How to Make Homemade Almond Butter (in One Minute)
Posted by Lisa on January 18, 2017 / 25 Comments
Homemade almond butter is healthy, delicious and super easy to make. It only takes one minute with a Vitamix – watch the video to see for yourself!
Homemade almond butter (or any nut butter for that matter) is a staple do-it-yourself recipe. Just like homemade nut milks (which, you know my fave is cashew milk). But I still remember the first time I made almond butter in a food processor and thinking, “sheesh, this is taking a really long time.”
20-minutes to be exact. Because everything I’d found on the interwebs said that the best way to make almond butter was in a food processor. So that’s what I did, for several years. Then, I got my first Vitamix and the homemade nut butter clouds parted ways to show me the light.
Click the image below to watch my almond butter video:
Are you ready for the light? You can take 15-20 minutes (depending on the size and strength of your food processor) to make homemade almond butter in a food processor. And it works, no doubt about it. Or, you could take one minute to make homemade almond butter in your Vitamix – for rich, creamy, super smooth almond butter. Which would you choose?
Because there’s so much incorrect information out there that says it’s difficult to make almond butter in a Vitamix, I whipped up a video to show you just how easy it is. I’ve also timed it for you with my Ascent 3500 blender. Yep, no smoke and mirrors around here. Just one minute to blend almonds into delicious almond butter.
In order to make the best almond butter possible, it’s important to know a few things about nuts. Namely, some nuts have more natural oils than others, which affects how easy they are to churn into butter. Peanuts, cashews and macadamia nuts have more natural oils (fatty acids) so they turn into nut butter quite easily. Almonds have a bit less oil.
Therefore, the easiest way to make almond butter is to 1) add a little oil (I like avocado oil) to raw almonds while blending to help them churn easier, or 2) roast the raw almonds first which helps to release their natural oils. I usually opt for the latter – and that’s what I show you in the video above.
If you roast the almonds, there’s just one important step to not forget – let them cool to room temperature. You do NOT want to put hot nuts in your plastic Vitamix container or it may ruin/melt it. Vitamix containers can definitely take hot liquids and make hot soups (I do it all the time), but hot nuts are concentrated oils which then get even hotter when blended. So remember….roast, cool, then blend.
Whether you roast the almonds or not is up to you. I personally like the flavor of roasted almond butter – it’s so darn good! But if you’re in a hurry, just toss raw almonds with 3-4 tablespoons of neutral-flavored oil into your Vitamix. Then, turn your blender on high and use the tamper to push down on the almonds. Pushing the almonds into the blades quickly turns it into almond butter. And one minute later you’re done.
Homemade almond butter without a food processor.
Enjoy!
How to Make Homemade Almond Butter (in One Minute)
Homemade almond butter is healthy, delicious and super easy to make.
Instructions
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If roasting your almonds, preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
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Place the almonds on a parchment lined baking tray and roast for 10 minutes. Let the almonds cool completely, to room temperature. Then transfer the almonds to your Vitamix container.
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If not roasting the almonds and using additional oil, add the oil to your Vitamix container, then the nuts.
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Place the lid on your Vitamix and remove the cap. Insert the tamper through the lid. Turn the Vitamix on high use the tamper to continuously push down on the almonds, particularly in the corners. After one minute, you'll have almond butter.
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Transfer the almond butter to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
This post was created in partnership with Vitamix (a brand I’ve loved and used for years). All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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