Ulker Findik Ruyasi Turkish Chocolate Hazelnut Spread - 13% Hazelnut

Ulker Findik Ruyasi - the name means "Hazelnut Dream" - is the cocoa hazelnut cream that grew up on Turkish breakfast tables. Made by Ulker, the Istanbul confectionery house founded in 1944, it is the spread Turkish families reach for when they want that familiar swirl of chocolate and roasted hazelnut on warm bread in the morning. What sets it apart is honesty on the label. The cream is built on 13% hazelnut puree made with Turkish hazelnuts - the prized crop from Turkey's Black Sea coast that supplies most of the world's hazelnuts - blended with 8% reduced-fat cocoa powder and 7% skimmed milk. The result is a smooth, glossy, easily spreadable cream with a real roasted-nut backbone behind the cocoa, rather than a flat sugary chocolate taste. The texture is soft straight from the jar, so it glides across bread without tearing it and stays put without dripping. It keeps its shape on a warm pancake and melts just slightly into the heat. A few of the ways it gets used: - Spread thick on warm bread, simit, or toast for breakfast - Layered onto pancakes, waffles, and crepes - Swirled into porridge or spooned over plain yogurt - Used as a filling for crepes, pastries, and homemade cookies - Eaten by the spoonful, the way most jars actually disappear It comes in two jar sizes: a 350g jar that is easy to finish and ideal for trying it or keeping one on hand, and a larger 625g jar that makes more sense for a family that goes through it quickly or for regular baking. Both are the same recipe inside. Ingredients: sugar, vegetable oils (palm, sunflower), hazelnut puree (13%), reduced-fat cocoa powder (8%), skimmed milk powder (7%), lactose (milk), whey powder, emulsifier (soy lecithin), flavorings. Contains hazelnut, milk, and soy. Net weight 350g or 625g. Product of Turkey. Store in a cool, dry place away from heat and direct sunlight - no need to refrigerate, which keeps it soft and spreadable.