2 cups almonds
2 tablespoons of honey
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
Directions
1. Place the almonds only (do not add the honey or salt) into your food processer.
2. Food process your almonds. Keep scraping the sides. At first, the almonds will just be all powdery and you'll think you need to add liquids. But do NOT add any liquids. Just keep processing them and scraping the sides. Seriously, keep processing and scraping the sides for approximately ten minutes. (Yes, that's right, 10 minutes!!)
You'll see that your almonds will eventually turn kind of doughy. Keep processing them... They'll turn buttery if you process long enough.
After approximately ten minutes of food processing (could be a bit longer or a bit less depending on the strength of your food processor), your raw almond butter recipe is basically ready. Please wear ear protection, by the way! This is a long and loud process.
3. Once you've got the consistency you like, add the honey and salt and mix by hand.
Enjoy your raw almond butter recipe!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
Raw almond butter recipes are something of a myth in the raw food world. Why won't they blend well? What's the deal with all these bad raw almond butter recipes?
But I've got a raw almond butter recipe that does the trick.
Make this raw almond butter recipe in your food processor, not your blender, not your VitaMix and not your BlendTec. (Trust me.)
This raw almond butter recipe is simple and delicious. I love it spread on apples or raw crackers. Keep it in the fridge. It tastes best when it is served at room-temperature.
This is a great replacement for peanut butter. And much healthier, too!
WARNING: DO NOT PROCESS FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES TOTAL. IF YOU LET YOUR FOOD PROCESSOR GO FOR LONGER YOU MAY BURN OUT YOUR FOOD PROCESSOR'S ENGINE. BIG THANKS AND APOLOGIES TO S. WHO CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT THIS RECIPE KILLED HER BRAND NEW, NEVER USED KITCHENAID FOOD PROCESSOR THAT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY :(
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Lance
Dec 02, 2012
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I found a recipe for cashew butter that we've made several times that uses a bit of olive oil and orange juice in addition to the nuts etc. I'll never buy cashew butter again. The vita-mix has no problem with it.
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The Rawtarian
Dec 08, 2012
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Lance, that sounds really delicious! I have never made cashew butter. I like the idea of the orange juice for a nice hit of citrus flavour
ashley rose
Dec 07, 2012
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Is there a way of making this and storing it; I was thinking of giving it as gifts but if you have to keep it refrigerated, that does not help. I buy raw almond butter on the shelves so there must be a way, would love any insite
The Rawtarian
Dec 08, 2012
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Hi Ashley Rose, this will go BAD very quickly so won't go well for a Christmas gift I don't think. I am not aware of any good way of preserving. Any readers out there have any suggestions for us?
Aurika
Dec 28, 2012
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Do nuts have to be soaked???
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The Rawtarian
Dec 29, 2012
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Hi Aurika! No, you do not have to soak your nuts! Use dry nuts for this recipe.
Bex
Jan 05, 2013
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I just made a jar of almond butter in my Vitamix in 2 minutes...YUMMY!
3 cups of raw, organic almonds... that's it...start on variable 1, increase to 10, switch to high setting, then continuously tamper down for the full 2 minutes. You will actually hear the Vitamix change tone when it's finished. The Vitamix only got a little hot and the almond butter was a little warm.
RESULT: a really creamy, yummy almond butter! That's it! ENJOY!
P.S. my Vitamix is just fine, no issues.
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The Rawtarian
Mar 03, 2013
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Cool Bex! Thanks for sharing :) Did you soak your almonds first?
Jessica
Mar 02, 2013
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I think its great that you respond to most everyone! I just wanted to make a suggestion- maybe there is a way to have your web developer send an automatic email to the people you respond to, letting them know you responded?
The Rawtarian
Mar 03, 2013
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Hi Jessica, I love this idea! Not sure if I will actually make it happen, but I really like the idea and think it would be handy! Thanks for the idea, I like it!
Leslie
Mar 04, 2013
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I've been making almond butter but have never added raw honey. I'll be trying this, thanks! One note: I had no idea it only lasted 4-5 days. I have kept mine much longer than that and it is fine. At least I think it's fine. Wouldn't I know if it went rancid? I'm still here so it must not have been deadly. LOL
Mrs.Tangiwairua...
Mar 05, 2013
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Hi there Folks, Well I have just done this "Raw Almond Butter" & it has turned out Great!! Mind you you definitely have to blend it for a good 15 minutes or so. Stopping and starting it frequently, but it's worth seeing it changing from powdery to doughy. I then added 1 cup of cooked Chickpeas and continued to blend and scrape it. Adding a 1/4 cup of boiled water along with 2 tbsps honey and 1/2 tsp salt. Blend all that slowly but surely, until you get the right consistency come around the corner. It does...looks good and taste excellent!!!So here is my recipe try it and let me know folks.
