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Save yourself money with this easy & delicious Homemade Almond Butter that comes together within minutes using a food processor. This recipe is enough to fill an 8.5-ounce jar and some extra.
On the days I “do” eat breakfast (I know, bad habit), I religiously eat toast with peanut butter and banana.
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How to make Homemade Almond Butter
1. Using a food processor, start with 2 cups of raw almonds. 
2. Blend for a few minutes. 
3. Keep checking in between to scrape down the sides.
4. Eventually the consistency of the butter will be as follows…
5. Blend some more.
6. Around the 11th or 12th minute, you should have a dough shaped look of almond butter.
7. Stay close… blend for another 30 seconds to a minute and eventually you’ll have just the right consistency around the 13th minute, smooth and creamy… just like that.
8. Add brown sugar, oil, and just a small pinch of salt.
9. Now PULSE about 5 to 10 times, BE CAREFUL DURING THIS STEP BECAUSE IF YOU PULSE TOO LONG THE CONSISTENCY OF THE ALMOND BUTTER WILL GO FROM THIS (left image – smooth and creamy) TO THIS (right image – a little chunky)…
11. Add the almond butter to a jar. Store in a cool area, stays good for about 2 weeks.
Homemade Almond Butter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups almonds, raw & unsalted
- 2 tbsp turbinado brown sugar
- 1 tbsp avocado oil , or coconut oil
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Using a food processor, add 2 cups of raw almonds. Blend for a few minutes. Keep checking in between to scrape down the sides. Around the 11th or 12th minute, you should have a dough shaped look of almond butter. Blend for another 30 seconds to a minute and eventually you’ll have just the right consistency around the 13th minute, smooth and creamy.
- Next. add brown sugar, oil, and just a small pinch of salt. Now PULSE about 5 to 10 times. Be careful during this step because if you pulse too long the consistency of the almond butter will become chunky and grainy. Transfer the almond butter to a jar. Store in a cool area, stays good for about 2 weeks.
ohhhhmygeee! this looks amazing.
Thanks. It tastes amazing, I hope you try it. 🙂
@Mary – haha.. Costco just had the best prices on nuts, I can't believe how expensive they are outside. Vitamix is awesome, I need to seriously invest in that. Oh, I can't wait to make walnut butter and pecan butter, the possibilities are endless. 🙂
I make almond butter from raw almonds from Costco, too! I use my Vitamix, which pares the time down to a couple of minutes. I also make walnut butter. I don't put in anything but the nuts themselves.