Homemade nut butter and fruit snack ideas

Homemade nut butters are now an essential in my fridge. I will use them in lieu of peanut butter in recipes, add them to smoothies or combine them with fruit for a morning or afternoon tea snack.

Making your own nut butters is super simple too if you have a powerful blender or food processor. Here are some of my current favourite homemade nut butter and fruit snack ideas.

Almond butter and banana

You can find the recipe here – Roasted almond butter

Macadamia butter and raspberries

You can find the recipe for my macadamia butter below.

Chocolate walnut spread with apple

But to be honest, often I eat the Chocolate walnut butter more like this! You can find the recipe below.

Banana sushi

I shared this recipe over at Essential Kids – it is a hit with me and the kids.

Macadamia butter

 

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Author:: PlanningQueen

Recipe type: Condiments

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups macadamias
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• ⅛ tsp pink Himalayan salt

Method:

1. Place macadamias, oil and salt a into food processor and pulse.
2. Stop every minute or so and scrape down the sides of the bowl, then pulse again.
3. Repeat this process until the macadamia butter is the consistency you desire.
4. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes:

Macadamia butter is slightly runnier than other butters I have made, but it does thicken slightly once cooled. You can always omit the oil if you prefer a thicker spread.

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Chocolate walnut butter

 

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups walnuts
• 2 tbsps cacao powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 3 tsp rice malt syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ⅛ tsp pink Himalayan salt

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius and place the tray you will roast the walnuts on into the oven as well.
2. Once at the required temp, place baking paper on the tray and place nuts on the tray.
3. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes. I give the tray a shake every 5 minutes or so to prevent over cooking from hot spots in the oven.
4. Place walnuts, cacao powder, coconut oil, rice malt syrup, vanilla extract
5. and pink Himalayan salt into food processor and pulse.
6. Stop every minute or so and scrape down the sides of the bowl, then pulse again.
7. Repeat this process until the butter is the consistency you desire.
8. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

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Have you made your own nut butter?