Making nut butter at home doesn’t require complicated ingredients, just some carefully selected tools and a lot of patience. The process of making almond butter is similar to making other kinds of nut butter, but it may require a bit of extra carefulness in order to achieve the perfect result.
Almonds First, Please
You can use either raw or roasted almonds. This depends on your personal preference, as the option you choose will determine the flavor of your butter. When it comes to ingredients, you don’t need anything besides almonds, not even oil.
How It’s Done
Almond butter comes with more vitamins, minerals, and fiber than peanut butter, which is why it recently became very popular. However, it’s more expensive than peanut butter and it’s not necessary to pay the extra cash when you can make it yourself.
The process of making it is pretty straightforward. It requires you to have a food processor and a desired amount of almonds for making the butter. Simply add the almonds to the food processor bowl (use the “S” blade) and start processing them. Don’t add too much at once!
Patience and Focus
This is where you need to be patient. It will take a while and you’ll have to stop the food processor several times and scrape down its sides before continuing the blending. After 10-15 minutes, you’ll notice the change in texture as the oil starts to separate.
After 20 minutes of constant blending, you may expect to see that the contents of your food processor bowl have finally turned into butter, but it’s probably still grainy. If you want it to be smoother, keep blending for a few more minutes.
