Comments on: Better Nut Butter

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:48:26 +0000

I’ve just been looking for various different nut butter recipes online as something else to do.

With regards to the pistachios being ‘less oily’ have you ever tried doing them raw rather than roasted? It’s the roasting that takes a lot of the oil out of nuts, and many nut butters are made with raw nuts – yes even with the skin still on since it all gets blitzed anyway.

You could also try using cocoa butter as the ‘oil’ instead of actual oil, and you effectively end up with homemade alternatives to Nutella

I’ve also heard of someone using Agave necter instead of more standard oils, never tried it myself though.

By: Bev

Bev — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:42:08 +0000

ooh yummy!

I can never find peanut butter that is as good as the stuff you can buy in the UK here in Belgium, gonna have to make my own it seems!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:53:56 +0000

Guinevere – It wasn’t the calories I was bothered about, it was the expense. Pistachio nuts are pretty pricey!

By: Guinevere

Guinevere — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:36:11 +0000

Why “use sparingly”? Almond butter: 100 calories per tablespoon. 1570 calories per cup.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:46:46 +0000

Alwyn – Hello and welcome! Enjoy the nut butter.

By: Alwyn

Alwyn — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:53:50 +0000

Hi, have just found this site as I came across nut butter for gluten free mince pies, I used spry in stead, they were delicious, but now I know how to make nut butter I will give it a try may thanks for yor site. alwyn in Cyprus where things for special diets are hard to come by.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:54:48 +0000

Kirsten – Thanks! It was pretty good.

Cynthia – Let me know how it goes!

Deb – Peanut butter’s a favourite of mine too. Am trying to give up the eating-it-with-a-spoon habit!

Shaun – It is a wonderful colour and eating it feels very luxurious. I say sparingly only because it’s very rich!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:52:10 +0000

Wendy – I, too, love almonds and love this application of them. More than a few steps up from ordinary peanut butter! It looks luscious, and the colour from the two nuts is gorgeously inviting…Use sparingly? :-p

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:11:22 +0000

This is wonderful info. This past week we have been trying to eat a bit healthier. We were just talking about peanut butter, as it is a favorite snack of mine. Now I can make your recipe and have a fresh nut butter!!!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:22:54 +0000

I remember one of my aunts making homemade peanut butter which I totally preferred than the one brought from the supermarket.

I’ve bookmarked the recipe and will definitely try making my own.

Your looks so richly creamy instead of pasty and dry.