Ingredients
- 3 cups whole almonds
- , unsalted 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil optional
Recipe Description
Homemade almond butter: So creamy. So versatile. So deceptively simple. If you own a food processor, making homemade almond butter (or any nut butter for that matter) is just that easy. However, if you’re working with a high powered blender like a Vitamix or a Blendtec there is a little more maneuvering involved, but it can still be done with a little effort. I personally use a Blendtec. Softer nuts like cashews and peanuts are a lot easier to work with, but almonds can be a little tricky.
If you’re struggling to get your almond butter past the sticky, crumbly phase I’ve found two things to be particuarly helpful to see you on through to the smooth and creamy phase that we’re all looking for.
1. Add a tablespoon of melted coconut oil (or another neutral flavored oil) to the almond butter.
2. Take half of the almond butter out of the jar and mix it in two batches.
