This Mixed Nut and Seed Butter is a whole lot of goodness packed in one little jar! It’s all good-for-you ingredients that you can pronounce and nothing complicated. There’s a bunch of peanuts, cashews and almonds along with sunflower, pumpkin, chia and sesame seeds and a tiny peck of salt. This one is going to be your new favourite thing to spread on toast!
Happy Monday peeps! Truth be told, is Monday really a ‘happy’ day? I guess it could be if we tell ourselves that (over and over and over again, right 😉 ?) How was your weekend? We had a busy (but fun) one. Also, I picked up a favourite childhood toy. Yes, a toy. It was Rainbow Brite. I went crazy when I found out she was being remade. So I got her, along with her horse, Starlite, and I have her sidekick, Twink, on order. I may have went a little overboard but she brings back so many memories. Obviously, she’ll have a permanent fixture on my shelf with Strawberry Shortcake. And, of course, this is where I say that I’ll never fully grow up. Those two dolls really stand out to me when I think of childhood toys. I remember having a Rainbow Brite blanket and Strawberry Shortcake lamp. Oh, boy, wouldn’t I love to have that now!! What was your favourite childhood toy?
Aside from picking up dolls, lol, we went to a wedding on Saturday and it was such a beautiful day! The sun was shining and there was no wind (which is kinda a big thing around here). When it’s not windy you notice it, ya know?
Homemade Mixed Nut and Seed Butter
So, onto this Mixed Nut and Seed Butter. I’ve been obsessed with making my own nut butter since making almond butter and a chocolate version. And, then I tried a mixed nut butter that I purchased from Costco and thought ‘why not make my own version at home?’ So, of course, I did! Like, most nut butters, this is preeeeetty simple. Don’t you just love recreating a restaurant dish or product yourself? What have you recreated? It’s especially awesome when it works out better than the original dish.
All the raw ingredients are simply placed in the food processor and blended. Nothing to it! As I mentioned when I made homemade roasted almond butter before, there’s going to be a point when you are mixing the ingredients up and you think ‘nope, this ain’t gonna work.’ Trust me, people, it will. See the pic above. See how dry it looks in the second photo and by the third it’s coming together. Then, the fourth pic? Smooth as a baby’s bottom. Just keep rolling with it, stopping every so often to smooth the sides. And if you don’t want to give your processor a huge workout (or don’t want as much quantity) simply divide the recipe in two.
Homemade Food Gift
How cool would it be to make a batch of this and give as a hostess gift? There’s nothing like homemade gifts. Put the Mixed Nut and Seed Butter in a mason jar, tie it with a pretty ribbon and hand written tag and way to go! And you know that it will definitely be appreciated, especially the next day.
What floats your boat for toast? I gotta say, this chicka loves her some real butter (or budda as I often like to say), buuuuuut I also love nut butter. I like my bread sliced thin and toasted on just one side. We have an old fashioned toaster that toasts one side at a time. It’s old as heck, but it’s the best. I would be so disappointed if it ever broke. Are you a one side only or toast both sides kinda person?
Have an awesome week everyone and until next time, take care & chit chat again soon 🙂
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Mixed Nut and Seed Butter
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted peanuts
- 1 cup unsalted almonds
- 1 cup unsalted cashews
- 1/2 cup unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup unsalted raw pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Combine peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in processor and blend for about 10-15 minutes, stopping to scrape sides with rubber spatula as necessary.
- Once mixture is smooth, add chia seeds, sesame seeds and salt and blend for about 1 more minutes. Pour into mason jars and store in fridge. Enjoy!
Rainbow Brite! How awesome is that? I was never a Rainbow Brite kinda guy (strange, right?), but I did love Scooby Doo. I always imagined that I would grow up to be the voice of Scooby Doo. Haha! And as you and I have commented before, we’re still just big kids. Sure, we have jobs and such now, but all I really want to do is wake up on Saturday mornings and watch cartoons while eating powdered sugar doughnuts. 🙂 Maybe this nut butter will help balance out the lack of nutrition in those doughnuts! I love all of the nuts and seeds in there. I’m imagining this spread on a nice hearty piece of toasted whole-grain seed bread…how good does that sound right about now? Happy Monday, my friend!
Hahaha! Too funny, David! I love your Saturday morning story! Sounds absolutely perfect to me 🙂 Gotta be a kid at heart, right 😉 ? Wouldn’t have it any other way! Happy Monday to you too!
You’re really the master of nut butters Dawn! This looks awesome. I can imagine this on (one-side) toasted bread + tea. So good! And OMG Rainbow Brite?? And Strawberry Shortcake! Add the Care Bears and I am set. Ah the good old days 🙂 I remember my mom bought me colouring books that I very rarely used because I didn’t want to ruin it with colour LOL! Yes, I might be a weird kid. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks so much, Jolina!! I literally laughed out loud when I read your colouring book story. Too funny. Too cute!! Have a great week 🙂
I forgot all about Rainbow Bright! It’s funny what will make us nostalgic, isn’t it? I can still remember what my Hello Kitty eraser that smelled like bubble gum and every once in a while I’ll come across a scent that reminds me of it…
Really love the combination of nuts and seeds in this creamy butter! My favorite breads for toast are loaded with nuts and seeds and this spread would just add more goodness!
I know!! Scents are funny like that. I have a Strawberry Shortcake Christmas ornament and every time I smell her strawberry scent, it takes me right back. Love that type of bread too! Thanks, my friend!
Such a great combination of ingredients, Dawn! I love healthy, easy and delicious recipes! Can I use the butter for preparing desserts?
Thank you Agness! Me too 😉 Yes, most definitely! Enjoy 🙂
It is so much fun watching whole nuts being transformed into delicious nut butter in a food processor. It is so easy to make and even easier to eat a jar in one go (or is that just me :-)) Like your nut combination – never added chia seeds to mine, something to try next time for sure! Lovely idea to create home made gifts with it. Have a great weekend, Dawn!
It is, right?? Like magic 🙂 Thanks Miriam! Have a great weekend too!
My favorite toy was definitely a cabbage patch kid growing up! But honestly loved rainbow brite, my little pony, etc – all of them! The good ol days, right? I’m loving this nut seed butter – so many of my favorites all in one, I think I’m going to make a batch this weekend since I’m out of almond butter! Can’t wait to try.
OOOOH….those were so awesome too!! Memories!! Thank you Michelle! Hope you love it 🙂
pretty sure i’m not allowed to make this, ever. i tried the mixed nut butter from trader joe’s, and mowed it down way too fast. oops. also, how come i’ve never noticed how your ingredient amounts change depending on what yield the cook wants?! super cool.
So good, right?? Thanks Heather 🙂
Haha My toaster works the same…it’s not old just so faulty sometimes I swear it has a mind of its own. On some days it works perfectly, toasting both sides perfectly and on others…I am sure on Mondays..it throws it’s tantrums and toasts one side at a time.
I absolutely love your recipe for this mixed seed and nut butter. It looks so simple and really delicious ?. I am really going to enjoy this on my toast…but not on Monday ?
Haha! Thanks so much Ashika 🙂
This is awesome! Nuts and seeds in a smooth & delicious butter, I want to try this!! Pinned 🙂 . P.s. I love my bread well toasted, so both sides for me 😉 .
Thank you Nicoletta!! You’re going to love it 🙂
I tried making almond butter once and you are right…I said, nope this isn’t going to work! It seemed to take forever and I worried about my food processor. I’ll need to try it again. This mixed nut butter looks fabulous!
Definitely! It will come together. It’s actually fascinating to watch it happen 🙂 Hope you try it!
I always loved Rainbow Brite too! And My Little Ponies and Cabbage Patch dolls. And I love ALL the mix of nuts and seeds going on here – YUM girl!
Loved all of those too! Thanks Kathryn!
Yum! That recipe sounds perfect. And it really is a wonderful gift for friends. I’ll so try it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Ginger 🙂
I know what you mean by ‘there was no wind’, lol! I really can appreciate the beautiful day you describe:) Living in Estes Park had driven us crazy a few years ago! Many trees only had branches on one side… gave up on growing branches against the wind, lol. I am loving this nuts and seeds butter you whipped up. So healthy, yet so delicious. And if you chilled it and made tiny little rolled balls from it, it could easily be a finger food app style delicacy. To pair with stouts:) Pinning to an appropriately themed board:)
I’m glad you can 😉 I like that idea, Milena!! High five girl! Thanks so much!
