Jack loves Nutella. RJ wants to save the orangutangs. Why do these two things exclude the other you ask? Well, all commercially made chocolate hazelnut spread is made with palm oil. And palm oil plantations destroy the natural habitat of orangutangs. Since there is no way to determine what products that use palm oil obtain it ethically we don't have anything in the house that contains palm oil. Well, we make a concerted effort at least. However, nutella was the one exception. Until the screaming, crying fit in Costco one day when I tried to slip the double pack into the cart without anyone noticing. RJ noticed and gave me quite the lecture. Jack noticed when I attempted to put it back and had a melt down. Then the boys were having it at each other and I knew I needed to do something else.
Jack is a picky eater. I want to encourage RJ's need to be a servant of the planet.
So, we agreed to get one more small jar and to look for alternate brands and then to make it ourselves. No brand I found doesn't have it. So the last jar was finished this week. I found three recipes and away I went. I bought the best ingredients I could afford and took 15 minutes this morning and made our first attempt.
Success!
Jack said, "It's just like nutella!"
RJ said, "Thanks mom."
Whew, narrowly averted chaos. What will I do when Jack decides next week it doesn't quite taste the same? Try another recipe, and love my boys.