Raw,homemade nut butter

 

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}

Comments

[Regina]

This looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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