I gave a whirl at making a homemade nut butter the other day. I decided to try cashew/almond butter, for that's what I had on hand at the time. I put a 50::50 ratio of almonds and cashews in the food processor.
This is how it kind of went.....turn it on.....let it run for a minute......turn it off......scrape sides.......repeat. This went on for quite a while. It might have sped things up a bit to add a bit of oil, but I wanted to see what I could do without adding any extra oils. It did take a while----but it worked!
As you may know from purchasing it yourself....raw almond butter is very expensive and a bit dry. I thought I better mositen it a bit for my kiddos, and thought of what to use.
A drizzle of raw honey will do the trick! That, and a pinch (or two) of sea salt.
There you have it. Homemade raw cashew/almond nut butter for you to enjoy. Alternatively, if you want to add a little nutrition power to your peanut butter or nut butter you have purchased, try adding a bit of flax seed meal, chia seeds or other power foods to it. The kids won't notice...and you'll up their nutritional ante for the day, just by feeding them a nut butter sandwich.
Blessings,
~Joy
{This post is a part of Monday Mania, Real Food Wednesday, Works for me Wednesday, Pennywise Platter, Fight Back Friday, and Frugal Friday}
This looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Regina
Posted by: Regina | 07/18/2011 at 12:53 PM
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Great recipe for homemade nut butter. Will give it a try very soon.
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