Homemade Pumpkin Seed Butter
Homemade Pumpkin Seed Butter is a great nut-free spread that is rich and creamy and super nutritious.
Ingredients
- 4 cups pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste (if not soaking and drying seeds)
Optional
- 2-4 teaspoons avocado oil (or other light-flavored oil as needed, for smooth blending)
- low-carb sweetener or other sweetener as desired
- cinnamon
- vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare shelled pumpkin seeds by either soaking and dehydrating or roasting.
- Place pumpkin seeds and additional ingredients as needed / desired in food processor or high speed blender.
- Blend or process seeds until desired smoothness, pausing to scrape the edge of blender / processor and to prevent overheating.
- Store seed butter in a glass container in the fridge for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40 tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 72
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 72kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 59mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.