Homemade Nut Butter
Place 4 to 6 ounces of your nut of choice in food processor:
I’m not sure what kind of food processor I own as it was a gift from a friend who imports prototype appliances. However, if you’re looking to purchase one, I hear both the KitchenAid and Cuisinart models are excellent.
If you prefer roasted nut butter, simply place your raw nuts on a parchment or foil lined cookie sheet and roast in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring once or twice to prevent burning.
Turn the food processor on, and let it do it’s job. At first, you’ll have nothing but nut dust, & you’ll have to scrape down the sides of your processor several times with a rubber spatula:
Scrape, scrape, scrape.
Allow the processor to continue running. Eventually, your nut butter will begin to clump:
Let the processor continue running until nut butter reaches desired consistency. I promise it will get creamy, but a little patience is involved.
Raw Almond Butter
Using my food processor, roasted nut butter takes about 13 minutes to make, and raw nut butter takes slightly longer, 15 minutes maybe?
You can add anything you want: salt, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, etc. I prefer mine plain, but I do like to experiment with different nuts. My favorites are roasted pecan nut butter and roasted cashew-almond butter.
Cashew Almond Butter
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Homemade nut butter = happy belly
Looking creamy and oh so delicious
Ugh I tried this once with roasted almonds and it NEVER got creamy. I’m pretty sure I had that baby going to longer than 15 minutes…but I did have success with PB pretty easily so maybe I should just try again!
I can’t wait to try this!
Heather, how long do your nut butters keep in the fridge?
Thanks!
No oil? Omg have I been making nut butter wrong this whole time???
Wow, I am going to have to try this! It seems so easy!! Thanks for the directions.
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This is such an easy way to make nut butters! I had no idea it could be so quick! Thanks for the recipe
-Aaron
Beautiful. Homemade nut butters are the BEST!
I am going to make walnut/hazlenut with cardamom and cinamon! Thanks!
I am so going to try this out – it has to be cheaper than paying 15$ per jar at my grocery store. Ill let you know how this goes : )
I seriously could NOT get my FP to make raw almond butter! Roasted works like a charm but raw won’t happen. Maybe I didn’t try long enough…I swear it was like 15 minutes
This is seriously like my favorite thing to do now, hahaha. I’ve experimented with walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and pistachios so far.
Made it last night with freshly roasted almonds, honey, and cinnamon.
AMAZING. Thanks so much Heather.
I will try making the almond butter, I know that you can make your own at Whole Food…
Rita
Your method worked great for me using raw almonds. Took 15-20 minutes. Yum!
That’s so cool! I may have to do this in the future….
O M G! I just whipped out the food pro to make up a batch of homemade larabars for the work week… but now its going to get a little more breathing time and im going to take a stab at the homemade nut butter thing.
She is so smart… like oxford smart.
I just made raw almond butter and it looks like the real thing! Actually I just went to health food store today and a little raw almond butter is $14! I just couldn’t afford it. Thanks!
Kim,So glad you tried making your own almond butter. So easy, no? Definitely saves me a ton of money!
I just made this Heaber! It was so easy and so good!
Also, I may or may not have giggled throughout the entire process at “nut dust.” I am a 14 year old boy. Seriously.
Erin, Glad it worked for you. CD makes jokes about the “nut dust” as well. You’re not alone.
I just want to thank you. Yours is the best and clearest description of how to make nut butter. Your pictures were a huge help. But most of all, it’s the toasting. I’d tried with plain almonds and couldn’t get them to any kind of butter consistency (even after a very long time and a good food processor). But toasting made all the difference. Now I can turn toasted almonds into silky almond butter within about 5 minutes of processing.
So thank you!
You’re welcome. Glad it worked for ya!
Thanks for the link to this page Heather. I have a blender, not a processor. I am guessing it will be too difficult in a blender?
Very keen to try some nut butter… I have 3lbs of almonds at home waiting to be part of my experiment!
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Lome, Homemade nut butter will work in a blender, but only if you have something like a Vita-Mix or Blendtec. I don’t think anything less powerful will really work. Happy Thanksgiving!
Love this idea! Especially after seeing all these pumpkin, maple, and chocolate nut butters!!
