My home made cashew butter is extremely scrumptious and creamy. Our simple recipe is tremendous easy to make and tastes higher than something from the shop!
When you’ve adopted us for some time, you already know that we love making home made nut butter. This simple cashew butter recipe has shortly grow to be my favourite! I really like spreading it on toast, stirring it into my morning oatmeal, and spooning it into dates.
I really like making creamy cashew butter, however I’ve included ideas for making it crunchy within the recipe under. For extra recipes, see our homemade peanut butter or homemade almond butter.
Key Components
- Cashews: I take advantage of uncooked, unsalted cashews after which roast them for the very best cashew butter. You should purchase complete cashews, or generally, you could find damaged cashew items which can be offered at a reduced value. I additionally use uncooked cashews to make homemade cashew cream.
- Oil: I take advantage of a tiny little bit of oil to assist my cashews mix into an excellent easy and creamy cashew butter. Avocado oil or coconut oil is ideal.
- Spices: I take advantage of a little bit of salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. This straightforward mix makes our cashew butter style so significantly better than something I’ve had from the shop.
- Sweetener: I really like a little bit of honey or maple syrup. I don’t add a lot, simply sufficient to present it a touch of sweetness.
Easy methods to Make Cashew Butter
I roast my cashews earlier than making cashew butter. Roasting provides 10 to fifteen minutes, however belief me, it’s price it!
I add my roasted cashews to my meals processor (I really like utilizing a meals processor, however a high-powered blender works, too). The cashews will undergo a couple of levels earlier than they flip into butter. Listed below are some photographs exhibiting them:
This picture above is after a minute of processing. They’ve become a powder.
Now, the cashew powder is beginning to launch some oils. I often add a teaspoon of additional oil at this level to assist it alongside. You’ll be able to see it appears like an enormous clump whirling across the bowl, and actually, it’d really feel prefer it isn’t ever going to show into creamy cashew butter, however it’ll (belief me).
Now we have now creamy cashew butter! You’ll be able to add any taste like salt, vanilla extract, spices (I like cinnamon), and a few honey or maple syrup if you would like it sweetened. Straightforward!
Straightforward Cashew Butter
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Do-it-yourself cashew butter is scrumptious, creamy, and quite simple to make! I really like spreading cashew butter onto toast, stirring it into oatmeal, and spooning it into dates. We use a 12-cup meals processor (10-cup needs to be ample), however a big, high-powered blender also needs to work.
Makes 16 ounces (about 2 cups)
Watch Us Make the Recipe
You Will Want
3 cups (16oz) uncooked unsalted cashews
1 tablespoon oil like avocado oil or coconut oil for a slight coconut taste
1/4 teaspoon high quality sea salt, plus extra to style
1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon floor cinnamon, optionally available
1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, optionally available
Honey or maple syrup, optionally available
Instructions
1Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
2Add the cashews to a spherical or sq. cake pan (or rimmed baking sheet).
3Roast the cashews for 3 minutes, shake the pan, after which roast for one more 3 to five minutes, or till the nuts are calmly browned and scent nutty ( watch that they don’t burn). Allow them to cool till you’ll be able to deal with them.
4If you’re making crunchy cashew butter, add 1/3 cup of the roasted cashews to the bowl of a meals processor. Pulse 3 to 4 occasions or till the nuts are chopped into tiny items. Switch the chopped nuts to a bowl and reserve for later.
5Add the roasted cashews to a meals processor bowl. Course of for 1 minute, then scrape the edges of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
6Add the oil, after which course of one other 2 to three minutes till the cashew butter is shiny and easy. Relying on the model/number of nuts you’re utilizing, this will likely take barely longer. As you course of them, the cashews will go from complete nuts, to a high quality powder, to a clumpy mess, and eventually to a creamy easy substance. Stopping and scraping or breaking apart any giant clumps will assist to quicken the method.
7When the cashew butter is easy and creamy, add salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Course of for 10 to twenty seconds after which style. When you really feel it wants extra salt, cinnamon, or vanilla, add extra.
8To sweeten it, add a teaspoon or extra of honey or maple syrup and course of for one more 5 to 10 seconds in order that it’s nicely included.
9For crunchy cashew butter, stir within the reserved chopped cashews.
Adam and Joanne’s Suggestions
- Storing: Do-it-yourself cashew butter lasts 3 to 4 weeks. I wish to retailer mine in mason jars within the fridge.
- Can I make it in a blender? Sure, however you’ll want to make use of a high-powered blender (which most are). Costlier fashions with a tamper (like Vitamix) will make the method a lot faster.
- The diet info supplied under are estimates.
Diet Per Serving
Serving Measurement
About 2 tablespoons
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Energy
155
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Complete Fats
12.7g
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Saturated Fats
3.1g
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Ldl cholesterol
0mg
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Sodium
40.4mg
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Carbohydrate
8.4g
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Dietary Fiber
0.8g
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Complete Sugars
1.3g
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Protein
3.9g