Recipe Directions

  • 1. Place the almonds only (do not add the honey or salt) into your food processer.
  • 2. Food process your almonds for five minutes, stopping every 1 minute to scrape down the sides. (Almonds will just be all powdery and you'll think you need to add liquids. But do NOT add any liquids.)
  • 3. Continue processing almondsfor an additional 15 minutes.(Yes, that's right, 20 minutes total!!) Almonds will eventually turn dough-like, then whipped, and then finally, they'll turn buttery and identical to store bought almond butter if you process them long enough! (Scroll down to "Thoughts" for a minute-by-minute play by play!)
  • 3. After approximately 20minutes of food processing (could be a bit longer or a bit less depending on the strength of your food processor), your almond butter is ready.
  • 4. Transfer creamy, spreadable almond butter to a jar or bowl. Then, optionally, add the honey and salt immediately and then stir by hand.
  • 5. Enjoy immediately. Store leftovers in fridge.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

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.

Note: Do NOT soak your almonds in advance. (Use dry, unsalted, unsoaked, unroasted almonds.)

This is a great replacement for peanut butter. And much healthier, too!

Please wear ear protection, by the way! This is a long and loud process.

Note: Note all food processors are up to this task. There is a small chance that your food processor's engine will burn out during this process, particularly if you have a cheap one. Consider letting the motor pause for a few 20 second intervals during this process to let your food processor cool down a little.

Note re: photograph: The almond butter in this photograph is a bit too chunky! Keep processing until you get the texture of store bought spreadable wet butter. I need to update this photo but I haven't gotten around to it yet!

Laura-Jane's Notes using her Cuisinart Classic Food Processor:

  • First 5 minutes: Need to scrape the sides every minute or so to ensure the mixture is evenly distributed. (Important.)
  • 5 minutes: Sticky, beginning to ball together.
  • 6 minutes: Formed a big ball. (Might need to stop briefly and bust up the ball.) 
  • 8 minutes: Doesn't need any more interference from here on. Now, little sticky crumbs.  
  • 10 minutes: Big hot sticky dough ball!
  • 11 minutes: Starting to look whipped!
  • 12 minutes: Getting wet.
  • 14 minutes: Getting smooth and creamy!
  • 16 minutes: Similar to above.
  • 17 minutes: More spreadable, almost store bought.
  • 18 minutes: As spreadable as store bought!
  • 20 minutes: Yep - it's perfect! Same texture as store bought but a little lighter in color.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 89 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Calories, Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is an excellent source of Vitamin E.
  • This recipe is a good source of Protein, and Riboflavin.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, and Iron.

Amounts per 35 g (1 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 206 8 %
Protein 7 g 13 %
Fat 18 g 23 %
Carbohydrates 7 g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g 12 %
Sugars 1.7 g
Calcium 92 mg 9 %
Iron 1.3 mg 10 %
Sodium 1 mg
Source: USDA, The Rawtarian

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Felicitations! You must have an awesome juicer??

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Merci :)
Yeah it's the Omega 8006, absolutely brilliant for making butters, like cashew butters, almond butters peanuts, coconuts etc... It has a blank filter, so when you use that particular filter it processes the nuts into butter very quickly and efficiently. That's also how you can make banana ice cream... yummy.

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That is pretty cool! So if you were to make a smoothie would you use the Omega 8006 or do you have a blender too?

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Yeah I really love my juicer.
I have a Phillips aluminium blender for my smoothies, until I can convince my wife that I NEED a Vitamix heheh... She's not into into raw food.
To be honest I do make a lot more juices than smoothies. I have a huge green juice everyday... and not only is it good for me, but my 4 year old son, helps me make the juice and eats the raw carrots, spinach and broccoli as he puts them into to the juicer.

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Wow, you did well with your 4yo loving carrots and broc! What's your secret? Lol

Yes, I had trouble convincing my DH that I needed a VM too. But eventually I wore him down!

I would really like to get into juicing more - I don't even own a juicer.

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hahah I have no secret, I never forced him, it's just that he's a daddy's boy, so everything I do... every time I juice he comes help eventually he started tasting without me even offering.
Ok, I will try wearing my wife down for the Vitamix heheh.

Well, since I discovered juicing, I never looked back. I have a juicer for whole fruits and one for greens and butters...

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He is lucky to have you

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Just finished a batch in my 40 (yep, that's "forty") year old food processor (thanks to my mother-in-law from whom I inherited it). It worked beautifully and only got a bit warm. I did go hang up some clothes in the middle of the process, so that 5 minute rest may have helped cool it down a bit. I don't like sweets in my nut butters, so all I added was the salt and some coarsely chopped almonds so that it's now "chunky style". Thanks for such a good recipe!

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Oh, good. I was worried you were going to say that it was this almond butter recipe that finally did your 40yo FP in :)

They don't make things like they used to, huh?

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By running the FP continuously, the almonds are cooked and no longer raw. If the butter is warm or you are seeing steam, it is no longer raw. For maximum benefit, don't rush the process;)

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How about clarified butter?

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Would not be considered raw vegan PJ

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Actually, neither would honey. Honey isn't vegan. Not that I mind (I love honey!), but I felt a need to clarify.

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Totally true MF :)

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Can you use something other than honey it is out of my price range.

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Honey is out of your price range? You should find a local source!

You can omit the honey if you like

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Hi, This works great! How long will this last in the frig? mmmmm, delicious!
Thank you!
Jim

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5 days or so

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I make almond (and hazelnut) butter in my 20-yr-old FP. it does start to heat up, but when it does I stop it and let it rest for a minute or two, then I blend again. I keep blending and stopping (and scraping) until it’s ready.

SO WORTH IT!

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I love your new website - it is so pretty

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Thank you!

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I make almond (and hazelnut) butter in my 20-yr-old FP. it does start to heat up, but when it does I stop it and let it rest for a minute or two, then I blend again. I keep blending and stopping (and scraping) until it's ready.

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Patience is a virtue, isn't it Karina? :)

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I dont have a food processor. Can i ground the almonds in a grinder instead of a food processor? The grinder is 600 Watts. Thanks.

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Nope, sorry, not going to work :(

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