Roasted Seed and Nut Butter

Make your own fresh roasted seed and nut butter. Natural, homemade nut and seed butter is better than anything you can buy in the store.

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Prep Time: 10

Additional Time: 10

Total Time: 20

Servings: servings

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Dahn Boquist

Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
If using raw nuts and seeds, place them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake the nuts for 10 to 15 minutes and bake the seeds for 5 to 10 minutes or until fragrant. Stir the nuts and/or seeds every 5 minutes or so to prevent burning. (If you purchase roasted nuts and seeds then you can skip this step).
Allow the nuts and seeds to cool until you can handle them without burning your hands.
Transfer all the nuts, the sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds to a food processor and process for 10 to 15 minutes. Stop the processor occasionally and scrape the mixture off the sides of the bowl.
The mixture will start out dry and mealy then get thick and clumpy. Eventually, it will thin out and become smooth and almost runny. At first, it will look like it will not turn into butter but you just need to give it plenty of time to process.
Once the nut butter reaches a creamy texture (or a chunky texture if you like it chunky) add in the salt. Process for about 30 seconds to mix in all the salt.
Transfer the butter to an airtight container. Store at room temperature for 1 month or in the fridge for 4 to 6 months

If you are starting with nuts and seeds that have already been salted then reduce or omit the additional salt. Once the seed and nut butter has been processed, taste the butter and add salt if needed.
Be patient and don’t give up! The process takes some time. Halfway through the process, you may think that the nuts and seeds will never turn into butter. Just keep pausing the food processor to break up the clumps and scrape down the sides. With enough time, the nuts and seeds smooth out and turn into a creamy thick butter.
Not all food processors are equal. Some food processors might overheat with this recipe. If you feel the motor of your food processor getting warm, turn it off and let it cool down for a few minutes. After the motor is cool then start the processor again.
If you want to add honey to the butter, wait until the nuts and seeds have already been pureed to your desired texture. Once you add the honey, the liquid in the honey will bind with the oils in the butter and thicken it up considerably. It might even make it un-spreadable if you add a lot of honey or other sweeteners.