This 2 ingredient roasted almond butter recipe is unbelievably easy to make and tastes so good. Plus, it’s made in about 30 minutes! Once you make almond butter from scratch, there’s no going back to store-bought.
What’s up everyone? Have a nice Easter weekend? Ours was pretty chill. Of course, we had our obligatory feed of fish on Friday. Granted, it may have come battered and with fries, but fish all the same.
I was going to bring you a different recipe today, but I had to switch it up; I just couldn’t wait to share this roasted almond butter with you all and knew this had to happen today. Share the food love, ya know?
This roasted almond butter is almost too easy to make; almost too easy to call it a recipe, but you know what? It is indeed a recipe and happens to be one of my favourite things to date! Are you an almond butter or peanut butter fan? I happen to like both and always have a jar of each in my fridge
Love homemade nut butters? Check out this cashew butter recipe!
How Much Almonds Is Needed?
With about two cups of almonds, you’ll yield about one cup of almond butter.
Notes on Making Almond Butter
Depending on the power of your food processor, it may take longer (or perhaps less) than 8 to 10 minutes to process those almonds and that’s fine. You know you’re done when the consistency is smooth and creamy.
Making this almond butter was like magic before my eyes. No joke. One minute it’s almonds, then practically dust, then, boom, homemade almond butter! After the dust stage, LOL, it starts to come together. You know when you are making bread or dough in a mixer and that moment when it just starts to pull together? It’s so freaky to watch that happen with this recipe.
You process the heck out of those almonds, stopping to scrape the sides of the processor every couple of minutes, or as necessary. When you first start out, those almonds are going to look drier than the Sahara desert. It’s drier than dry.
You’ll get thirsty just looking at it. You get the point. Just go with it and you’ll end up with super creamy roasted almond butter.
Ways To Enjoy
- Enjoy on toast
- Spoon over granola
- Use in smoothies
- Eat straight-up with a spoon (that’s what I often do, anyway)
If you give this nut butter recipe a try, be sure to leave a comment below!
Roasted Almond Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole unsalted almonds
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
- Place almonds on an unlined baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, watching to ensure they don't burn and rotating the pan about halfway through cooking.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool.Note: To speed up cooling time, you can place the almonds on a new baking sheet and place into the fridge until cooled.
- Place almonds in a food processor (I use a 12-cup processor).
- Process for 8 to 10 minutes or until creamy, stopping to scrape down sides of processor with a spatula every couple of minutes, or as necessary. Note: The mixture will initially look very powdery and dry (this is completely normal, just go with it; eventually the almonds will break down and will be smooth and creamy). Also, depending on the power of the processor you are using, the process may take a little longer, but that's okay.
- Once mixture is smooth and creamy, add salt (if using) and process for another minute until combined.
- Transfer the almond butter to a storage jar, cover, refrigerate and enjoy within 2 weeks. Yields about 1 cup. Note: Mixture will thicken slightly in the fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Marissa
Such a great idea to roast the almonds first, Dawn! I love almond butter and can’t wait to try making my own!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Marissa; it makes all the difference 🙂
Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess
I’m going to have to try this! It looks amazing!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks so much Kim!
Matt
How have I never made this before? Now I can’t wait to!
Girl Heart Food
You have got to give it a try, Matt! Super easy and so delicious 🙂
Shashi at Savory Spin
It’s been a good while since I made homemade almond butter so Dawn – thanks for your droolicious reminder! You did a fantastic job with your AB – processed it to perfection as look how dreamily creamy that spoon is – you know what, I think that spoon belongs in ma mouf! 🙂
Happy Monday to you – hoping this week is a good one! xo
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Shashi! You’re too kind! Happy Monday to you too! xo
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices
Pinned it! And going to make it pretty soon! It seems so easy and effortless, yet, we never thought of making it! Homemade is always better, so thank you for the inspiration!!
Girl Heart Food
Woo hoo! Thanks Nicoletta 🙂 Hope you love it! It definitely is easy to make!
Kate @ Framed Cooks
Your weekend sounds all kinds of marvelous Dawn! Ours was great – I broke up the warring factions of ham-lovers and lamb-lovers by making chicken with spring veggies and gnocchi, and everyone left happy. And now I am going to make myself happy by pinning this almond butter so I never lose it! 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Thanks so much, Kate! Hope you enjoy it 🙂 Appreciate the Pin too!
Tracy | Baking Mischief
You know, I’ve always wanted to try to make almond butter. I think I definitely need to now. It looks so creamy, I just want to spread it over an entire loaf of bread, maybe with a little honey… Yum!
These photos are so gorgeous too! The one with the spoon makes me want to reach out and steal a spoonful. 😉 Pinned. Hope you have a fab weekend!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Tracy!! It is so easy to make and there’s no going back to store bought now 🙂 Appreciate the Pin and sweet comment! Hope you’re having a lovely weekend!!
karrie @ Tasty Ever After
Homemade almond butter is so much better than the jarred and it’s way cheaper. This first time I made it, I thought it was never going to form a paste and then BOOM it was smooth.
I don’t think there’s anything better than almond butter on a warm piece of toasted bread and a glass of milk. Unfortunately I’m not eating bread right now because stupid bathing suit season is right around corner but I
can eat the almond butter by the spoonful 🙂
Yay to Costco! We had those in Florida and I miss them so much.
Girl Heart Food
Definitely!! You’re not eating bread right now? What? Bathing suit season is far off for me; we have snow here today!!! I’ll eat some bread for ya 😉 Thanks so much, Karrie! XOXO
Katherine
Dawn! I love that you roasted the almonds – great idea. I make my own almond butter all of the time (also with Costco almonds!!) but haven’t tried it with roasted almonds yet. I will definitely refer to your recipe the next time I need to make some!
Girl Heart Food
Those big bags of almonds at Costco are the best (so much more cheaper than at the grocery store). Thanks so much, Katherine!
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries.com
Sounds like you had a lovely Easter weekend and nice that spring has finally arrived. We had a very relaxing weekend, my husband made the most delicious lamb roast – he is a great cook and I love to sit back with a glass of wine just waiting for the food to arrive 😉 Nut butters are amazing – I love peanut butter and almond butter equally. Recenlty, I saw a tip in one of Deliciously Ella’s cookbooks where she just puts a little bit of almond butter into dates, leaves them in the fridge to settle and that is it – very addictive little treats surely even better with homemade almond butter!
Girl Heart Food
Sounds like you had a lovely Easter weekend too, Miriam! I haven’t had lamb in a while, so just hearing you talk about it makes me want some. Nice to be able to sit back while someone else cooks, especially with wine in hand 😉 Love nut butters too and that treat sounds delicious!
Jolina
Oh dear me is it really that easy?? You know we buy (and yes, pay a small fortune) for a jar of almond butter at (where else??) Costco lol. And yes, we have that bag of almonds you speak of too! We definitely should try this. But maybe start with a small batch. We don’t have a proper food processor (boohoo I know), just one of those mini ones you know? Oooh I’m excited. This will save us lots!
Girl Heart Food
Yes, it is!!! If you don’t have a larger processor, you can certainly try with a blender 🙂 Hope you like it! It’s so fun to watch it come together (the little things, right??) Thanks Jolina!
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness
I’m drooling over here! I love, love, LOVE almond butter. Well if I’m being honest, I love almost any nut butter! I want to just stick some strawberries through my computer screen and dip them into this almond butter 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Me too, Nicole! And homemade makes it all the better 🙂 Thanks so much! Hope your week is going great!
Paul
Oh wow, this looks delicious! Nothing beats home-made stuff and I’m really into almonds at the moment. Thanks for sharing Dawn.
Girl Heart Food
Thank you so much, Paul! Almond butter is definitely a favourite of mine!
Adina
Homemade nut butters are so much better than the bought ones, aren’t they? And so easy to make. Our Easter was nice but the weather pretty disgusting… today has been snowing on and off the whole day long.
Girl Heart Food
Agreed! So much better! Plus, I loved watching it come together. Glad you had a nice Easter (can’t believe it’s here and gone already). Hopefully the weather will warm up for you soon 🙂
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table
Oh I’m absolutely going spoon first into this! My kids both love almond butter, too, and we send it to my son’s preschool (which is peanut-free) so I simply MUST make this! Plus, I’m with ya – gotta love watching the magic happen. 😉 Pinned! Have a fabulous week my friend!
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thanks so much, Kathryn! Hope you love it; please let me know if you try 🙂 Appreciate the Pin too! Have a great week! XO
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
I’m seriously impressed with this almond butter! I am not a fan of peanut butter and just discovered almond butter a few years ago. I love it!!! It is awfully pricey though, so I love the idea of making my own. Two ingredients!!! That’s totally doable! I can’t wait to try it!!!
Girl Heart Food
It definitely is pricey. Making your own is so much better and fun to do too! It’s amazing to see it come together, actually 🙂 Hope you like it when you give it a try! Thanks Kathy!