Homemade Nut Butter is a pretty healthy alternative to store-bought Nut Butter, and you won’t believe how easy it is! It only takes a few minutes to toss together and has enough protein to fill you up while being low in fat and high in healthy fats. Homemade Nut Butter has a smooth, buttery texture that makes them ideal for snacking.
Tips
Here are a few points we’ve compiled that are important to achieving the best results:
1. Roasted nuts release their oil content more readily than raw nuts, this makes the process of forming a butter quicker and simpler. The less time the nuts take to blend, the less heat is generated which is good for both the nuts and the blender!
Note: the roasted nuts need to be completely cool before you attempt to blend them. Put ingredients up to 65°C in the blender jug. This isn’t to say you can’t make nut butter from raw nuts but we suggest you get used to the process with roasted nuts first and then make the transition once you’re comfortable!
2. High Speed – Make sure to use the highest speed on the blender when making any thick recipe, especially nut butter. Using high speed gets the job done faster, generating less heat and reducing strain on the motor.
3. Use the Tamper tool – The tamper tool needs to be used to constantly press the ingredients down from the sides of the jug, making sure it’s being processed by the blades. Air pockets will naturally form if nothing is done to stop them so we recommend constantly tamping around the edge of the jug until the process is completed. Note: Make sure not to rest the tamper in the center of the jug (directly above the blades) while blending, this will effectively close the center of the vortex and block air from circulating.
4. Make sure the nuts are dry – If you soak or activate nuts for nut butter, please ensure that they’re totally dry before attempting to blend. Using a dehydrator will achieve the fasted/best results though make sure the nuts are totally cooled before blending.
5. Quantity – As a rule of thumb, you should always at least cover the blades by 1-2cm. We recommend a maximum of 3 to 4 cups of nuts to make sure you’re not overloading the blender. This figure can vary depending on the natural oil content of the nuts. The higher the oil content, the larger the quantity that can be blended at once. On the contrary, if you’re using nuts with lower oil content, a lower quantity may be applicable.
6. Adding liquid – Avoid adding water into the mixture, it will likely make the mixture clumpy and prevent it from properly forming butter. If you’re adding any flavorings or powders, please add them once the butter has already formed. If the mixture is too dry, you can add small amounts of oil, we prefer an oil with a neutral flavor. This shouldn’t affect blending, just flavor.
Homemade Nut Butter
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2-3 cup nuts of your choice
Instructions
Preparation
- Use the blank screen in your juicer and turn it on.
- Feed the almonds and a little oil alternately into the juicer chute, use a juicer tamper to push through.
- Once nut butter is made, give it a stir, add a little more oil and store in a sealed jar in the fridge
- *Note: Either roast or presoak your chosen nuts, this helps them feed through the juicer without damaging the auger. Adding a little healthy oil helps achieve a smooth texture similar to when made in a blender with natural oils released. Adding Coconut oil adds extra good fats making super healthy nut butter.
- Try Cashew butter in the same way, cashews must be soaked.
- Soaking your nuts prior also activates nutrients in the nuts to make them more bio available.
