Hello guys,

Today, I want to share one of my favourite recipes: Almond butter is quick and easy to make and a very versatile healthy snack. Almonds contain lots of healthy fats, protein, magnesium, vitamin E and fibre but most of all this vegan recipe it’s super yummy! Scroll down for the details and enjoy…

Here’s what you need:

• A high-speed blender (I use an Optimum blender)
• 2 cups of dry roasted almonds
• 1 banana
• Protein powder of your choice
• 2 cups of almond milk (or other vegan milk of your choice)
• Half a tsp of cinnamon (or more if you you are addicted to cinnamon like me 🙂

Pour the almonds into your blender and pulse a few times before setting the blender on the highest speed.  I buy dry roasted almonds but you can also roast natural almonds in the oven, let them cool and then start your almond butter. If you use natural almonds you have to add some oil to the mixture. I personally prefer the dry roasted almonds. It gives the almond butter a very rich and toasty flavour.

Blending your almonds, they will pulverise first and then release their oil after a couple of minutes (time depends on the strength of your blender). It should take about 4 minutes. Use the tamper of your blender to push the mix down a few times.

The almond butter is ready when it has an even, creamy consistency but still has some crunchy almond bits in it. If you like it creamier, blend until it’s got your preferred consistency.

I use a silicon scraper to transfer the nut butter into an airtight container. Although the silicon scraper gets the sticky nut butter out of the bottom of the blender quite well, I have my own trick to not waste any of the delicious butter. This is my favourite part of the process:  Once I have about a tablespoon of butter left in the blender, I make a delicious vegan smoothie by simply adding one banana, 2 cups of nut milk, a scoop of protein powder and a tsp. of cinnamon. So good!

Almond butter is a great alternative to peanut butter and there is no sugar, salt or other oils added in this recipe. My favourite afternoon snack is spreading almond butter on apple slices and sprinkle over cinnamon – lots of cinnamon of course 🙂

The almond butter keeps very well, you don’t have to keep it in the fridge because of its high fat content. But trust me, it tastes so good that you don’t have to worry how long it keeps in the pantry 😉 Enjoy ❤