For the past couple months Trader Joe’s has had a shortage of almond butter. Lately my husband has been using it every day in a smoothie, so the shortage at TJ’s was becoming an issue! Ha!
I’m not sure why I continued to buy almond butter when we’ve prepared homemade peanut butter for so many years now. Probably because we don’t go through it as fast as peanut butter. But, I’m glad Trader Joe’s has a shortage, because it prompted me to (finally) just start making it on my own. We save $1.00 a jar and create a lot less trash, too. It was about time!
Homemade Almond Butter
Drop 1 pound of roasted almonds (we prefer unsalted) into a food processor (NOT a blender). Turn it on and let the machine work for a few minutes. It might look mealy at first, and then dry and kinda clumpy, but if you give it time it will magically turn into a creamy treat.
If you want crunchy almond butter, reserve some of the almonds and drop into the processor once the batch is already creamy.
Store in a glass mason jar and keep in the fridge.
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Hi! Thank you for your double post. What you said about veterans is so important and especially good for people who don’t have military ties in their own family.
About the almond butter
1. Would it work with raw almonds? Have you ever tried?
2. What kind of food processor do you have? We don’t have one, but the TJ’s shortage has been driving us crazy too! I might just need to bite the bullet and get one.
Thanks for all you do!
Hi Becky. I have not tried this with raw almonds. I like the flavor of roasted ones, so that’s why we’ve always gone that route. Roasting might help bring out the oils, too, which would yield a creamier spread.
We have a Cuisinart food processor. It was a wedding gift we received 7 years ago, and despite very regular use it is still in great shape. It is expensive, but because we use it so much and because it has lasted so long I think it is money well spent:
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DFP-14BCN-Processor-Brushed-Stainless/dp/B0000645TW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384295710&sr=8-1&keywords=Cuisinart+DFP14BCN+Food+Processor%2C+14+Cup
Hi Maureen!,
Can you tell me approximately how long it lasts in the fridge without spoiling? Thanks for posting this recipe- as well as the pecan pie without corn syrup, we’re making that at our house this Thanksgiving (it’s in the oven right now actually and looking great!) and I’m very excited to try both of them. I certainly believe that you cannot beat making food from scratch, so I really appreciate your website with all these wonderful tips! 🙂
Yours truly,
Julia
I would say it lasts at least a couple weeks in the fridge. We usually go through a pound in a week, though.
I would like to can some almond butter can it be canned
I have not tried canning this, but I would guess if you wanted to do it you would have to use a pressure canner.