This mixed nut butter has a lot of goodness packed in one little jar! It’s made with a variety of nuts and seeds (plus a touch of salt), for one incredibly tasty homemade spread. Making nut butter at home is easy and you’re going to want to make this one again and again. It’ll be your new favourite thing to spread on toast!
If you’re a fan of homemade nut butters (like me), then this mixed nut butter is for you!
A while back, I came across a store-bought version. Once I tried it, I was hooked. And you know I had to make a homemade version.
I’m no stranger to homemade nut butters (hello roasted almond butter and cashew butter), so naturally this seed and nut version is on regular rotation in our home.
Once you make it, you’re always gonna want some on hand too!
What type of spread do you enjoy on toast? I do love plain ol’ butter, but there’s nothing like scratch made 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!
How To Make Mixed Nut Butter
Full details on how to make homemade nut butter are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:
- Place the roasted cashews, peanuts and almonds in a food processor, along with the sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.
- Process. It’s going to look “sandy” at first, but it will come together.
- Keep processing, stopping as necessary to scrape the sides of the processor with a spatula.
- Once everything is nice and creamy, add chia seeds, sesame seeds and salt. Give another little process. And, that’s it!
Do I Need To Add Oil?
Not at all!
All the ingredients are simply placed in the food processor and processed. Nothing to it!
As I mentioned previously (when I made homemade roasted almond butter), there’s going to be a point when you are mixing the ingredients up and you think it’s not going to come together. Trust me, friends, it will. Then you’ll be left with the most delicious mixed nut butter.
Of course, food processors vary in strength so if you want to divide the recipe in half (to make things easier on your processor) go for it!
Tips for Making This Recipe
- If you don’t have the exact quantity of each nut and seed, no worries! If you have more, say, almonds, on hand than cashews that’s ok. Just use more almonds and less cashews.
- Speaking of nuts, use an unsalted variety so you can control the salt content.
- Salt was added to this seed and nut butter, but you can omit if you like.
- Use fresh nuts and seeds as it will have an impact on your overall finished recipe.
Enjoy on toast, in smoothies or straight outta the jar (like I sometimes do)!
This makes such a lovely homemade gift. Aren’t homemade food gifts the best?
If you make this homemade nut and seed butter, be sure to leave a comment below!
Mixed Nut Butter With Seeds
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted peanuts
- 1 cup unsalted almonds
- 1 cup unsalted cashews
- ½ cup unsalted sunflower seeds
- ½ cup unsalted pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place peanuts, almonds and cashews on a sheet pan and spread out. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, watching to ensure they don't burn and rotating the pan about halfway through cooking. Remove and let cool.Note: To speed up cooling time, you can place the peanuts, almonds and cashews on a new sheet pan and place into the fridge until cooled.
- Combine peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in a food processor and process for about 10 to 15 minutes (or until smooth and everything is combined), stopping as necessary to scrape the sides of the processor with a spatula.Note: It's best to use a large, high-powered food processor here, something with about a 12 to 14 cup capacity.
- Once mixture is smooth, add chia seeds, sesame seeds and salt. Process for about 1 more minute.
- Transfer the mixed nut butter to a storage jar, cover, refrigerate and enjoy within 2 weeks. Yields about 2 cups.
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!
Vic Y
Just finished the nut butter. It’s great. I do not eat peanuts so I used a cup of pecan pieces and a cup of pistachios.
Next time, I’m going to run the chia seeds in the spice grinder to break them up. I’m not a fan of that little crunch plus I want all the nutrition.
All in all this recipe is a keeper. Thank you.
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thank you very much, Vic!! I’m so happy that you enjoyed it!!
Marion
Tasted very good but was very loose. Any suggestions?
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Hi Marion! So happy you enjoyed the recipe! It has always been a thick consistency when I’ve made it, but if you do find it on the looser side of things, it should firm up a tad once refrigerated. 🙂
David @ Spiced
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!
Girl Heart Food
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!
Jolina
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!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks so much, Jolina!! I literally laughed out loud when I read your colouring book story. Too funny. Too cute!! Have a great week 🙂
Marissa
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!
Girl Heart Food
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!
Agness of Run Agness Run
Such a great combination of ingredients, Dawn! I love healthy, easy and delicious recipes! Can I use the butter for preparing desserts?
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Agness! Me too. Yes, most definitely! Enjoy 🙂
Miriam
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!
Girl Heart Food
It is, right?? Like magic 🙂 Thanks Miriam! Have a great weekend too!
Michelle | The Secret Ingredient Is
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.
Girl Heart Food
OOOOH….those were so awesome too!! Memories!! Thank you Michelle! Hope you love it 🙂
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
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.
Girl Heart Food
So good, right?? Thanks Heather 🙂