#CASHEW BUTTER RECIPE HOW TO#
#CASHEW BUTTER RECIPE FREE#

Technically this is a roasted cashew butter recipe, and that is because I was lazy and felt like buying pre-roasted nuts. Speaking of nuts (ha) should they be roasted or raw? Instead, process the nuts solo and when youвЂ™re firmly in butter territory then add your sweetener of choice and process it just to combine. Then you need to heed my warning and not just chuck it all in your blender and hit go, because the water will cause the nuts to seize, and then you will be a sad, cashew butterless, human. But letвЂ™s say you want to throw in some honey, or maple syrup, or in my case melted chocolate. When youвЂ™re making straight up nut butter with no bells or whistles this shouldnвЂ™t be an issue. Short answer вЂ“ donвЂ™t add water (or water based liquids). How do I keep nut butter from separating in the first place? But the kind of separation where nuts get buzzed into a frenzy and then nature says вЂњnope, sorryвЂќ and you suddenly have an oil slick on top of weird crumbly pieces of pulverized mush. No, not the emotional sort вЂ“ although it seems very funny to think of me endlessly sobbing at the thought of being torn away from a jar of this stuff. So what trouble did I run into exactly on my journey to blissfully creamy, chocolate cashew butter? Separation. ThereвЂ™s nowhere to really hide with only a handful of ingredients, ya know? In fact IвЂ™d say that the simpler the recipe the more you should spell it out. Does the recipe include some helpful tips, notes, or things to look out for? Even if itвЂ™s simple and fast and OH MY GOD THE EASIEST вЂњinsert dish hereвЂќ YOUвЂ™VE EVER MADE, it still warrants some explanation. But there are a few things to look out for. Well obviously there is no hard and fast test to determine a great recipe from a dirty, dirty lie.

Now, how do you tell a lemon from a gem then (odd comparison, I know).

So takeaway here вЂ“ because making your own cashew butter IS a simple process most recipes will be similar, but this does not mean they are created equal. I did look at a number of recipes (and tried at least one) that all said to just pop the ingredients in a blender and go to town! From what IвЂ™ve learned, in some cases this would totally work, but the course of your journey will change depending on the ingredients you use to make your cashew butter (or any nut butter for that matter). But before we jump right into the recipe, letвЂ™s talk about where I went wrong first.ДЇirstly, donвЂ™t underestimate the ability of the internet to LIE TO YOU. But all those opportunities to learn mean that hopefully I come out the other side with a bit of knowledge, and bonus for you вЂ“ a foolproof and awesomely delicious recipe to share. Honestly I think blogging is really just a way to make my mistakes in a more public forum.

#CASHEW BUTTER RECIPE FREE#

You would think that all those learning opportunities (as IвЂ™m choosing to refer to them), AND the fact that I run a freaking FOOD BLOG, would naturally incline me towards an accident free kitchen all the G-D time, right? Undercooked chicken, overcooked fish, soggy bottoms, tough crusts, dropped pizzas (a truly sad memory), and all sorts of other tiny tragedies have littered my path from Jo as human to Jo as cook.

#CASHEW BUTTER RECIPE HOW TO#

Learn how to make your own cashew butter with a twist! Rich, melted chocolate makes this homemade nut butter recipe truly amazing.

Cashew butter recipe