Learn how to make almond butter with my easy one ingredient Almond Butter Recipe. It's drippy, delicious and full of nutty, roasted almond flavour!
PREP TIME: 10 minutesminutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutesminutes
Nut Cooling time 5 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 25 minutesminutes
Servings: 241 tablespoon servings (makes 1½ cup (360 ml) total
Ingredients
3 cups (432grams)raw almonds
OPTIONAL
apinchsea salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
Spread almonds out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. They should smell nutty and toasty. Leave them in the pan to cool for 5 minutes before continuing. They should be warm but not hot when blending.
Make sure the food processor bowl, blade, and any spatula used is completely dry. One tiny drop of water could make your almond butter seize.
Add the warm roasted almonds to a food processor (do not add anything else) and process until completely smooth and creamy.
Scrape the sides and the bottom with a spatula as needed for even mixing and if your food processor or blender starts getting a little warm give it a break for a few minutes. It could take anything from 7 to 20 minutes depending on your food processor/blender.
Patience is key here. It will go through several stages. First it will look like coarse almond flour, then wet sand, then a very thick grainy paste, and then magic will happen and it will suddenly become completely smooth and creamy.
Once the almond butter is smooth and creamy you can add a pinch of salt if desired (or other dry flavourings) and give it a quick blend to combine before spooning into jars for storage. DO NOT add anything liquid and if using brown/coconut sugar open a brand new bag. Don't use one that has previously been opened. See the section in the post above about adding flavourings/sweetener for more info.
NOTES
Store homemade almond butter in a glass jar in the pantry or the refrigerator. In the pantry it will stay drippier and looser and will keep for about 3 weeks. In the fridge it will become a little firmer but will keep for a few weeks longer.