I pinned this one immediately, Dawn!! I know that mixed nut butter you’re referring to from Costco, and I’ve yet to buy it but I’ve always been curious. Now I can make my own!! Thank you!! I can’t wait to try this in some recipes in place of peanut butter or almond butter. PS – I LOVED Rainbow Brite.
Yay! Thank you, Katherine!! Sweet of ya!! Hope you love it as much as I do 🙂 High five for Rainbow Brite 😉
What a great idea for hostess gifts Dawn! You’re inspiring me to think ahead for the holidays! Can’t wait to try this! My favorite toy was a light up tracer. I wasn’t a very good artist, so it helped me trace things, like comics from the Sunday paper. I loved that thing. I still have it too! Hope you have a great week!
Thank you Mary Ann! It’s starting to get that time whether we like it or not, right 😉 ? I don’t want it to come too fast, but am pretty excited! That sounds like such a fun toy and so awesome that you still have it! Have a great week too 🙂
We already “talked” about this rainbow brite thing, but her along with strawberry short cake and barbie of course were my favorites. I didn’t know they were revamping rainbow brite though! Makes me wish Boy and I could have children…a girl obviously. 😉 I’d force Rainbow Brite upon her. bahahaha. Anyways, LOVING this butter! You really jam packed it with all the yum! I could eat this with a shovel for sure! Cheers, doll! XOXO
Barbie was pretty awesome too. I would take my brother’s G.I. Joe figures and make them go on dates with my Barbies! Ha! Too funny 😀 Thanks Chey! XOXO
I had an ahah moment when I read the title, why wouldn’t I just used mixed nuts!
I sometimes find the flavours of just one nut butter to be kinda flat but using multiple is genius. Something so simple just changed my thought about making them at home.
Yay for those 🙂 !! You definitely need to give it a try – it’s so good!!
I still have a popple (which my computer wants to auto correct to “pope”) upstairs. Cookie tried to steal it for herself but I was like, no way sister! I LOOOOOVED Rainbow Bright too! And the Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake. I had some scented Strawberry Shortcake books that my mom insists she kept but which are nowhere to be found at my parents’ house :(. I’m definitely going to pick up a Rainbow Bright for myself :). Along with the ingredients for this glorious butter! Anything with all those nuts and seeds is easily my favorite. Have a great week, Dawn!
Auto correct is the worse! Oh my…when I brought the doll home, fur baby thought it was for him, lol, but definitely no. Care Bears are pretty awesome too and I still have one! Don’t you wish you still had some of those original childhood toys?? Thanks Kelsie! Have a great week too 🙂
I need to do this! There’s a mixed nut butter that I love that’s like.. $10 a jar (ack) but it’s SO GOOD! I should really make my own!
You totally do! It’s delicious 🙂
Aww I didn’t realize Rainbow Brite was making a comeback! So cool. I also loved her 🙂 But my all-time favorite too was my Wrinkles the Talking Dog. He was so annoying and drove my family crazy, but I loved him! I also love this nut butter… I’m a huge fan of the addition of chia seeds!
Yes! Awesome, right 😉 ?? I don’t remember Wrinkles! Now, I’ll have to look him up. Thanks Sues 🙂
Haha I always say ‘Happy Monday’ buuut it really isn’t so happy for most people, especially non-morning people (like me!). And yay for Rainbow Brite! I saw that on fb and was instantly taken back to my childhood. I used to have a Rainbow Brite comforter and tent…she was a favorite of mine! Along with care bears, Jem (do you remember that cartoon?), Strawberry Shortcake, My little pony, etc. And yay for nut butter! I love making homemade nut butters, and this mixed version sounds delicious! Wishing I had a big spoonful of this right now! Pinned! Hope your week is off to a great start!
Haha! Well, at least we can try to make it happy, right 😉 ?? Yes! Care Bears! I actually have one, lol. And I do definitely remember Jem! Oh, memories!! Thanks so much, Gayle, for the trip down memory lane 🙂
This sounds delicious! I’d love to be the recipient of a jar of this nut butter – that’s a great idea! I loved many toys but I’d have to say Barbie was the first one that came to mind. I probably had every accessory they made… I wish I kept everything; now it’s just a sweet memory – but that’s cool, too! Hope your week is great, my friend! XO
Barbie!!! Loved her too and like you I wish I still had it. There’s a lot of stuff like that that I wish I still had! Have a wonderful week too! XOXO