Gooood morning!
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
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Ingredients: 2 cups raw almonds
Directions: Place 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.
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The almonds will stick to the sides pretty much the entire process. Lots of stopping and scraping involved. Patience is key!
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Do I see some solidification!? :)
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I almost squeeled for joy when I saw this:
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After about 15 mins:
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Can you believe it was this easy!?
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Who hoo!!!
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In a container it went!
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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
My next homemade experiment? Almond milk!
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John Singh
That looks fabulous! Thanks for the “how-to”!
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!
Awe our puppy sophie had to have that done months ago. She had vaginitis : (
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
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…
Yum! I really need to think about a food processor. I make mini batches of nut butter in my spice grinder :)
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. ):
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!
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!
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
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!