Tuesday, August 26, 2014

DIY Nut Butters


Find Liv Life  (DIY Nut Butters) on the Blendtec Blog!

From elementary through high school, the all-American PBJ became my lunchtime staple.  Soft bread slathered with peanutty wonderfulness and a large dollop of apricot jam, the combo always (and still does) brought a smile to my face.  Or... how about my beloved peanut butter cup??  The only candy I ever devoured (well... along with a Butterfinger or two) out of my Halloween bag, I remember trading everything else away, then hoarding my stash of pb cups for weeks.

But then I grew up and became a mom, and the ingredients in the store bought jars of brand name peanut butters left me wanting less.  Less ingredients.  For a true nut butter, the ingredient should be - the nut.  And I turned to natural peanut butter from Trader Joe's.  One day though, unpacking my bag and I found I had grabbed Almond Butter rather than Peanut butter and thought, what the heck??  I'll give it a go.  And my world opened just a little bit more.

Opening my world even further though, was the arrival in my kitchen of the Blendtec Twister Jar which now allows me to make my own nut butter concoctions at will.  Cashew Butter anyone??  Or how about the luxurious and ethereal Macadamia Butter??  Or perhaps a Crunchy Cashew Peanut version??

You can find them all on the Blendtec Blog where Liv Life is guest posting with our DIY Nut Butter post.  Join me?

Luscious Macadamia Butter... it's a snap to make at home!

12 comments:

  1. Butterfingers? Yes! Homemade macadamia nut butter and Crunchy Cashew Nut Butter? Heck yes!!! Heading over to check out your recipes now!

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  2. Delicious! Love homemade nut butter!

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  3. I've made my own cashew butter (heavenly) but oh my macadamia nut butter? I need to try that!

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  4. My hubby and oldest son would surely go wild for those nut butters!

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  5. YUMMMMM!! Nut butters are so dangerous for me

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  6. I can no longer eat nuts (although apparently, I am NOT allergic). Looking at your delicious nut butters makes me really sad!! I wish I could have some!!

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  7. I eat nuts nearly every day for breakfast, I need to expand into nut butters. Headed over to Blendtec :)

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  8. cashew butter + honey sandwiches FOR LIFE! If your haven't tried it yet, do it asap. :)

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  9. I've never imagined a macadamia nut butter would ever exist. But then again, I heard Blendtec does magic. I need one of those!

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  10. I love all homemade nut butters...it's so hard not to eat the entire bowl when they're still warm. Amazing.

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  11. I love nut betters but they're so expensive to purchase. So fun to make at home!

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