"Tania's Healthy Almond Butter":
1 cup of almonds , 1 cup cooked chickpeas, 1/4 cup boiled water and 1/2 tsp salt.
Follow the process as above and most important have a chair handy to sit down on throughout the whole process.......From Tania.
Katy
Mar 13, 2013
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Hi there!! I'm looking to try and make almond butter but I do not have a food processor. What would you recommend so that I can handle the process? Also... I was wondering if you could make multiples and seal the cans?
The Rawtarian
Mar 15, 2013
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Not sure what your budget is, but if you're cheap like me here's what I recommend!
Here is the cheap food processor that I own - it gets bad reviews on Amazon but it's cheap and it's the one I've been using for almost 4 years! I don't have a problem recommending it, it's the Black and Decker Quick and Easy: http://tinyurl.com/avdwva4
Multiples and seal cans? Nope, wouldn't recommend it
Amanda
Mar 17, 2013
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This was so easy and SOOOOO good! Why didn't I try this years ago? My FP did get hot, but I would stop, scrap and let it cool for a minute or two. At first I only made half a batch, but when I tasted it, I made a FULL batch!! My boys loved it too! Thank you so much for sharing!
The Rawtarian
Mar 24, 2013
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My pleasure Amanda, so glad your boys enjoyed, and that you took the needs of your FP into consideration too :)
Beth A.
Mar 26, 2013
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Do you need to refrigerate? How long will it keep? (FYI - I have a super cuisinart and it took way longer than 10 minutes)
The Rawtarian
Mar 30, 2013
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Hi Beth, it will keep for at least 5 days in the fridge.
Kat
Mar 27, 2013
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My first attempt to make almond butter : half an hour of blending (with short breaks so my FP could rest) and still no cream :( I gave up and added water - and now I have white almond butter - tastes ok but not exactly same as the one I buy...
The Rawtarian
Mar 30, 2013
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Hi Kat, it will never become like the almond butter that you see in stores - that is much liquidier and oilier. It becomes more like a thick, spreadable peanut butter texture.
damita09
Apr 08, 2013
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I am new to raw food diet but I am loving it so far. The almond butter was so easy to make and I have a very inexpensive food processor which thankfully did not over heat. I am glad I found this website, the recipes look fun and easy. Thank you for sharing :)
The Rawtarian
Apr 20, 2013
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Hi Damita, so glad your food processor survived this recipe :) My food processor is a cheapie too (a Black and Decker: http://tinyurl.com/avdwva4), and it does the trick!
Marjorie
Apr 10, 2013
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Hi,
I was trying to make almond butter with raw almonds...I even doubled the recipe.. I got the brilliant idea of adding coconut oil to the raw almonds in the food processor since I had tasted this combination before and really liked it...well it doesn't seem to be coming out right and I'm worried I ruined the almond butter? :/ is there anything I can do to save this as I really don't want to throw it out? I did read your comments too late about adding the ingredients at the very end. Would you recommend anything for me to do? Thanks.
The Rawtarian
Apr 20, 2013
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Hi Marjorie,
I agree that this is a finicky recipe and that it probably will not turn out right. Also, I do not recommend doubling this recipe because it's hard for your food processor to do so many almonds at once.
Don't throw it out though, rather, there are many recipes that you can make using the almonds. (You can also freeze what you have and defrost it for use later.) For example, you could definitely use the somewhat ground almonds in this recipe in place of the almond meal in the same quantity: http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-almond-pulp-fudge
Donna e
Apr 17, 2013
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Please mention at the begininnof the recipe that soaking is required, some people don't assume that
The Rawtarian
Apr 20, 2013
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Hi Donna, I do not soak all of my nuts. Soaking is only required when it is explicitly stated in my recipes.
Julia
Apr 23, 2013
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I usually put my almonds in a plastic bag and put it on a rock slab, and take a nice
flat smooth rock that fits in the palm on my hand, and crush them on the flat
rock at the bottom, and they end up in powder and tiny chunks. Saves the stress on the
food processor. Thanks for your helpful site.
Julia
The Rawtarian
Apr 28, 2013
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Plus, you get the added benefit of getting out any pent up rage. Lol Great tip Julia!
julia
May 03, 2013
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hi there
thanks for the recipe! how do companies make nut butters commercially (just out of curiosity!)
thanks
The Rawtarian
May 11, 2013
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Hi Julia, I have no idea!
John
May 17, 2013
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With all that FP processing,does it not heat the almonds a bit?Have not tried this recipe yet,but have tried without first roasting almonds,to get them to the consistency of store bought nut butters,with no avail.
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The Rawtarian
May 19, 2013
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Hi John - ditto! Haven't had that commercial consistency myself either with a food processor
sheyla
May 19, 2013
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do I need to soak the almonds in water first?
The Rawtarian
May 19, 2013
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Hi Sheyla, no, soaking is not required
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