How to Make Almond Butter

Learn How to Make Almond Butter. This delicious homemade roasted almond butter is made from scratch. It's perfect for toast, snacks, baking and more!

Almond Butter in a jar topped with almonds.
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Almonds are versatile and can also be used to make milk, oil, flour, and paste. I usually add a spoonful of almond butter to my oatmeal in the mornings, but feel free to experiment!

You can also try this, Easy Homemade Cashew Butter, Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars Homemade Chocolate Covered Dates, Healthy No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Bars and Easy Oatmeal Recipes for Breakfast.

Why This Recipe Works

  • It only requires three ingredients.
  • This delicious nut butter is ready in less than 30 minutes.
  • You can control the sweetness.
  • Add this nut butter with Breakfast Banana Oats Smoothie.

Ingredients

Almonds, honey and salt.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

  • Almonds: Select raw, unsalted almonds.
  • Honey: Use honey as a sweetener. You can also use agave.

Tips and Substitutions

  • Nuts: You can make just about any nut butter following the same steps e.g cashew butter, peanut butter and more.
  • Almonds: Do not use raw almonds for this recipe. Roasting the almonds helps them to break down properly and create a creamy texture.
  • Texture: If the texture is not smooth, continue to mix it. You can also add some oil to loosen the consistency.

Almond Butter Recipe

Almonds on a baking tray.
  1. Preheat oven to 170C/340F. Add almonds to a lightly greased baking tray and roast for 10 minutes.
Roasted almonds on a baking tray.

2. Leave almonds to cool.

Roasted almonds blitzed in a food proccesor.

3. Then, add the almonds to a food processor, blend until smooth, and scrape down the sides when necessary.

Roasted almonds blended in a food proccesor.

4. This process takes typically 10-20 minutes, so be patient!

Roasted almonds blended into a paste in a food proccesor.

5. Once the almond butter is smooth, add honey/maple syrup and salt and blend again.

Roasted almonds blended in a paste in a jar with two almonds on top.

6. Pour the almond butter into a jar and refrigerate it!

7. Serve with toast, oatmeal, smoothies, Fluffy Chocolate Pancakes, and Double Chocolate Banana Bread!

Almond Butter in a glass jar with a lid beside it.

Recipe FAQs

What to use almond butter for?

It can be used as a food spread, added to smoothies, or baked goods.

How to store almond butter?

Almond butter can be stored in a jar in the fridge for up to two weeks!

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Almond butter in a jar.

How To Make Almond Butter

Jen Sim
Learn How to Make Almond Butter. This delicious homemade roasted almond butter is made from scratch. It's perfect for toast, snacks, baking and more!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine: nut, spread, Vegan
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 386kcal
Author: Jen Sim

Ingredients

  • 400 g almonds
  • Honey or maple syrup to taste (optional)
  • A pinch of salt (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 170C. Add almonds to a lightly greased baking tray and roast for 10 minutes.
  • Leave almonds to cool. Add almonds to a food processor, blend until smooth and scrape down the sides when necessary. This process normally takes 10-20 minutes so be patient!
  • Once the almond butter is smooth add honey/maple syrup, salt and blend again.
  • Pour your butter into a jar and refrigerate!

Notes

Now just prepare almond butter and spread it on your favourite bread!

Nutrition

Serving: 67g | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.37g | Protein: 14.1g | Fat: 33.29g | Saturated Fat: 2.535g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.219g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21.034g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 489mg | Fiber: 8.3g | Sugar: 2.9g | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 2.47mg
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