If you live in France, or are deeply invested in the foreign affairs of Nutella, you may have heard that a recent bill was passed that would heavily tax palm oil. As a result, this would increase the cost of Nutella (as it is made up of 20% palm oil) for our French friends. Luckily for the U.S., this doesn't really affect sales here ... but you never know what could happen.

So, if you want to avoid a future Nutellapocalypse- check out this tasty recipe to make your own chocolate hazelnut spread at home, and avoid the pricy cost of the pre-made stuff.

All that's required are some hazelnuts (ah duh), chocolate, vegetable oil, cocoa powder, confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, and a lot of time on your hands.

Bake and chop the hazelnuts, melt some chocolate, combine together with the other ingredients- and voila! It's a lot easier than you think, so start stocking up on jars, or just get a little weird and smear it all over yourself at your leisure.

Want to get crackin'? Check out the full recipe here.

Merci HuffPo