Homemade Almond Butter is so easy to make and requires just 1 ingredient. It’s creamy, delicious, and will save you money. No added oil.
Nut butter is great to have around, especially if you have children. But, outside of peanut butter, they can get pretty expensive. So, why not make your own?
You won’t believe how easy it is to make your own homemade almond butter. And, here’s the best part – ONE INGREDIENT! No added oils, sugars, etc. Just almonds!
Let’s make it!
How To Make Almond Butter
My personal preference is almonds, but you can use any nut you like.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spread the almonds onto a baking sheet. Roast them for 10-12 minutes. You want them smelling good and browned a bit, but not stinky and burned.
- Place almonds in the food processor and let them blend until you see almond butter. This part of the process usually takes around 11-12 minutes so please, be patient.
- The nuts should go from whole to ground-up & choppy, lumpy, and finally, nut butter. Also, you will more than likely need to stop the food processor periodically to scrape down the sides…perfectly normal.
- Once the almond butter is finished let it cool then transfer it to a glass jar with a lid. Don’t seal it until it’s completely cooled. You don’t want steam to build up inside the jar as it can make your almond butter spoil faster.
- You can store homemade almond butter in the fridge for at least 2 weeks in the fridge. But, you might find that it will last longer.
How To Make Homemade Almond Butter In A Blender
If you don’t have a food processor you can make almond butter in your blender.
Place the lid on your Vitamix, remove the cap, and nsert the tamper through the lid. Now, turn the Vitamix on low, increase the speed, and use the tamper to consistently push down on the almonds. Be sure and focus on the corners.
You should have nut butter in just a few minutes.
More Vegan Dressings & Sauces
- Vegan Chipotle Aioli
- The Best Vegan Ranch Dressing
- Garlicky Lemon Tahini Dressing
- Easy Vegan Cream Cheese
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How To Make Homemade Almond Butter
Homemade Almond Butter is so easy to make and requires just 1 ingredient. It’s creamy, delicious, and will save you money. No added oil.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 1 cups 1x
- Category: Dips & Spreads
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spread almonds onto a baking sheet. Roast in oven for 10-12 minutes. You want them smelling good and browned a bit…not stinky and burned.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Usually about 10 minutes or so.
- Place almonds in food processor and let process until you see almond butter. This part of the process usually takes around 11-12 minutes so please, be patient. The nuts should go from whole, to ground up & choppy, to lumpy, and finally, nut butter. Also, you will more than likely need to stop the food processor periodically to scrape down the sides…perfectly normal.
- Let cool then store in a glass jar with a lid.
Notes
Special Additions:
Once you have created a creamy nut butter, feel free to get creative. Add ¼ cup of non-dairy chocolate chips to make an incredibly decadent cocoa almond butter.
Add chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax, etc. to make this nut butter a protein power bomb.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Tbsp.
- Calories: 183
- Sugar: 1.4 g
- Sodium: 0.3 mg
- Fat: 15.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 6.8 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 6.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Love this recipe thank you!!!!
Terrific! I just bought a jar of expensive coconut flavored almond butter that we all love. Any idea how to make this at home?? (The ingredient label says coconut oil and natural coconut flavor added.)
thanks for all the greta recipes, so happy I found you.
Peggy
I would try adding a 1/4 cup of shredded coconut and see how that works. Let me know and good luck!
I tried it without roasting. Used a Vita Mix to orocess it. Got a delicious butter but quite solud, nog runny. Next time i will roast first. Thx
Roasting releases the oils and softens the nuts. But, always let them cool after roasting. Glad you liked it!!!
What about processing them without roasting…will I still get a creamy result?
No, not with raw almonds. Roasting releases the natural oils and they will process much easier.
Do you need to first soak the almonds before roasting for better nutrient absorption? Thanks!
Good question, Terri. I never do, but yes it helps. FYI, I have never tried to roast almonds after soaking them. So, not sure how it would work. But, would love to hear your feedback if you do. Removing the skin can be also beneficial for nutrient absorption when it comes to almonds. Here’s a link to an article concerning soaking almonds and nutrient absorption: https://www.quora.com/Is-eating-soaked-almonds-without-peeling-the-skin-healthy
Cool!