Family Spice Recipe for Walnut Butter

Walnut Butter

Homemade nut butters are super easy to make, and you get to control what you put into it!

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light, August 2007

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 cups walnuts
  • 1-2 tsp oil (optional)

 

  1. Make walnut butter by grinding until a paste is formed, approximately 5 minutes, in a food processor:
    • 3 cups walnuts
  2. If using a mini food processor, the motor may not be powerful enough to make a pourable nut butter.
  3. For a smoother consistency, add one teaspoon at a time:
    • 1-2 tsp oil (optional)

 

Family Spice Recipe for Walnut & Cannellini Bean Dip

Family Spice Recipe for Walnut & Cannellini Bean Dip

 

Prep Time: 10-15 min

Cook Time: 0 min

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 6-8

Serving Size: yields approx. 2 cups

Serving Suggestions: Also try with peanuts, cashews, almonds and pecans. Great for baking, like Gluten-Free Brownies, and in savory dishes like Walnut & Cannellini Bean Dip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Alternately, start with ¼ cup (60 ml) prepared walnut butter. For softer nuts, you can also use a blender. Nuts can also be ground down using a mortar and pestle.
June 3, 2002

 

 

 

 

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