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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. ![]()
2. Blend for a few minutes. ![]()
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…![]()
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)…![]()
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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.
















I've never thought to make my own almond butter… it looks fantastic!
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!
I love Almond Butter but hate how expensive it is..I will def. be giving this a try 😉
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 🙂
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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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:-)
This looks really finger-licking good. This is a gourmet version of homemade peanut butter!
@JC
@Akila
Thanks ladies!
@Parita – glad to hear it, store bought doesn't taste great to me either.. I prefer homemade almond butter.
@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.
@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!!!
@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!
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 🙂
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.
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
Looks delicious…
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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 ;)!
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