Comments on: Natural (Soaked) Almond Butter in a Food Processor

By: How and Why to Soak and Dehydrate Nuts and Seeds | GNOWFGLINS™

How and Why to Soak and Dehydrate Nuts and Seeds | GNOWFGLINS™ — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:53:23 +0000

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By: Gift Mixes ~ Split Mung Bean Soup ~ Dehydrating ~ Soaked Almond Butter (Tuesday Twister – 12/1/09) | GNOWFGLINS™

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:54:00 +0000

[...] Soaked Almond Butter – Another updated recipe! It was really easy to make the soaked almond butter. I started with crispy nuts ala Nourishing Traditions (soak nuts in salty water overnight, then drain, rinse, and dehydrate until crispy.) Adding this step ensures that enzyme inhibitors don’t get in the way of making the almond butter a great source of digestive enzymes! Then I ground up the soaked/dehydrated nuts in the food processor, adding a little mild oil to increase fluidity. We will use this almond butter in the no-bake cookies that Haniya is going to make today. [...]

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:44:08 +0000

Annette,

That local source for peanut butter wasn’t really local peanuts. It was Glorybee in Eugene; they probably got their peanuts from the south! Anyway, they ended up raising their price, so now I’m back to buying roasted peanuts from Azure Standard and making my own pb again. As you probably know, roasting is a second choice to soaking (germinating) – but it does take care of some of the enzyme inhibitors.

By: Sustainable Eats

Sustainable Eats — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:29:34 +0000

Wow Wardeh – I had never considered that before! I have 2 almond trees on my wish list for christmas that are supposed to do ok here but we’ll see if they actually fruit.

I’m curious where your local source for peanut butter is? My 6yo is allergic to tree nuts so we haven’t stopped pb yet. I’d love to buy it as locally as possible but I thought peanuts only grew in the south.

xo,
Annette
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By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:15:27 +0000

I’ve updated this recipe to start with soaked then dehydrated almonds – the soaking process neutralizes enzyme inhibitors, making these nuts an excellent source of digestive enzymes!

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Regina’s Healthy Oatmeal No Bake Cookies: GNOWFGLINS™ — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:52:44 +0000

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By: amy

amy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:26:53 +0000

ever make cashew butter..YUM!!! I have been making home-made dressings w/ pine nuts and /or cashews and/or macadamia nuts..plus coconut water and…whatever…lemon etc…
i’ll try and post a recipe sometime soon although i have been using recipes out of cookbooks and so i can’t really do those on the blog..kwim? here is my food blog.. the other ones is my main one.
http://settingofsilver.blogspot.com/

amy

By: appliejuice

appliejuice — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:21:00 +0000

I didn’t know that you had to have a certain kind of Almond. That must be why my champion juicer got too hot when I tried to make Almond Butter. There is a store here that sells organic almonds and they have a machine to process almond butter. Cost the same…very expensive, like $8.00 a pound.

That’s about what I pay for my almonds, which is a good price, considering. So you’re getting a good deal. At least from what I know. I can’t buy almond butter for that price, so I make my own.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:38:20 +0000

Mmmmm, you just spurred me on to make my own peanut butter. Just one more thing I can do to save DH and myself money and feed us more wholesomely. Thanks!

Great! Please let me know how it works for you. Making almond butter, you can definitely save money. You’ll want to make sure you’re saving money making natural peanut butter, though. For instance, I used to buy organic, dry roasted Valencia peanuts for about $2 per pound and I would make my own pb. But then I found a local source for the same peanut butter — already made, fresh ground, organic peanuts, no additives — for about $1 per pound. So I stopped making it myself and was happy to let someone else do the work! -Wardeh

By: southerngirlmusings

southerngirlmusings — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:39:14 +0000

Sounds yummy, I am so glad that you and your food processor are doing so well together.

Oh, yes, we are! It is great to have one to help me in the kitchen.