Love this idea! Especially after seeing all these pumpkin, maple, and chocolate nut butters online!!
I just tried making my own almond butter (raw) today, and added CCK’s banana brulee … SOOOOO GOOOD!!! I have been missing out all these years!! THANKS for your inspiration!!
Michelle, You’re welcome. So glad it worked for ya!
what is best vitamix blender or cuisenart food processor??? what speed?
does anyone know about soaking the nuts first??
luv the butter!!
ads, I prefer my food processor for making nut butters. Not sure what brand mine is as it was a prototype sample from a friend. It only has one speed. I never soak my nuts first. I either use them raw or roast them. It’s easier to make homemade nut butter with roasted nuts. Let me know if you have any other questions. -Heatheer
Do you do the pecan nut butter the same way? I have been dying to find a recipe to make that beautifully creamy pecan butter you can get at Smokey Bones restaurant (a rarity for us w/ a family of 7 and w/ hubby’s heart problems) But I love, love, love that pecan butter. It tastes sinful but I would like to think I can get the tasty results in a healthier way to make it. Have you had it from the restaurant? How do you make yours if it varies from the almond butter? Do you also like it plain or w/ a little spice added? Thx! I appreciate the photos showing the different stages it takes to get to the creaminess. That actually helps a lot!!
Hey Luv2CUSmile, I have made pecan butter, and I use the exact same method as I did for the almonds. I roasted the pecans in a 350 degree oven about 10 to 12 minutes and then process in the food processor until creamy. No spices needed. It’s amazing all on its own.
Never been to Smokey Bones, but my sister-in-law used to work at one up in Indiana. Next time I talk to her, I’ll have to ask her how they make their version. Enjoy your next batch…I think you’ll love it!
I have a small cuisanart processor so I am going to attempt it in there. The last time I attempted the pecan butter I was finely chopping the pecans (thank goodness they are a softer nut) and then taking a fork and “smashing” them until pulverized the best I could. It was good w/ a tad cinnamon and brown sugar. (What isn’t good w/ cinnamon and brown sugar) LOL But not creamy. I will be adding this to my list of do’s before the holiday cooking rush gets here. I would love to have some pecan butter on the table as an option for everyone!
One more comment real quick- I see your pics at the top and from the creaminess in the processor to the creaminess in the jar… is it the same? The jarred butter has a glassy, wet appearance. Did you add anything or is that after it sits and some of the natural oil rises? It looks beautiful!
LUV2CUSmile, That picture was taken immediately after pouring the nut butter from processor to jar. However, that was not the same nut butter I took the progression pictures for. That was a jar of homemade roasted cashew almond butter. The recipe page shows me making plain almond butter.
Aaaah, Thank-you- was just wondering- I now know the difference and will have to do like you and experiment with all types Thx
Wow! I just made this recipe and it is amazing. I was worried it wouldn’t turn out because I have a Magic Bullet, but it turned out great. It actually only took about 5 minutes, which is surprising because the appliance is so small. The almonds I used were still warm from roasting, could that have helped?
Thanks for the recipe. I’m off to eat my homemade almond butter with organic apples!
Samantha, Good to know it worked in the Magic Bullet. So many people think it won’t work unless they have a Vita-Mix. Not sure if the warm almonds helped or not, but as long as it turned out great, I’d stay stick with that method.
Excellent pics and info, but I have not been able to make almond butter yet! it simply stays granular. I think it may be my food processor, (that I bought it for since everyone seemed to think they are all alike). I have a Braun combimax 650. I have tried three different batches of nuts, steamed and raw, and nada. Had to add about a 1/4 cup of oil. I may have to buy another food processor?
Eve, Have you tried roasting the nuts? Helps bring out the natural oils and makes grinding into nut butters much easier.
only raw, since that is how I prefer it, more nutritious also! Most sites say the results are supposed to be the same…?
Eve, When I use raw almonds, it takes much longer for the food processor to grind it into nut butter, and it’s usually not as creamy. It does work, just take some patience. Other nuts that are higher in fat work better for raw nut butters. Try raw Brazil or raw macadamia nuts.
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