Making nut butters can be a little tricky. I used to think that I had to do them in my Vitamix, which would drive me batty with all the scraping down that was required. Other times, I would have a fail, only because I quit too early. I didn’t realize how much time it takes, and the process that the nuts have to go through. But if you have a little patience, you can make nut butters that are fabulous. You will never want to buy them again!
- 2 C Almonds
- 1 TÂ Raw Honey (optional)
- 1/2 t Sea Salt (optional)
Place almonds in food processor. Process for 8-12 minutes. You will need to scrape down the sides in the beginning. If you choose to use the honey and salt, stir in by hand after the butter is made as it will seize the mixture if you try to add it before.
After 2 minutes it will look like this.
After 4 minutes it will look like this.
After 6 minutes it will look like this.
Around 8 minutes, the almond mixture will ball up. Just let it keep going.
At 10 minutes it has begun to redistribute, but it is not done yet. You want to wait until the oils get released.
At 12 minutes the almonds have released their oil and the butter is ready! If you want to add honey or salt, stir it in by hand.
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Hi Susan, I just made this almond butter today, it is delicious – it took almost 20 minutes though….wondering if I did anything wrong?
I am assuming it depends on the strength and ability of your food processor. 20 is quite a while. Mine takes 12-14 though.
Hi Susan
I am wondering if you soak your almonds before using them – is it necessary?
Thanx for all that you do – I really enjoy your skills and creativeness
I soak my almonds 95% of the time. Normally they get a soak when they come in the door and then I dehydrate them and store. You can read more about it here: http://www.rawmazing.com/articles/raw-food-soaking-nuts-and-seeds/ For this nut butter, I did not soak. I am going to try it with soaked, dehydrated nuts. Will let you now how it goes!
I made almond butter today in the food processor, it came out perfect! It looked just like the picture sequence above. I needed the almond butter to make a mock peanut sauce to go with the spring rolls (raw) that I am serving at my intro raw foods class this Saturday.
That’s it?! I’m going to make a batch right now!!
Just finished making my Almond Butter! Thank you so much. Our juicer broke just recently and I’ve been desperate to make my own nut butters again. Worked perfectly.
LOVE this. Making nut butter seems like such a simple thing, but now I know I was just giving up too early.
Hi Susan,
Thanks for so much inspiration.
Could cashew butter be made the same way?
Yes…you can. It goes faster, but goes through the same steps.
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