Home made nut butter

There will not be a cost breakdown for this post because the cost of making nut butter varies depending on what type of nut you buy, where you buy them and the quantity you buy.

But making home made nut butter is so easy, once you do it, you will never buy store nut butter again!!

You will need a food processor. I have this one.  (Thanks mom!)

I use dry roasted almonds with sea salt to make my nut butter. (Ingredients: Almonds, salt.) You are doing this at home yourself to avoid the unhealthy oils and additives they put in commercial brands of nut butter. So please, PLEASE, do not buy nuts that are roasted or baked in oils. It won't harm the process of making the nut butter, but nuts dry roasted with no added oils are much better for your health.

Steps:

Place 2 - 2.5 cups of nuts in your food processor.

Firmly attach lid.

Turn on (be prepared for a super loud noise as the nuts begin whirling around!)

Let process for about 6-8 minutes. Depending on how creamy you like your nut butter and how fast your food processor works.

Scrape your nut butter into a container with a tightly sealing lid and store in the fridge.

Your nuts will grind up pretty fast into what resembles almond meal, then will turn into what looks like a globby dough ball that will thunk around in your food processor. Do not be alarmed!! It may even get stuck a little and not move. If the glob has not moved in a couple minutes, turn the appliance off, use a wooden spoon or spatula and break it up a little, then return the lid and turn the appliance back on. I let mine go until it's VERY creamy, almost soupy. 

The nut butter will firm up in the fridge as it chills, so keep that in mind. 

I go through about one container a week. My kids eat almond butter and jelly sandwiches at school in their lunch. 

The entire process will take you 10 minutes or less and will result in delicious nut butter you made yourself!