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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.

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On the days I “do” eat breakfast (I know, bad habit), I religiously eat toast with peanut butter and banana. 

How to make Homemade Almond Butter


1. Using a food processor, start with 2 cups of raw almonds.  almond butter 056
2. Blend for a few minutes.  almond butter 059
3. Keep checking in between to scrape down the sides.
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4. Eventually the consistency of the butter will be as follows…almond butter 064
5. Blend some more.almond butter 067
6. Around the 11th or 12th minute, you should have a dough shaped look of almond butter.almond butter 071
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.almond butter 237
8. Add brown sugar, oil, and just a small pinch of salt.almond butter 239
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)…
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10. This is what you should have… smooth and creamy.
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11. Add the almond butter to a jar.  Store in a cool area, stays good for about 2 weeks.
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12. Heaven!almond butter 072
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Homemade Almond Butter

Save yourself money with this easy and 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.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 9 minutes
Servings: 10 servings

INGREDIENTS 

  • 2 cups almonds, raw & unsalted
  • 2 tbsp turbinado brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil , or coconut oil
  • pinch of salt
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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.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg

Additional Info

Course: Chutneys, Dips & Sauces
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan
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55 Comments

  1. Oh my gosh- that is my go-to breakfast. Whole Foods makes the most delicious mutli-grain baguette. Toasted with almond butter and sliced banana. Heaven. Have never tried to make almond butter myself, though. May need to give it a try!

  2. I love Almond Butter but hate how expensive it is..I will def. be giving this a try 😉

  3. Thank you for the step-by-step! I've tried making this before without great results. Now I know it's because I didn't take 13-15 minutes! Will try again soon, thanks 🙂

  4. This is a great post, making nut butter at home does save money and is more healthy than what is on the grocers shelves. Also, thanks for the tip on "over processing". I am ready to get some more almonds now!

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  6. I have tried to make almond butter once and the entire thing separated. I ended up with a layer of oil and a layer of clumpy almonds, weird. I have not given up just yet though. I might just get some more almonds this weekend and try to make it again because yours looks really good. Great Picts by the way:-)

  7. @Parita – glad to hear it, store bought doesn't taste great to me either.. I prefer homemade almond butter.

  8. @Fashion Meets Food – I used to be intimidated about making almond butter at home, but once you give it a try, it's SO EASY! I promise it is so much better than store bought.

  9. @Antonia – chocolate sounds great, I love chocolate peanut butter so there is no reason why I wouldn't love chocolate almond butter. I hope to visit Austria someday, looks beautiful!!!

  10. @Khushboo – you're so right, shame on me for not having breakfast.. I know it's a terrible habit. I'm not sure about the almonds, but that's what they say, who knows what's true. I hope you try it, it's yummy!

  11. I'm from Austria and it's really hard to find almond butter here so I'm forced to make it myself. I usually roast the almonds but have tried the non-roasted version as well. I also like adding a little bit of dark chocolate 🙂

  12. Thanks for sharing this recipe! I've been wanting to make my own almond butter because the store bought kind just doesn't taste that good to me. Yay! I can't wait to experiment.

  13. almond butter is my favorite. I have never made my own I always just buy it. Maybe next time i will have to whip up a batch myself. xo

  14. Ohh I never knew that roasted almonds had less nutrition…makes sense though! Nonetheless, they’re just too delicious to stop eating! Thanks SO much for sharing this recipe- it couldn’t be more timely! I bought a jar of Blue Diamond roasted almond butter in China and it’s slowly coming to an end so I need to improvise and make my own! I’ll let you know the verdict:)! And shame on you for not regularly having breakfast- haha couldn’t resist ;)!

  15. Oh my gosh this looks amazing. This would be wonderful on a toasted slice of multigrain bread. I definitely have to try it out.JC