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Almond Butter

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of crispy almonds or oven-roasted
  • 2 - 3 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. maple syrup or honey
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt

Instructions

  • If you don't know what crispy almonds are, click the link above.  They're not required (you can use oven-roasted almonds instead), but I recommend them to reduce the phytic acid and make the nuts more digestible.  I'll wait....  :)
  • Add the almonds to your blender.
  • Turn this on low and let them begin chopping up.
  • After a while, it will resemble almond meal.  Okay, it is almond meal right now.
  • Turn it to medium and keep blending.  It will become a very thick almond butter that doesn't really stick together well.
  • Add your coconut oil and maple syrup.
  • Add your sea salt (you can skip it).
  • Keep blending it now on low-medium.  Add a little more coconut oil if you need to.  I added all 3 tablespoons to make it as smooth as I wanted.  That's up to you if you want it really smooth or with a little chunkiness left.  Occasionally, you may need to use a small spatula to stir and push down the almond butter to keep it all moving.  Just be careful not to hit the blades of the blender!
  • And then it's done!  Scoop it out into a bowl and store it in the fridge for a couple of weeks if it lasts that long. :)  Serve with crackers, celery sticks, or however you like.