I can’t believe that it’s taken me this long to make my own almond butter!!! It’s great when you can control the added ingredients, so many nut butters have unhealthy additives in them. I had fun experimenting with different variations of the recipe. I’m sharing how to make homemade almond butter 4 ways. You can make a mild tasting almond butter by using whole, unsalted almonds and a richer flavor almond butter by roasting your nuts on a baking sheet at 375 degrees for 5-6 minutes. Make sure that you watch them closely so they do not burn. I like the un-roasted version (especially for my cookie recipes that use nut butter), but it’s totally up to your taste buds. The cinnamon nut butter makes a delicious batch of Almond Butter Dark Chocolate Chip cookies!!!
All of these homemade almond butter recipes use the same base ingredients; raw whole almonds, sea salt, and coconut oil. The additional ingredients are to create the different flavors.
Using the “S” blade on a food processor, add your almonds to the bowl. Process nuts for 20-25 minutes (roasted almonds will process faster), stopping periodically to scrape down the bowl, breaking apart the mound when it starts forming into a ball.
the nuts finally break down and release their oils you are left with creamy and delicious homemade almond butter! I like to store mine in glass mason jars because they are cute, the perfect size and eco-friendly.
Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks for best flavor.
Homemade almond butter is easy to make and customizing the flavors is even easier! The directions are the same regardless of what variation you are making.
After about 10 minutes, add the remaining ingredients (depending on which flavor you are making). You may feel like it’s never going to happen and then nuts finally break down and release their oils, creating creamy and delicious homemade almond butter!
Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. I like to store mine in glass mason jars because they are cute, the perfect size, and eco-friendly.
Oh, I’ve never had maple almond butter. Can’t wait to try it!
Love this and all your options. Now that I have made cashew milk, I should really make my own nut butters!
Do they need to be raw almonds? Or can they be like what you would buy to eat from the grocery store?
Thank you ladies! You would use whole, raw almonds and toast them if you like the roasted flavor. I wouldn’t recommend using any that have been salted or cooked in oils.
This looks fantastic!! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe.