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April 17, 2018

Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter

This Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter recipe is made in a food processor and turns raw almonds into drippy almond butter in less than 10 minutes. Here are all the deets on how to make homemade almond butter!

One of my all-time favorite nut butters is Naturally Nutty’s Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter. It can be hard to find though, so I set out to make my own. I can’t say this is an exact copycat recipe because really nothing compares to the frosting-like taste of Naturally Nutty. I am sure they have spent years perfecting that! But this version uses the same flavor profile to create a truly yummy homemade almond butter. All you need is a good food processor. I am not quite sure which one I have, but I believe it is the Cuisinart 14-cup version. She gets the job done!

Start with 3 cups of raw almonds. I like to toast them to bring out all. the. flavor in the nut butter. To do this, arrange them on a baking sheet and toss with maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and kosher salt.

Can we pause and talk about Mexican vanilla? If regular vanilla extract is like vanilla bean, then this is like marshmallow vanilla. It’s a bit different, but I love it! Feel free to use any kind of vanilla extract you have. And if you are fancy and have vanilla beans or vanilla paste on hand, I would absolutely add some of those to your almond butter at the end!

Bake your almonds at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, stirring a few times throughout. Watch them so they don’t burn but get that nice roasted crunch.

Then we blend! I added about 1.5 tbsp of almond oil to help the almonds along. You can use any neutral oil you’d like. The whole process takes anywhere from 5-10 minutes, depending on your oil and how roasted the almonds are.

After 1-2 minutes you’ll see almond meal. Scrape down the sides to bring it all back to the blade.

After a few more minutes you’ll see a dough ball form.

And then she starts to butterize!

Keep going until you achieve a beautiful drippy texture. I think mine took about 8 minutes total.

I think I had almond butter for lunch this day! Mazen LOVED it and ate about 4 (clean) spoonfuls.

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Cinnamon Vanilla Almond Butter

Course Breakfast, Snacks
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 1 small mason jar

Ingredients

  • 3 cups raw almonds
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1.5 tbsp almond oil or other neutral oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350 degrees.
  • Toss almonds in maple, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Bake almonds for 15-20 minutes, until fragrant and crunchy.
  • Add almonds to a large food processor along with 1.5 tbsp of almond oil.
  • Blend for a total of 8-10 minutes, scraping down the sides when necessary.

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    April 17, 2018 at 7:06 am

    I love making my own almond butter. I’ve never added cinnamon to it before but it’s a great idea! 🙂 I just hate that the nuts are so much more expensive than buying premade jars of butter instore, ugh!

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      April 17, 2018 at 2:16 pm

      Yes I agree.

      Reply
  2. Andrea says

    April 17, 2018 at 8:03 am

    This looks soooo good. I love the addition of almond oil! Would be so good on cinnamon bread!!

    Reply
  3. Laurie says

    April 17, 2018 at 8:47 am

    5 stars
    I love the recipe! The results look fantastic! I bet the almond butter would be GREAT in a homemade version of a breakfast bar. Hmm… And mmm…

    Thank you for sharing the recipe!

    Laurie
    https://workplayandchardonnay.com/

    Reply
  4. Rachel Osborn says

    April 17, 2018 at 9:06 am

    What’s a “toasted oven”? 😉

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      April 17, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Toast-ER oven!

      Reply
  5. Carly says

    April 17, 2018 at 11:27 am

    What is a neutral oil? Is olive oil a neutral oil?

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      April 17, 2018 at 11:51 am

      Neutral tasting. Olive oil can have a strong olive-y, fruity, taste, so an oil like canola or almond won’t alter the taste as much. But you certainly can use olive oil.

      Reply
  6. Tonya says

    April 17, 2018 at 11:37 am

    5 stars
    looks so good 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kirsten says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Wow! If almonds weren’t so darn expensive where I live I would actually try this recipe. It looks amazing!

    We were in Mexico last month and I picked up a large bottle of real vanilla – what a difference!!!!

    Reply
  8. Melissa | HerGreenLife says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    Good to know how you incorporated the vanilla. I had a total fail on homemade maple vanilla peanut butter because I added vanilla extract to the food processor, and the water content was too much — my beautiful nut butter turned pasty, and there was no way to recover. Don’t repeat my mistake! For the future, I’ll use vanilla paste or vanilla beans.

    Reply
  9. Linda @ the Fitty says

    April 17, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my god. Hit me UP with this recipe!

    Reply
  10. Liz says

    April 17, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    Oh this looks SO delicious! We are a nut-free household (our 3 year old is anaphylactic to peanuts and almonds) and I miss peanuts, nuts, and nut butters so much. Soybean or sunbutter just isn’t the same to me. Love that you roasted the almonds with flavors before making the butter!

    Reply
  11. Natalie Ellis says

    April 18, 2018 at 4:00 am

    I love handmade butter, it’s so fresh and tasty.
    However, what if I used Salty cooked Almonds? I just put into the food processor?

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      April 18, 2018 at 8:19 am

      That should work and would save you some steps!

      Reply
  12. Kaci says

    April 19, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    YUM! I don’t have a food processor unfortunately but this looks so easy!

    Reply
  13. Alysa says

    April 25, 2018 at 7:37 pm

    Can you recommend anything to replace the oil with? Trying to be mostly oil free when possible. Thanks!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      April 26, 2018 at 6:56 am

      I’m not sure what other liquid might work. You might be able to leave it out and get a drier but less drippy product

      Reply
  14. Crystal says

    April 25, 2021 at 4:13 pm

    Lovely almond butter! How do you store this? Can it be left at room temp? Or does it require refrigeration?

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      April 25, 2021 at 9:31 pm

      Room temp is ok, but it will last longer in the fridge. It should last a week or so out of the fridge.

      Reply

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