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Cashew Butter
Making your own cashew butter is quick and easy! Use it just like you would use peanut butter, spread on toast or fruit, mix into a savory sauce or make a batch of cookies!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 16 ounces
Calories: 163 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces roasted unsalted cashews 16 ounces
- salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F .
- Roast cashews on a baking sheet for about 15 minutes*.
- After removing from oven, transfer cashews to a food processor and grind until a smooth, creamy consistency is achieved, about 10 minutes.
- If adding salt**:
- Add a small amount of salt (a few shakes), pulse to incorporate, and then taste to determine if you need more salt. Continue until your desired saltiness is reached.
- White still warm, pour cashew butter into a jar and keep refrigerated.
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Notes
- *I like to buy roasted nuts and then roast them a bit more at home. I think it gives the nut butters a better flavor.**Salt is optional. I prefer to add a little to bring out the flavor, but not as much as is in commercially salted nut butters.
Nutrition Information
Calories
163kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
5mg
(0%)
Potassium
160mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16ounces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 163kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 160mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.