While it is super convenient to go and buy ready-made nut butter at the store, you can make some really fun and creative flavors at home when you want to switch it up! Also, when you make your own nut butter you know exactly what ingredients are going into it, no added fillers or sugars. Below is a list of flavor ideas to switch up your nut butter recipes!
Chocolate Hazelnut Butter
2 tbs cocoa powder
2-3 dates
use 1/2 almonds and 1/2 hazelnuts for nut base
Pumpkin Spice Pecan Butter
2 tsp pumpkin spice seasoning
2-3 dates
use 1/2 almonds and 1/2 pecans for nut base
Honey Cashew Butter
2-3 tbs raw honey
use all cashews for nut base
Chocolate Coconut Butter
1/2 cup coconut butter
nuts of your choice (almond or cashew)
2 tbs cocoa powder
2-3 dates
Cinnamon Crunch Peanut Butter
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
2-3 dates
blend 3/4 of the peanuts and leave the remaining 1/4 peanuts chunky
Berry Nut Butter
1 cup of dried fruit (strawberries, bananas, blueberries)
Use either almonds or cashews as base nut
1 tbs honey
Basic Nut Butter
Ingredients
4 cups nuts (roasted tends to blend better)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, optional
2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
If your nuts are raw you will want to roast them at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, the heat will also help soften them so they blend together better.
In a food processor add the nuts, as well as the salt, ground cinnamon and vanilla extract.
Process for a total of about 10-15 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides from time to time, until the butter becomes very smooth and creamy and almost liquid in consistency. It will return to a firmer, more natural state once it's had a chance to rest and cool down.
Transfer to clean airtight glass jars and keep in the refrigerator for 1-2 months.