Whisk to make mousse
Felicity Smith
23rd March 2015
I would use the stick blender for hoummous