Homemade Nut & Seed Butter
Making homemade nut or seed butter is an incredibly easy pantry staple to whip up yourself.
All you need is a decent food processor or a Vita Mix or other high powered blender and some sprouted organic almonds, walnuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios, pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
Just 2-3 ingredients and you have a new way to keep your healthy fat intake up! 1 Lb will make a generous 3 cups of butter and will likely become your new favourite snack or spread for Pumpkin U Bake Bread.
Some nuts have more natural oils than others, which affects how easy they are to churn into butter.
Pecans, cashews and walnuts and have more natural oils (fatty acids) so they turn into nut butter quite easily. Almonds, pistachios, pumpkin and sunflower have a bit less oil. Nothing a little avocado oil can’t solve.
Pistachio kernels being transformed
Makes about 3 cups
Mindful Preparation
Fill your blender or food processor to at least 1/2 full. Ideally 4 cups or more
Blend and scrape the sides of the bowl or use a tamper in your blender
Add a pinch of sea salt and oil as needed
The food processor method is our preferred method. You need to let it run for up to 5 minutes.
Patience Grasshopper, it will be worth it!
The butter will keep in the fridge for up to a month!
* Oil is only needed with almonds, pistachios, pumpkin & sunflower
