Select Page

Making Almond Butter

Jul 24, 2017 | Eat | 0 comments

Almond Butter is a staple around our house: It's such a great, healthy snack. But it can be expensive, too stiff and sometimes the oil separates out. So we started making our own and we've settled on a method that produces great results every time—with none of the downsides.

Recent Posts in Eat
Healthy Vegetable Soup

Healthy Vegetable Soup

While this takes a little effort to put together, it’s really quite simple:  Veggies, broth and spices.

Tomato Soup!

Tomato Soup!

We love some good tomato soup and it turns out to be easy to make. Four ingredients and minimal prep.

Butternut Squash Enchiladas

Butternut Squash Enchiladas

This is a great way to eat healthier with something that tastes great. Don’t let the word “squash” turn you away. These are pretty easy to make and did I mention tasty?

The recipe and instructions are below, but you can watch Terry and Jackson make Almond Butter in the video below. It just doesn’t get much easier than this…

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups raw, unsalted almonds (organic preferred)
  • Refined organic coconut oil

If you don’t get “refined” coconut oil, your almond butter might have a distinct coconut flavor!

Instructions

  • Slow roast the almonds (this is critical to get the taste and consistency right)
    • Four cups of almonds will take approximately 65-70 minutes at 260º F to roast enough
  • Let the almonds cool a bit and then put them into the blender (we use the Ninja Mega Kitchen System)
  • Crush (blend) the almonds until they are powdered
  • Scrape down the sides of the blender and add two Tablespoons of coconut oil
  • Continue with the blender another minute or so and then scrape down the sides again
  • Add another Tablespoon of coconut oil if the almond butter is stiff
  • Repeat the blending, scraping and addition of oil (if needed) until you have a smooth almond butter mixture
  • Pour into a four cup glass bowl
  • Let it cool if needed, but then cover and store in the refrigerator

This is a healthy snack. There is no added sugar or salt and only a little added oil. Slow roasting avoids creating unhealthy compounds yet brings out a good flavor (smells good, too!).

A little added sugar will firm up the almond butter if yours comes out a little too soft (it may flow out of a celery stick, for example). Just blend or stir in a little Maple syrup, brown rice syrup, honey or Agave nectar. It only takes a couple of Tablespoons to thicken up a batch.

Ingestion Suggestions

By the spoonful! Eating a spoon of almond butter is about as quick as a snack can get and the fats in a nut butter will allow you to feel full enough to bridge the gap between meals.

On a banana. Tammy likes having almond butter on a banana has a snack (Terry is not a big fan of bananas).

On celery. Spreading almond butter on a piece of celery is a healthy, delicious snack.

On waffles. Believe it or not, putting almond butter on a waffle is a great combination. It allows you to skip putting butter on there and, for some reason, you can use a lot less syrup (pure sugar!) and still have a great-tasting breakfast food.

On toast. Need a quick breakfast? Almond butter toast is super quick to make and pretty filling. Jelly optional.

Grilled. If you’ve ever had a grilled peanut butter sandwich, try swapping out the peanut butter for almond butter.

AB&J. Yep, Almond Butter and Jelly sandwich.

In a Smoothie. Almond butter is a staple in our breakfast smoothie.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *