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homemade cashew butter

Creamy Homemade Cashew Butter (How to make Cashew Butter)

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  • Author: Britt Berlin
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 7
  • Total Time: 12 minutes
  • Yield: 16 1x
  • Category: Sides
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Learn how to make the creamiest roasted cashew butter that tastes like a dream and is cheaper than store bought! A healthier alternative that tastes delicious!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 16 ounces (450 grams) raw cashews
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt, optional 
  • Other add-ins: 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or chai spice blend, 1 tbsp cacao powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tinfoil.
  2. Once preheated, place the cashews onto the baking sheet and into the oven to roast for 7 minutes.
  3. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  4. Place the cashews, coconut oil, and sea salt (and any other add-ins) into a food processor, and blend until it starts to smooth but is still thick. This should take about 4-5 minutes. See the blog post for the visual photos and watch the video below for how cashew butter transitions from whole nuts to ground and smooth nut butter. 
  5. Store in an airtight container or jar in the fridge for up to a month.

Notes

Raw cashew butter: if you’d like to make raw cashew butter, you can skip the toasting step.

For the cashews: I recommend using raw unsalted cashews. If you only have salted available, definitely skip the addition of the sea salt.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 tbsp
  • Calories: 160
  • Sugar: 1.7 g
  • Sodium: 3.4 mg
  • Fat: 12.7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8.6 g
  • Protein: 5.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg