5 Minute Nutella Pudding // Paleo, Vegan, & Refined Sugar free

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I don’t know about you, but when it comes to pudding I am a big fan. When I was little I specifically asked that if the circumstances arose that I was to live with my grandparents, I requested I be fed only chocolate pudding, Jell-O, and chocolate milk. I was 5 and there was no reason I would have gone to live with my grandparents. I just wanted to make sure I had everything in line just in case.

As you can probably guess I was a little dramatic and hopeful when it came to unlikely situations. Who would have known as an adult I wouldn’t be able to drink milk and have o desire to eat Jell-O. Thankfully my determination to enjoy the things I love has brought me here, making recipes out of thin air…or so people tend to think when I mention the fact that I can’t eat gluten or dairy. I came up with this recipe after dreaming of my favorite foods while staring into a near-empty fridge.

Once I realized there was a jar of coconut cream that demanded my attention I started to think about the possibilities and came to the conclusion that I really needed chocolate pudding in my life that wasn’t made from an avocado.

SO I used the coconut cream straight from the fridge, and it is important to do this as the coconut cream will be thicker and you can serve this treat immediately because the coconut cream will keep it cold!

The banana I used in place of sugar, so make sure it is ripe, but not so ripe that it tastes like, well an old banana.

I also used dry roasted hazelnuts to get the Nutella to feel, but you can use hazelnut butter if your that boujee.

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If you do not have the benefit of a high powered blender, feel free to use a food processor, and If you don’t have one of those, omit the hazelnuts for any type of nut butter you have on hand. This will change the flavor of course, but it will be just as tasty! It will feel more like peanut butter, banana vibe, but who doesn’t love that?

SO okay, done with all the chit chat, here’s the recipe!

Ingredients

  • 1 & 1/4th cup Cold Coconut Cream

  • 1 ripe Banana

  • 1/4th cup Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, or any nut butter you might have on hand

  • 2Tbsp cocoa powder

  • pinch of salt

Directions

In a high powered blender or food processor combine all of the ingredients and blend for 1-2 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides of your machine.

Chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

Serve, top with hazelnuts, coconut chips and enjoy!