Remember me saying I had a nutty recipe coming your way soon? I do, I do indeed! Today I attempted Ashley’s almond butter… roasted maple cinnamon almond butter, that is.
I adore nut butters, and I go through a heck of a lot of PB + AB jars [OIAJ – yes please!], but why spend $$$ on TJ’s Roasted Flax Almond Butter every few weeks when I could whip it up myself!? [I think I will add flax in Round II.]
My first attempt at almond butter didn’t turn out “drippy”, but instead is rather dry. Help, Ash! So… I have some work to do in the texture department, but the flavor is exquisite – holy nutty deliciousness!
Oats, toast, and cinnamon grahams – you best be ready for some nut butter lovin’!
Roasted Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter
Recipe Courtesy: Edible Perspective
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2 c. almonds
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3 T pure maple syrup
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2 T PURE maple syrup [read instructions]
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1 tsp. cinnamon
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1 T canola oil
I doubled the recipe because I had faith this recipe was a winner!
Ashley’s Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 325*.
- Line a pan with parchment if you don’t want to clean a sticky mess! Pour the almonds on the pan with 3T of the maple syrup.
- Roast for ~15min, stirring 3 times. Watch so they don’t burn.
- Let them cool for 10+ minutes.
- Put in the food processor.
- Turn the processor on + let it go until it’s buttery, ~15 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
- Add in the salt, cinnamon and 2T maple syrup and process again until smooth + combined.
- Stream in 1T oil and process until smooth consistency is reached. If it’s still not smooth enough, add another 1T of oil, but that shouldn’t be necessary. Just be patient :)
Have you ever attempted making nut butter? I think salt kissed cashew butter is up next!
Gooood night!
HP
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So yesterday I saw this girl put THREE jars of almond butter in her cart. My wallet cried for her.
It was probably me ;)
I just made almond butter about two weeks ago! I used only almonds, though, nothing else. :)
I’ve never tried making my own before, but at the rate I go through nut butters, my wallet is begging me to! I like that yours isn’t drippy… perfect for grabbing a spoon and eating it straight from the jar :)
Yum! I love homemade nut butter. Ashley makes the best!
I haven’t tried it yet, but now that I have a food processor, I really want to try and make my own nut butter. :-)
I wish I wasn’t allergic to almonds, this looks so good!!
Almond butter is just one of those things that is essential in life. Seriously! I’m loving the recipe – I’ll have to try it out.
Looks good, and I also like that it’s not drippy. I will have to make this soon and I want to try my hand at almond milk again. I guess it’s time to go stock up on bulk nuts and get busy.
The difference between the standard and cheap peanut butter and the expensive almond butter? I needed to do a little Google research:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/769385/battle_of_the_butters_nutritional_values.html?cat=5
http://www.livestrong.com/article/248769-nutritional-value-of-almond-butter/
Facts are fun. Are you going to give almond butter a try? :)
Yes, I think I will. Hey! What’s really cool about your college locale is that you can make VERY local almond butter.
for you: http://www.barneybutter.com/products/category/barney-butter-snack-packs/
Thanks…this was a very simple way of looking at the nutrition, side by side.
i need to get a good processor! i actually love my nut butter hard… is that weird?
all of ashley’s almond butter recipes are amazing! i haven’t bought nut butters in a few months because i’ve just been making almond butter. i need to try peanut butter sometime!
Yum, I need to try homede nut butter! That sounds especially delicious!
I am way interested in trying pecan butter!
Same thing happened to me when I tried to make walnut butter!
It tasted delicious with the salt addition, but the texture was definitely too dry.
But as I was using a mixer, and not a food processor…
I was totally satisfied with the results ;)
Great recipe, anyway!
xoxo
I am not an expert, but I have made nut butter a few times. My advice — when you think you’re done food processing. KEEP GOING. I have a decent quality food processor and it takes way longer than the 15 minutes I’ve seen on some websites to get smooth. It’s still not super drippy, but (from what I can see) thinner than what you have made. Oh, and make it while the nuts are still pretty warm from the roasting (not hot, but pretty warm).
Thank you. I think my lack of patience was the problem. Will give it good, LONG whirl next time.
This looks great! Just bought a big ol’ bag of almonds to make almond butter with. Will give this a try – thanks!
This almond butter sounds amazing! I love all types of nut butters!! I am def going to have to try this!
Hey! I know this a super old post, but had to comment as I had the EXACT same problem when I tried making almond butter! And it is true what someone previously commented, you need to blend it for a LOOOOOONG time! I read a lot of people say 10 minutes and they get delicious drippy nut butter, but I found that even in my cuisinart food processor, it took about 25-30 minutes and the motor got HOT! So hot I had to keep stop, start, stop, start, so don’t get disheartened — just try blending it forever and eventually it gets there.
Thanks, Shelley. I definitely want to try my hand at homemade nut butters again.