A big, delicious (first world) problem . . .

If you follow along with me on Instagram what I am about to tell you will come as no great surprise . . .

I can’t stop eating allllll of the nut butters!

Well, that’s not entirely true, I probably could stop if I really wanted to but . . . I really, really don’t. Not even a little bit.

Peanut, hazelnut, almond . . . my love knows no bounds, it’s all good

It’s the perfect, anytime snack.

Serve it with some cold crisp gala apple slices as a mid-morning snack, put a big ol’ spoonful in your afternoon smoothie, eat it straight up, by the spoonful direct from the jar or, as a cheeky little after-dinner treat with a deliciously indulgent chunk of dark chocolate, it’s seriously the best!

Safe to say I can’t stop, won’t stop with the snack, snack, snacking.

Which brings me to today’s “recipe”

I figure if I’m going to be eating my body weight in nut butter I might as well try to make some of my very own, right?

Simple, healthy, homemade salted vanilla almond butter FTW!

FYI – I am so, SO excited about this it’s not even funny!!!!!!!!!!! My kinda DIY!

First up I can not believe how easy it is to make. Just 3 ingredients and 10 mins in the blender and boomshakalocka = done!

Secondly, oh my deliciousness,

The taste, the smell . . . just you wait!

And thirdly – It’s totally customizable.

You want super smooth, extra creamy almond butter – just blend, blend, blend for a few extra minutes and you have yourself some all-natural, extra creamy, velvety smooth almond butter, just the way you like it – Easy!

Want extra chunky almond butter?! No problem, just pulse those almonds for a second or two, then take a couple of Tablespoons of those extra chunky. crispy, crunchy almond pieces out and set them aside while you blend, blend, blend. Then, once you have blended to your desired consistency, stir through those chunky monkeys and there you have it – healthy, homemade, extra chunky almond butter for the win!

So here’s what we’re gonna do –

We start off by giving our golden, delicious, nutrient-rich almonds a quick little toastin’ in the oven – toasting your almonds before blending helps to give your nut butter an incredibly rich and totally decadent depth of flavour – don’t skip this step, 5-10 minutes will make the world of difference to the flavour of your almond butter, trust me – it’s absolutely, 100% worth the few extra minutes. Just trust me ok?!

Now, once our almonds are nicely toasted, and your house smells like heaven, all you have to do it pop them into your food processor or blender, add a cheeky pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla then give them a good ol’ whizzaroo and boomshakalocka – done.

Initially, your almonds will get all chunky, then after a minute or two they will break down into a fine looking flour,

then the real magic happens, the heat and friction from all that blending will extract the natural oils from our almonds and in mere minutes, you will witness one of the most beautiful transformations of all time as your roasted almonds are whipped into a smooth and creamy, deliciously dreamy nut butter right before your pretty little eyes . . .

Now, depending on the kind of blender or food processor you have (and how smooth you like your nut butter to be) this can take anywhere between 5-15 mins.

For me and my magnificent magimix it took about 15 mins and that included stopping to snap a few pics along the way.

Once it’s your nut butter is ready it will be a little warm and slightly runny from all the blending you may be tempted to grab a straw and suck up that deliciousness straight from the bowl but try to resist the urge, or at least show a little restraint and just have a small sip or two because once it cools, those natural oils will start to solidify and it will firm up into that thick and creamy consistency we all know and love.

Something else I have noticed about my homemade almond butter is that it doesn’t seem to split?! You know that pesky oily pool of separation that occurs with most nut butters . . . I’m not exactly sure why it is that my homemade nut butters don’t seem to do that but, I do know that I am totally ok with it. No need to bother with all that pre-consumption stirring just grab a spoon and dive on in!

Creamy, dreamy toasted almonds blended with a cheeky pinch of salt and a subtly sweet hum of vanilla . . . tastes like heaven!

Thick, rich, smooth, creamy and simply divine!!!!!

Feel free to go ahead and use it as you would, business as usual – dive headfirst into the jar and eat your way out . . . or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon, do what you feel, no judgement here!

Now I’m not saying that you should, ( ← except I totally, sorta, kinda am) . . . grab yourself a block chunk of dark chocolate and add a generous spoonful of your freshly made, vanilla spiked almond butter . . .

Finish with an extra cheeky pinch of salt and have yourself a little bite of heaven . . .

Life as you know it will never be changed, forever!

All natural, quick and easy, 3 ingredient, healthy, homemade, salted vanilla almond butter  . . .

Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Grain Free – Sugar free – Low Carb – Paleo – Keto – 100% Vegan friendly but most importantly it really is a little jar of heaven right here on earth and you need it in your life because, yum!

Super simple, insanely delicious and I hope you love it as much as I do which just in case you didn’t catch it, is A LOT!!

Click here for some step-by-step pics & to cook along with me

From my heart to yours, Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavour? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below, on Instagram or the Facebook page and please, please, please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your life changing healthy, homemade, salted vanilla almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me Instagram. Sharing is caring remember and nothing makes my heart as happy as seeing you re-create and enjoy my recipe.

Do it, do it You know you want to xo

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Homemade banana bread is so lockdown 2020, in lockdown 2021 homemade nut butter is where it at!

Come to think of it, this slathered on a THICC slice of banana bread would be truly magical! This weekend Ima make that happen! Anyhoo . . .

Decadent & rich, but not too rich, subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, velvety smooth, simply, divine!!

One spoonful of this epic deliciousness & the worries of the world melt away as you lose yourself in the jar of edible awesomeness that you just created!

Not even kidding!

And, not only does it taste like straight-up heaven in a jar but, it also packs a nutritional punch!

Rich in antioxidants
High Magnesium &
Heart healthy fats
If you add in the optional collagen it’s also packed with protein & loaded with gut healing goodness!

So if you, like me, are looking for an excuse to eat more nut butter then look no further friend, I got you !

Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free –  Sugar free – Low Carb  – Paleo – Keto –  Vegan – 100% whole 30 friendly!

4 Ingredients + 10 minutes in the making

The only thing that’s left to decide is, how will you eat yours?!

Straight up by the spoonful (my fave!), with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?!

Tell me . . . details pls . . .

Stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen, now!

Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Cashew Butter

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Difficulty: Easy

• Ingredients
• 2 cup of raw cashews (last time I made it I did 1 C cashews & 1 C almonds & it was amazing!) – youi could sub 1 1/2 cups of store-bought natural cashew butter – just cashews & salt
• 1-2 Tablespoons of cacao depending on how rich and chocolaty you want it
  start with 1 – taste and adjust if desired
• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla  extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of instant espresso (I use 1 sachet of decaf mocha before you spoeak coffee – EMS10 – 10% off) optional but helps enhance the richness of the choc
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes – omit if using store-bought/salted cashew butter
• Optional add in;
• 1 Tablespoon of collagen – I   before you speak coffees collagen complex (choc or vanilla)   EMS10 = 1% off if you want to try  –  adds an extra hit of protein & is great for hair, skin, nails & gut health

1. Instructions
2. Optional but highly recommended – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)
3. Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your cashews, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.
4. Roast your cashews for 5-7minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.
5. Pour your roasted cashews into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds will grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
6. Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your salt, cacao, vanilla ,  espresso pwd (if using)and collagen (if using) process until well combined.
7. Taste and adjust accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla/cacao if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut or MCT oil to thin it out
8.  Store in an airtight container. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! ← seriously, good luck with that , mine never does!
9. Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details pls

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your chocolate cashew butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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In all honestly, I really wanted to share this recipe with you BEFORE the holidays but, the first batch somehow disappeared before I had a chance to photograph them (something I know nothing about . . . *wink, wink* #noregrets ) and then I blinked and now here we are?!

So friend, tell me . . . how was your Christmas and New years?

Did you get/do/eat anything fun?

Stay in?

Go out?

Was Santa good to you? Details please?!

Me?! We stayed in and had an the best time just chilling (and eating all of the things) with the fam here at home. And, although the holidays came hard and fast, and I only just feel like I’m starting to get my mojo back, we truly had a wonderful time just relaxing and enjoying each other. As exhausting as it can be at times, it really is my favorite!

Speaking of favorites . . . you guys . . . these dark chocolate cinnamon raisin almond butter cups are about to be your new fave thing.

Decadent, rich, cool crisp dark chocolate cups encase a deliciously creamy, subtly sweet, lightly salted, caramel infused, cinnamon spiked almond butter filling that literally oozes with awesomeness when you bite on in!

Safe to say this year is NOT the year that I will be ending my obsession with DIY nut butter cups, if anything it may see it taken to  a wholllllleeeee new level!

I ain’t mad about it! Not even a little bit!

One taste of these babies and I think, wait I KNOW you will be on board too!

3 ingredients, 10 minutes and all of this could be yours . . .

I mean,  would you just look at that creamy, dreamy almond butter with those flecks of cinnamon and caramelized vanilla (thank you raisins)  . . .

Swoon!

Note – If you don’t feel like making your own cinnamon raisin almond butter (or you don’t have a blender/food processor powerful enough to do so), you could always just sub in your fave store bought AB – add a pinch of cinnamon, a splash of vanilla and stir through some plump & juicy, raisins.

I am fortunate enough to have a food processor strong enough to create this magic and it’s something I truly enjoy doing but  – do what you gotta do to make these happen because they really are edible awesomeness personified and you need them in your life because, YUMMMMMMM!

Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Refined Sugar Free – Vegan – Keto & Paleo Friendly.

All natural, quick and easy, subtly sweet, deliciously indulgent, perfectly spiced , caramel infused secretly healthy, cinnamon raisin almond butter cups . . .

Make them. Eat them. Love, love, love them.

 

Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Raisin Almond Butter Cups
{Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegan, Keto & Paleo Friendly}

Makes 10-12 Subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, deliciously indulgent, secretly healthy,  creamy, dreamy, cinnamon raisin almond butter cups

Ingredients –

1/2 cup of healthy, homemade cinnamon raisin almond butter

1/2 cup of good quality dark chocolate

Flaky sea salt

Optional add-in;

1-2 scoops of collagen – (I use Vital Proteins) for a hit of protein and gut healing goodness

Method –

1 – Melt chocolate by your preferred method. I like to do mine broiler style by placing my chocolate in a small bowl  over a pot of simmering water.

2 – Use a teaspoon to drizzle some melted chocolate into a chocolate mold (or can use mini paper or silicone cupcake/muffin cases if you prefer) and spread to coat evenly. Don’t use all your chocolate, remember you want to save about 1/4 of it to spread on top once our chocolate cups are filled.

3 – Place your chocolate cups in the fridge or freezer for 5-10 mins to set.

4 – Remove  your chocolate cups from the fridge or freezer, fill each chocolate cup with a spoonful of your creamy, dreamy, cinnamon raisin almond butter, then use the back of your spoon carefully smooth out the top and firmly but gently press the filling down into the chocolate cups.

5 – Once all your cups are filled,  top with a little extra chocolate, smooth it all the way to the edges to the filling is completely covered then sprinkle with salt and place them back into the fridge (or freezer) to set.

These delicious little cups will keep well in the fridge for several weeks but can also be stored in the freezer for 3-6 months!

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

What’s your favorite flavor nut butter?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your creamy, dreamy,cinnamon, raisin almond butter cups  (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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Turmeric and Ginger Spiced Almond Butter

Just when I thought my nut butter obsession couldn’t get any bigger this happens . . .

You guys . . .

This right here is like the superhero, golden child of the almond butter world!

Not only is it insanely, and I mean I N S A N E L Y, delicious (think subtly sweet, velvety smooth, deliciously buttery and perfectly spiced with a gentle heart and belly warming hum of cinnamon and ginger) but, it’s also packs a serious and I mean S E R I O U S, nutritional punch thanks to the addition of our tantalizing, super food ingredient, turmeric.

I know, I know what you’re thinking . . . turmeric in almond butter  . . . Em, is that really necessary?!

I say, YES!!!!

Ok maybe it’s not totally necessary but, I guarantee that it is all kinds of delicious, seriously nutritious – one taste and you will be fully on board.

Trust me.

Have I ever steered you wrong?!

I wouldn’t do such a thing. Only the best of the best for my sweet, internet BFF (that’s you )

I honestly believe that this turmeric and ginger spiced, almond butter that we’re making today really is the best of the best.

I hate to toot my own horn but I really think I may have out done myself with this latest nut butter creation . . . it’s definitely next level! An absolute game changer. (toot, toot)

Plus, did you know that turmeric is rich in antioxidants, it’s a natural anti-inflammatory, it’s great for digestion and heart health, will help stabilize blood sugar, lower your risk of diabetes, improve brain function and boost your immunity! 

Just in case you need an excuses to eat more nut butter . . . all in the name of good health, I got you covered

For those of you who are concerned that this super hero, super spread may have a weird/funky, taste I assure you the turmeric goes completely undetected.

Apart from the coloring . . .

I’ll admit, it does have an “interesting” glow about it but, personally I kinda dig the 80’s, retro, neon, golden hue. Don’t you?!

Regardless of how you feel about it’s appearance, one taste and you will be head over heels in love with this all natural, anti-inflammatory, super-charged, super-hero, super-spread I just know it!

The addition of cinnamon and ginger adds a magical touch of perfectly spiced sweetness that marries so beautifully with our buttery almonds. It kinds of tastes like Christmas in a cup which is all kinds of awesome if you ask me.

I don’t know what it is, but there is something incredibly comforting about that combination of spices that warms me to the depths of my soul.

Would you just look at those pretty little flecks of vanilla bean and cinnamon

Ahhhh I just love it so much!!!

Honestly, I don’t know what else to say apart from please, please, puh-lease can you stop what you’re doing and go make it already?!

As always our healthy, homemade almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

No weird additives or unpronounceable ingredients – just almonds, vanilla, a sprinkling of heart warming spices and cheeky pinch of salt is all you need!

And, once you’ve roasted those golden delicious, nutrient rich almonds you’re divine little jar of edible awesomeness comes together in a matter of minutes!

Oh and FYI – this pretty little jar of turmeric and ginger spiced almond butter also happens to be naturally vegan, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, keto, paleo friendly and 100 % whole30 compliant but, most importantly, it’s seriously delicious and you need it in your life, ASAP!

All natural, thick and creamy, subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade, gloriously golden, turmeric and ginger spiced almond butter . . .

One taste of this super-charged, super-food, super-spread and life as you know it will be changed forever!

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Turmeric and Ginger Spiced Almond Butter
{Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}

Makes approx 1 3/4 cups All natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, velvety smooth, subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, gloriously golden, healthy, homemade, turmeric and ginger spiced almond butter

Ingredients –

2  cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract or 10-12 drops of Vanilla Cream Stevia – I use Sweet Leaf Stevia

1 teaspoon of ground turmeric

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ginger

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

1/8 teaspoon of ground black pepper – this is important as the chemical compound in the black pepper is what helps and enables the body to absorb all of those incredible nutrients in the turmeric! You can’t taste the pepper, promise.

1 scoop of vital proteins collagen peptides – optional

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) then add your almonds making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your nuts for 7-10 minutes, until gloriously golden, deliciously fragrant and lightly toasted.

4 – Pour your golden, delicious roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender, add salt and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds would grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency add the vanilla and remainig spices and process until well combined.

Note – If you prefer a thinner/runnier nut butters feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil (1 tablespoon at a time) to reach desired consistency.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – but I highly doubt it will last that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your turmeric and ginger spiced almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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I mean it is my birthday month after all which gives me just the excuse I needed (as if I really need one?!) to make a brand new, insanely delicious, seriously indulgent, yet secretly healthy, nut butter obsession to share with you.

And ummmmmm this right here . . .

This little jar of heaven aka – chocolate pistachio almond butter . . .

It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

It’s decadent and rich, subtly sweet, velvety smooth, seriously creamy, deliciously indulgent and simply divine.

Something about the subtle, slightly savory, flavor profile of those pretty little oven roasted pistachio’s combined with our buttery almonds, a sweet splash of vanilla, the decadent, richness of our cacao and that cheeky pinch of salt . . .

I mean, I thought the original, salted pistachio almond butter we made was all kinds of awesome (which it really, REALLY is!) but, this chocolate version is next level!

I think we can all agree that a touch of chocolate just makes everything better, am I right?!

Oh you know I am!

And this right here, this chocolate pistachio almond butter we’re making . . . is in a world of it’s own!

It’s thick and creamy, deliciously buttery, subtly sweet, seriously chocolatey, lightly salted and well, like you,  all kinds of incredible!

Honestly, I don’t know what else to tell you . . .

Ahhhhh I’m just so excited for you to try it because I know you are going to just love, love, love it!

It’s chocolate and nut butter, two of my greatest loves combined, what’s not to love?!

Just look at it?!

Heaven in a jar I tell you!!

No words needed!

As always our healthy, homemade almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

No weird preservatives, additives, fillers, hidden sugars or unpronounceable ingredients here people –  just almonds, pistachios, vanilla, cacao, a cheeky pinch of salt and a little bit of love is all you need!

5 ingredients, 10 minutes in the making = deliciously winning on soooo many levels!

Oh and FYI – this little jar of awesomeness also happens to be naturally vegan, gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, keto and paleo friendly  but, most importantly, it’s I N S A N E L Y delicious and you need it in your life, ASAP!

I don’t know about you but I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday (or any day for that matter) than by diving head first into this jar of deliciousness and eating my way out.

Who am I kidding, birthday or not that sounds like an absolute dream!

All natural, quick and easy, velvety smooth, creamy, dreamy, decadent and rich, subtly sweet, deliciously indulgent, lightly salted, seriously chocolatey, healthy, homemade chocolate pistachio almond butter . . .

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Chocolate Pistachio Almond Butter
{Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Keto & Paleo Friendly}

Makes approx 2 1/2 cups all natural, quick and easy, deliciously indulgent, seriously chocolatey creamy, dreamy, velvety smooth, lightly salted, healthy, homemade, chocolate pistachio almond butter

Ingredients –

2  cup of raw almonds

1  cup of pistachios, shelled

2 Tablespoons of cacao

1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract or 10-12 drops of Vanilla Cream Stevia – I use Sweet Leaf Stevia

1/2 (heaping) teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) then add your almonds and pistachios, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your nuts for 7-10 minutes, until gloriously golden, deliciously fragrant and lightly toasted.

4 – Pour your golden, delicious roasted nuts into the bowl of your food processor or blender, add salt and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds would grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Add cacao and vanilla and process to combine then have a cheeky taste (or two) and adjust as needed.

Note – If you prefer a thinner consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

6 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – but I highly doubt it will last that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your chocolate pistachio almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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1 – I have been trying to write this post for close to a week now and every time I go to get started something comes up to pull me away ( #momlife ) so I’m afraid if I don’t just get in and just get it done that may happen again

2 – I don’t really have anything fun or exciting to tell you other than the fact that I made this bonkers delicious, healthy, homemade mocha chai spiced almond butter and you need it in your life like, yesterday!

So . . .

Deliciously simple, decadent, rich, healthy, homemade mocha chia spiced almond butter . . .

You guys . . .

So much deliciousness your pretty little head may just explode!!!!

Gloriously golden, nutrient rich almonds are oven roasted then blended with a splash of vanilla, a cheeky pinch of salt, a combination of chai inspired spices (think cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves) , a sprinkling of cacao and a gentle hum espresso.

I know I say it about all the nut butters that we make but you guys . . . this mocha chai spiced almond butter is so insanely delicious that one taste and life as you know it will be changed forever!

The subtle sweetness of vanilla combined with those creamy, dreamy, buttery almonds, that  heart warming hum of chai inspired spices, the decadent, richness of the cacao and that gentle hum of espresso . . .

You guys . . . I can’t even . . .

It’s decadent and rich, subtly sweet, deliciously indulgent, seriously chocolaty and simply divine!

For the coffee haters out there;

1 – Tell me again why we’re friends?! Just kidding, kinda, you know I love you

2 – Please don’t be put of by the fact that this almond butter has espresso in it. I personally don’t think it has a strong coffee flavor (although you could certainly ramp things up if you wanted) the coffee seems to just enhance the richness of the chocolate more than anything.

Trust me, that leetle touch of espresso brings an element of depth and richness to this little jar of heaven that takes our latest batch of healthy, homemade almond butter to a whole new level!

Seriously, just trust me on this, I would never steer you wrong.

As always our healthy, homemade mocha chai spiced almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

And, once you’ve roasted those golden delicious, nutrient rich almonds you’re divine little jar of perfectly spiced, espresso infused, deliciously indulgent, healthy, homemade almond butter comes together in a matter of minutes!

It also happens to be vegan, gluten free dairy free and paleo friendly but, most importantly, it’s insanely (and I mean I-N-S-A-N-E-L-Y) delicious and you need it in your life asap!

Once you have your little jar of creamy, dreamy, perfectly spiced, espresso infused, chai spiced almond butter ready and waiting in your hot little hand, go ahead and use it as you would, business as usual – dive head first into the jar and eat your way out . . .

or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon . . .

do what you feel, no judgement here

And I’m not saying that you have to but, I you know I strongly, STRONGLY insist suggest that you do . . . grab yourself a big ol’ block chunk of your fave dark chocolate then add a heaping spoonful of your deliciously indulgent, perfectly spiced, espresso infused, creamy, dreamy, mocha chai inspired almond butter . . .

And lose yourself in the deliciousness that you just created.

All natural, quick and easy, thick and creamy, subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, decadent, rich, deliciously indulgent, espresso infused, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade mocha chai spiced, almond butter . . .

Seriously, stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen, now!

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Healthy, Homemade Mocha Chai Spiced Almond Butter
{Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}

Makes approx 1 1/2 heaping cups of all natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, decadent, rich, delicious, nutritious, perfectly spiced, espresso infused, healthy, homemade chocolate, chai spiced almond butter

Ingredients –

2 cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract (or 8-10 drops of vanilla cream stevia – I like to use Sweet Leaf Stevia )

1 Tablespoon cacao

1 teaspoon of instant espresso

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon of cloves

1/4 teaspoon of cardamom

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your almonds, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your almonds for 10 minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.

4 – Pour your roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds wil grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your vanilla, cacao, espresso, salt and spices then process until well combined.

6 – Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla/cinnamon/spices if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your mocha chai spiced almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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The post Mocha Chai Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly} first appeared on Better with Cake.

But, before I start gushing about how head over heels in love with this little jar of heaven I am, can we just stop for a second and talk about the fact that I find it really, and I mean REALLY, difficult coming up with recipe titles?!

Ugh!

Seriously why is this so hard for me?!

My poor friends and family get randomly bombarded with text messages (because who actually talks on the phone anymore?!) asking for opinions on recipe titles?!

I mean, I want them to be detailed enough so that when you look at the title you know exactly what it is that you’re getting. Well, unless it’s one of those recipes where I try to sneak in foods or ingredients that people think they don’t like – I’m such a trickster.

But, tricks aside – I try to keep the recipes titles informative and to the point. Short and snappy where possible but dude, I find it really hard!

I have no trouble what so ever coming up with recipe ideas.

I have pages and pages of note books filled with ideas, and soooooo many lists in the notes app on my phone as well as my computer.

I kid you not

So many ideas!

I seriously can’t stop!

But when it comes to coming up with official recipe titles, ugh the struggle is so real!!!!

Sorry, you really didn’t need to know about any of that but I just had to get it out.

*Sigh*

I feel much better now!

Thanks for listening.

You know I love you right?!  Such a good friend.

And to show you how thankful I am for you, your friendship and your awesome listening abilities I made you a little something extra special . . .

Espresso infused, pumpkin spiced almond butter.

Oh.

My.

Deliciousness you guys!!!!

Naming this recipe may have been one of my biggest challenges yet!

I even did a quick google search to see what else was out there and would you believe, as far as I could see, no one has ever made an espresso infused, pumpkin spiced almond butter before?!

I couldn’t!

Although, I must admit this recipe came about as a deliciously happy little accident.

You see, there I was, standing in the kitchen, minding my own business, drinking my coffee and enjoying a few cheeky spoonfuls of my healthy, homemade pumpkin spiced almond butter, as you do, and it hit me . . . why not combine these two incredible flavors into one delicious little jar of awesomeness!

And, um . . .  guys, this espresso infused, pumpkin spiced almond butter is exactly that, a little jar of awesomeness you can call your very own.

Creamy, dreamy, vanilla spiked almond butter with heart warming hum of your favorite holiday spices and gentle hint of espresso . . .

Seriously, you need this in your life, asap!

As always our healthy, homemade almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and it could not be easier to make!

Golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds are lightly toasted then combined with a splash of vanilla, a spoonful of espresso, a sprinkling of our fun and festive, healthy, homemade pumpkin spice mix (which is a combination of all your favorite holiday spices – think cinnamon, ginger, all spice, nutmeg, cloves & cardamon – it’s pretty much Christmas in a cup!) and a cheeky pinch of salt.

Once you’ve roasted those golden delicious, nutrient rich almonds you’re divine little jar or perfectly spiced, espresso infused almond butter comes together in under 10 minutes!

And, it also happens to be vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly but, most importantly, it’s insanely (and I mean I-N-S-A-N-E-L-Y) delicious and you need it in your life like, yesterday!

Seriously, stop what you’re doing. This needs to happen now!

Here’s how you do it –

Start off by giving our golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds a quick little roast in the oven – toasting our nuts before we blend our butter helps to give it a more decadent and rich depth of flavor – please don’t skip this step. Yes it’s an extra 5-10 minutes but, trust me – it’s absolutely, 100% worth it!

Now, once our almonds are nicely toasted, and your house smells like heaven, all you have to do is toss those golden nuggets of deliciousness into your food processor or blender and you’re pretty much done!

Initially your nuts will get all chunky, then after a minute or two they will break down into a fine looking flour, then the real magic happens, the heat and friction from all that blending will extract the natural oils from our almonds and in a matter of minutes,

You will witness one of the most beautiful transformations of all time as your almonds are whipped into a creamy, dreamy golden, delicious nut butter right before your pretty little eyes . . .

Once that’s done we simply add our vanilla, pumpkin spice mix along with a sprinkling of instant espresso and cheeky pinch of salt –

give it one final blendy mcblend and voila’ – there you have it;

Healthy, homemade, creamy, dreamy, subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, espresso infused, healthy, homemade almond butter for the win

I mean would you just look at those divine little flecks of flavor?!

Once you have your little jar of awesomeness ready and waiting in your hot little hand, go ahead and use it as you would any other nut butter, dive head first into the jar and eat your way out . . .or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon . . .

do what you feel, no judgement here

And I’m not saying that you have to but you know that I strongly suggest that you do . . .grab yourself a big ol’ block chunk of your fave dark chocolate then add a generous spoonful of your creamy, dreamy, perfectly spiced, espresso infused almond butter. .

And lose yourself in the deliciousness that you just created.

Creamy, dreamy, vanilla spiked almond butter with heart warming hum of your favorite holiday spices and gentle hint of espresso

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

 

Espresso Infused Pumpkin Spiced Almond Butter
{Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}
Makes approx 1 1/2 heaping cups of all natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, delicious, nutritious, espresso infused, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade almond butter

Ingredients –

2 cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of vanilla bean extract

1 teaspoon of instant espresso

1 teaspoon of healthy, homemade pumpkin spice mix

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your almonds, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your almonds for 10 minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.

4 – Pour your roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds wil grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your vanilla, instant espresso, pumpkin spice and salt then process until well combined.

6 – Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla or pumpkin spice if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

_________________________________________

Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your pumpkin spiced almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

__________________________________________

The post Espresso Infused, Pumpkin Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly} first appeared on Better with Cake.

Healthy, Homemade, Chocolate Chai Spiced Almond Butter

Deliciously golden, nutrient rich almonds are oven roasted then blended with a splash of vanilla, a cheeky pinch of salt and a combination of chai inspired spices (think cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom) and a sprinkling of cacao.

So simple I know but, the end result is so outrageously delicious that life as you know it will be changed forever!

The subtle sweetness of the vanilla combined with those creamy, dreamy, buttery almonds and that gentle hum of heart warming, chai inspired spices, is an absolute taste sensation.

The combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves adds such a incredible depth of flavor that you really have to experience to be able to believe.

And then when we add a little pinch of salt

Along with a generous sprinkling of dark and delicious (antioxidant rich) cacao . . .

You guys . . . I can’t even . . .

I mean, I think we can all agree that a touch of chocolate just makes everything better, right?!

Right!

That leetle sprinkling of cacao brings an element of decadent, indulgence to this little jar of heaven that takes this latest batch of healthy, homemade almond butter to a whole new level!

Ahhh you guys, I know I say it every time we make a new batch of almond butter (and I mean it. Every. Single. Time) but, I am so very much in love with this chocolate chai spiced almond butter recipe I seriously can not wait for you to try it because I know you are going to just love, love, love it!

I mean would you just look at it?!

Raise your hand if you just want to dive head first into the jar and eat your way out?!

Talk about swoon!

As always our healthy, homemade chocolate chai spiced almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

And, once you’ve roasted those golden delicious, nutrient rich almonds you’re divine little jar of perfectly spiced, deliciously indulgent, healthy, homemade almond butter comes together in a matter of minutes!

It also happens to be vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly but, most importantly, it’s insanely (and I mean I-N-S-A-N-E-L-Y) delicious and you need it in your life like, yesterday!

So enough with the chit chat, here’s how we do it;

Start off by giving our golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds a quick little roast in the oven – toasting our nuts before we blend our butter helps to give it a more decadent and rich depth of flavor – please don’t skip this step. Yes it’s an extra 5-10 minutes but, trust me – it’s absolutely, 100% worth it!

Now, once our almonds are nicely toasted, and your house smells like heaven, all you have to do is toss those golden nuggets of delicious into your food processor or blender and you’re pretty much done!

Initially your nuts will get all chunky, then after a minute or two they will break down into a fine looking flour, then the real magic happens, the heat and friction from all that blending will extract the natural oils from our almonds and in a matter of minutes,

You will witness one of the most beautiful transformations of all time as your almonds are whipped into a creamy, dreamy golden, delicious nut butter right before your pretty little eyes . . .

Once that’s done we simply add our vanilla, cacao, chai inspired spice mix and a cheeky pinch of salt . . .

Then, we give it one final blendy mcblend and voila’ – there you have it;

Deliciously indulgent, perfectly spices, creamy, dreamy, healthy, homemade, chocolate, chai spiced almond butter

Now, once you have your little pot of creamy, dreamy, perfectly spiced chai inspired almond butter ready and waiting in your hot little hand, go ahead and use it as you would, business as usual – dive head first into the jar and eat your way out . . .

or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon . . .

do what you feel, no judgement here

And I’m not saying that you have to but, I you know I strongly, STRONGLY insist suggest that you do . . . grab yourself a big ol’ block chunk of your fave dark chocolate then add a generous spoonful of your deliciously indulgent, creamy, dreamy, perfectly spiced, chocolate, chai inspired almond butter . . .

And lose yourself in the deliciousness that you just created.

All natural, quick and easy, thick and creamy, decadent, rich, deliciously indulgent, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade chocolate chai spiced, almond butter . . .

Stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen, now!

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Healthy, Homemade Chocolate Chai Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}

Makes approx 1 1/2 heaping cups of all natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, decadent, rich, delicious, nutritious, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade chocolate, chai spiced almond butter

Ingredients –

2 cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of vanilla bean extract

1 Tablespoon cacao

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon of cloves

1/4 teaspoon of cardamom

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your almonds, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your almonds for 10 minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.

4 – Pour your roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds wil grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your vanilla, cacao, salt and spices then process until well combined.

6 – Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla/cinnamon/spices if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

_________________________________________

Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your chocolate chai spiced almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

__________________________________________

The post Healthy, Homemade Chocolate Chai Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly} first appeared on Better with Cake.

You guys, I can’t stop!

And you know what?!

I’m not even going to apologize about it because I’m not sorry. Not even a little bit.

Allow me to introduce you to my latest love . . .

Cinnamon spiced almond butter.

This little jar of heaven was inspired by a much loved American classic cookie . . . the good ol’ snickerdoodle!

Side note – I was going to title this recipe snickerdoodle almond butter because;

1 – Snickerdoodle is so fun to say (seriously, try and say it without cracking a smile) and;

2 – Those classic cookies (which I recently learned are my sisters all time fave) were the inspiration behind today’s recipe but . . . snickerdoodles are not something we have here in Australia (so sad ) so I was worried my fellow Australian’s may not get the affiliation and the last thing I want to do is make anyone feel left out of the loop so, I decided to go with cinnamon spiced almond butter instead. Not sure why I felt the need to tell you that but there you have it

Just quickly, for those of us who are unfamiliar with the awesomeness that is the snickerdoodle let me get you all caught up, a snickerdoodle is basically a trusty old sugar/butter cookie that has been spiced up with a dash of cinnamon.

So simple but so good!

Now, those of you who follow along on Facebook or Instagram already know how excited I am about this latest batch of almond butter.

I may or may not have eaten a more than intended on my initial tasting because I just could not get over how delicious it was.

Surely something so simple couldn’t possibly be so, SO outrageously delicious?!

But nope, I checked, and checked and checked again with spoonful, after spoonful, after delicious little spoonful and sure enough – it is possible!

Something so simple can be, and really is, THAT delicious!

Oh.

My.

Word.

You guys . . . this stuff is so good it’s kind of ridiculous, I know you’re going to love, love, love it!

As always our healthy, homemade almond butter is made with no refined flours or sugars, using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and once you’ve roasted those golden delicious, nutrient rich almonds you’re divine little jar or cinnamon spiced almond butter comes together in under 10 minutes!

I should probably mention that this little jar of heaven also happens to be vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly but, most importantly, it’s downright delicious and you need it in your life, asap!

All you need to get in on this deliciousness is – almonds, vanilla, cinnamon and a teeny, tiny, cheeky pinch of salt!

That’s it!

Nothing more, nothing less!

Real food, real simple – what more could you want?

Deliciously golden, nutrient rich almonds are oven roasted then blended with a splash of vanilla, a dash of cinnamon and a cheeky pinch of salt . . .

The subtle sweetness of the vanilla combined with that gentle, heart warming hum of cinnamon, those creamy, dreamy, buttery almonds and that little pinch of salt is an absolute taste sensation.

Seriously you guys this is the stuff dreams are made of!

It’s got that whole, crazy cool, seriously satiating, salty-sweet thang going on and honestly, I don’t know what more I can say other than that I just love, love, love it, I know you will too so Ima stop talking so we can just go ahead make it already!

Here’s how we do it –

Start off by giving our golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds a quick little roast in the oven – toasting our nuts before we blend our butter helps to give it a more decadent and rich depth of flavor – please don’t skip this step. Yes it’s an extra 5-10 minutes but, trust me – it’s absolutely, 100% worth it!

Now, once our almonds are nicely toasted, and your house smells like heaven, all you have to do is toss those golden nuggets of delicious into your food processor or blender and you’re pretty much done!

Initially your nuts will get all chunky, then after a minute or two they will break down into a fine looking flour, then the real magic happens, the heat and friction from all that blending will extract the natural oils from our almonds and in a matter of minutes,

You will witness one of the most beautiful transformations of all time as your almonds are whipped into a creamy, dreamy golden, delicious nut butter right before your pretty little eyes . . .

Once that’s done we simply add our vanilla, cinnamon and a cheeky pinch of salt –

give it one final blendy mcblend and voila’ – there you have it;

Healthy, homemade, creamy, dreamy, almond butter infused with a splash of vanilla and a gentle hum of heartwarming cinnamon

Heaven in a jar I tell you!

Once you have your little pot of deliciousness go ahead and use it as you would, business as usual – dive head first into the jar and eat your way out . . . or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon . . .

do what you feel, no judgement here

And I’m not saying that you have to but, I strongly suggest that you do . . . grab yourself a big ol’ block chunk of your fave dark chocolate then add a generous spoonful of your creamy, dreamy, vanilla infused, cinnamon spiced almond butter . . .

And lose yourself in the deliciousness that you just created.

All natural, quick and easy, thick and creamy, subtly sweet, vanilla infused, perfectly spiced, healthy, homemade almond butter with a gentle hum of cinnamon;

Heaven in a jar I tell you!

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Cinnamon Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}
Makes approx 1 1/2 heaping cups of all natural, quick and easy, creamy, dreamy, delicious, nutritious, healthy, homemade almond butter infused with a splash of vanilla and a gentle hum of heartwarming cinnamon.

Ingredients –

2 cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of vanilla bean extract

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your almonds, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your almonds for 10 minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.

4 – Pour your roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds wil grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your vanilla, salt and ground cinnamon and process until well combined.

6 – Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla/cinnamon if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

_________________________________________

Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your chocolate coconut almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

__________________________________________

The post Cinnamon Spiced Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly} first appeared on Better with Cake.

Coconut Mocha Almond Butter!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes I did!!!!!!!!

Although, you probably saw it coming didn’t you?

I’m so predictable.

Where’s there’s almond butter there’s chocolate, where there’s chocolate there’s coffee and where there’s coffee there’s chocolate (it’s a delicious little circle ) and, at the moment for me, where there’s chocolate there’s coconut.

I just can’t stop!

And you know what?!

I am so not sorry about it, not even a little bit.

You guys . . . this coconut mocha almond butter is straight up, heaven in a jar!

It’s so deliciously indulgent that I really have no words . . . I mean I keep saying it’s delicious but, to be honest, saying it’s delicious doesn’t even come close to doing it the justice it deserves.

Golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds are oven roasted then blended with a splash of vanilla, a drizzle of coconut extract, a sprinkling of cacao, a leetle pinch of salt and a cheeky hit of espresso.

So much deliciousness I can hardly stand it!

Honestly, I can’t wait for you to taste it for yourself because I know you are going to just love, love, love it!

As always our homemade nut butter is super quick and easy to prepare made with just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

It’s all natural made with no refined flours or sugars so it also happens to be vegan, dairy free, gluten free and Paleo friendly

But you and I both know what matter most is how it tastes and you guys . . . this dark chocolate coconut mocha almond butter is edible perfection I tell you. Pure decadence and you need it in your life, asap!

It’s thick and creamy, decadent, rich, subtly sweet and seriously chocolaty with a gentle hum of coconut and a delicious little hint of espresso.

One taste and life as you know it will be changed forever!

Seriously, stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen now.

Here’s how we make it –

Start off by giving our golden, delicious, nutrient rich almonds a quick little roast in the oven – toasting our nuts before we blend our butter helps to give it a more decadent and rich depth of flavor – please don’t skip this step. Yes it’s an extra 5-10 minutes but, trust me – it’s absolutely, 100% worth it!

Now, once our almonds are nicely toasted, and your house smells like heaven, all you have to do is toss those golden nuggets of delicious into your food processor or blender and you’re pretty much done!

Initially your nuts will get all chunky, then after a minute or two they will break down into a fine looking flour, then the real magic happens, the heat and friction from all that blending will extract the natural oils from our almonds and in a matter of minutes,

You will witness one of the most beautiful transformations of all time as your almonds are whipped into a creamy, dreamy golden, delicious nut butter right before your pretty little eyes . . .

Once that’s done we simply add our vanilla and coconut extracts along with the cacao, espresso and a cheeky pinch of salt – give it one final blendy mcblend and voila’ – done!

Decadent, rich, deliciously creamy, seriously chocolaty, coconut infused almond butter with a divine hum of espresso.

Heaven in a jar I tell you!

Once you have your little pot of deliciousness go ahead and use it as you would, business as usual – dive head first into the jar and eat your way out . . . or you be a little more refined and get yourself a spoon . . .

do what you feel, no judgement here

And I’m not saying that you have to but, I strongly suggest that you do . . . grab yourself a big ol’ block chunk of your fave dark chocolate then add a generous spoonful of your creamy, dreamy, decadent and rich, coconut-espresso infused, dark and delicious, oven roasted almond butter . . .

Sprinkle on a couple of sweet and crispy coconut flakes and lose yourself in the deliciousness that you just created.

All natural, quick and easy, decadent, rich, thick and creamy, subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty healthy, homemade almond butter with a gentle hum of coconut and a divine hint of espresso.

Make it. Eat it. Love, love, love it.

Coconut Mocha Almond Butter {Vegan, Gluten Free, Paleo Friendly}
Makes approx 1 1/2 heaping cups of all natural, creamy, dreamy, subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, coconut infused,  healthy homemade almond butter with a divine hum of espresso

Ingredients –

2 cup of raw almonds

1 Tablespoon of cacao

1 teaspoon of instant espresso

1 Tablespoon of vanilla bean extract

1 teaspoon of coconut extract

1/2 teaspoon of salt flakes

Method –

1 – Preheat your oven to 175’C (350’F)

2 – Line a large baking sheet with baking/parchment paper (or a non stick silpat mat) and pour on your almonds, making sure they are spread evenly – aka not crowded.

3 – Roast your almonds for 10 minutes, until lightly toasted and deliciously golden.

4 – Pour your roasted almonds into the bowl of your food processor or blender and process until smooth and creamy (or your desired consistency). Initially the almonds wil grind down into a powder, give it a minute or two and the oils will extract and it will become deliciously, thick, rich and creamy. You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally.

5 – Once you have blended to your desired consistency, add your salt, cacao, espresso, vanilla and coconut extract and process until well combined.

6 – Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly – add a little extra salt or more vanilla/cacao or coconut extract if you feel the need and, if you prefer a thinner/more runny consistency feel free to add a drizzle of coconut oil to thin it out.

7 – Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should keep well for up to 2 weeks – if it lasts that long! (← seriously, good luck with that )

Enjoy xoxo

_________________________________________

Question of the day –

Are you a fellow nut butter addict? What’s your fave flavor? Or brand? Or recipe? And your fave way to eat it?! Straight up by the spoonful, with fruit, on toast, on chocolate?! Tell me . . . details please

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your chocolate coconut almond butter (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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