Gooood morning!
I’m still not feeling 100% this morning. I woke up and my eyes were all red and puffy- must be from the injection yesterday!
Did any of you suspect that I was going to make my first batch of homemade almond butter!?
The lovely Melissa suggested that I try making my own! I always wondered how it would turn out and hearing about her experience made me want to take the leap!
Homemade Raw Almond Butter
Ingredients: 1 cup raw almonds
Directions: Place 1-2 cups of raw (or toasted) almonds into food processor. Process for about 15 mins. scraping sides frequently. 2 cups of Almonds makes about 1 jar or a bit less. 1 cup of almonds yielded about 3/4 cup.
The almonds will stick to the sides pretty much the entire process. Lots of stopping and scraping involved. Patience is key!
Do I see some solidification!? :)
I almost squeeled for joy when I saw this:
After about 15 mins:
Can you believe it was this easy!?
Who hoo!!!
In a container it went!
I am so happy this was successful- and SO easy! It is foolproof. I didn’t even have to add any oil like I read I would have. I think patience is key. If you process it enough it will eventually get the right consistency without any added oil.
I am so happy that I have this now because it has been a couple weeks without any nut butter in our house! I had to stop buying it as a budget cut back. Goodbye Maranatha hello homemade goodness! :D
If you want to make this I suggest buying bulk raw almonds on sale! I bought about 20 cups worth back in the fall and I still have it!
My next homemade experiment? Almond milk!
I have to go drive Eric to the car dealership now…it never ends with this car! He has to get the transmission looked at. We are also taking Sketchie to the vet and dropping him off. He has to get a urine test because he has been having lots of accidents lately. :( Poor lil guy. He has to get a needle in his bladder!
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HOLY YUM. that is so awesome! makes me really want an almond butter n’ jelly sammie!
Wow, that looks so simple. Makes me wonder why I am spending so much for it??? It would be easy to add in additional flavors too, I love vanilla almond butter!
I have to go for a bone density scan on Saturday. Do you know if this is the same thing? If so, were there any other side effects from the sketchy radiation injection??
Christina
Beautiful!!! I just bought a tub of almonds so I could put some into my Maple Almond Butter Cookies. But I rarely eat nuts (I’m all about the butter!), so I was worried they’d get stale. Now I’m totally going to make almond butter with them!!!
Wow what a great idea, I can’t wait to see how almond milk turns out!
I am really excited for the almond milk as well. I have been wondering about homemade almond milk for a long time!
Good luck with your kitty – the same thing happened to my cat last year and he had every possible complication! Hopefully yours will be ok with a catheter and some special food.
Would this work in a cuisinart blender, as well? I hope so!
Oooh I can’t wait to try this!
that is so great! i need to try this! we also don’t buy it often due to the cost, but if i can make it on my own! can’t wait to try it!
I’ve been wanting to try this, but I still have a few jars to finish :)
I hope you’re feeling better today!
Poor Sketchie – I hope everything is alright!
I tried to make almond butter one time and it was an EPIC fail. I don’t know what I did wrong. I blanched and peeled the almonds first (per the recipe…what a pain!) so maybe that was it. I processed and processed and processed and I got some gross almond paste. I’ll have to try it again, sans blanching.
Looks so great!!!!!
I need to get myself a food processor lol.
wow! the almond butter looks so yummy! i have to try this!
I so need to try this!
That looks SO good…and so simple! Nothing like home made nut butter!
Enjoy your day, girl :)
Looks incredible! If only I had a food processor! :) I will have to wait for something like a wedding registry I think…haha
Oh no! Poor Sketchie :-(…. I hope they figure things out. That’s pretty cool about the almond butter! I really need to get a food processor!!! I hope you feel better soon. I’ve had the sniffles for a while and I’m hoping they will go away already!
Okay, I totally have to try this. You made it look so easy! I would love to do a price comparison for store-bought vs. homemade. Right now, I get mine at Trader Joe’s. Thanks for the inspiration!
That looks DELICIOUS! I don’t have a food processor, unfortunately. My parents do at home, though, so I’ll look forward to making some when I take a trip home!
I woke up with a yucky headache this morning, so I know how you feel. ):
Yum! I really need to think about a food processor. I make mini batches of nut butter in my spice grinder :)
WOW!
Can I believe it was that easy? No!
Can I believe you are a GENIUS? Yes!
…you should save one of your old almond butter jars, wash it out & put it in that with a “GLO” label! oohh, yes…
poor sketchie, we went through a bunch with our kittie lately, not fun.
the almond butter looks great! I don’t have a food processor yet..but seems like i should
Awe our puppy sophie had to have that done months ago. She had vaginitis : (
Wow, I didn’t know making almond butter was that simple! It looks great!
Hope everything goes well with the car. I know how it is to be constantly having something checked out on it. Last year, tons of parts (major and minor) on mine seemed to hit the point where they needed replacing due to wear and tear – it IS 9 years old now so it’s done well… but come on, all at once?
Poor kittie.. good luck at the vet’s!
That looks fabulous! Thanks for the “how-to”!
your almond butter looks perfect. Mine won’t turn out like that :( it’s really dry and weird…my almonds were in the freezer, so maybe that’s why. I’ve added oil and more oil (ended up being a lot) and still no good. :(
My Almond Butter turned out exactly like yours, eat it every day noton toast with banana… delicious!
WOW, I always wondered why my food processor never made nut butter well. I never let it run long enough. BUT, I now have a Vitamix and it does this in about 2-3 minutes :).
oh dear.. this is a dangerous post… I am absolutely in love with almond butter right now. Mmmmm.
Hi Angela,
Do you soak your almonds before blending?
I don’t think I did but I believe it makes it easier to process them. ~A
I was going to ask if you soaked them before processing. I’d like to have my raw almonds activated. I suppose it should work well?
Thanks for this description with all the pics. A small jar of almond butter just doubled in price at Whole Foods. I couldn’t get the consistency right processing almonds at home but your description helps a lot. I need the jar consistency for raw chocolate peppermint truffles (my favorite thing!). Check out my sister’s blog at http://www.taichibozeman.com/rawfood if you want the recipe.
Thanks again.
Mary
I made some this morning. It took about 20 minutes of processing but it turned out perfect. I also added 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup and a pinch of sea salt. It is out of this world. So glad I ran across your recipe.
I’ve made a couple of batches so far… I think the age of the almonds may make a difference. The first time was a great success… the second time I used bulk almonds from a warehouse store and I think they were not as fresh – I had to use oil and it took MUCH longer to get to the consistency I wanted. I love the taste of homemade almond butter! Thanks for this post!
What are you using for a food processor?
Melissa, thank you so much for this tip and the great pictures! I made the almond butter in a very simple Black & Decker food processor and it took only 7 minutes to get the right consistenc. Just had to use the spatula once. Great!!
Just 2 cups of dry almonds and nothing else, so simple.
Thanks again and it made me glow!!
try raw almond butter, a spoon full of coconut oil (cold press) 2 spoonfulls of carob powder, some agave nectar and stevia and sea salt.. then freeze.. makes amazing fudge.
It’s also really good to soak the almonds overnight (or for 6 hours) to remove any mold and dust. Then drain the water (You won’t believe all the gunk that the almonds will expel!) and THEN make the almond butter.
Best~!
Angela
Oh yes, that looks so very good. Nothing is better than home-made. You did a wonderful demonstration. Ever try warming a bit and drizzling it over your ice cream? Almost better s..
I almost died for a minute with that last paragraph. I was trying to read really fast at work and I thought you said Eric was having accidents. I thought WOAH I can’t belive she posted that! Then I re-read!