Almond Butter!! ALMOND BUTTER!

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  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I can't buy it. I can't stop myself from eating the whole jar. :sad:

    But I do like it on toast!

    Oh my gosh, this completely. I bought one jar. It's almost gone and I can never EVER buy it again. But yeah, on toast is amazing, with a spoon...etc.
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    I don't really eat nut butters. I should, I just don't thing about them. But while my brother was visiting from out of town, he made me try PECAN butter (ground fresh at Whole Foods). WOW, that was really good. Unfortunately, it's too expensive to eat on a regular basis.
  • grdaze
    grdaze Posts: 195 Member
    why is almond butter better than peanut butter?
  • zewolf77
    zewolf77 Posts: 173 Member
    Almond Butter + Cashew Butter + Ovaltine = healthier Nutella. Very good too :)
  • WomanOnAMission2013
    WomanOnAMission2013 Posts: 32
    Loving this thread! I bought some recently but have yet to open up the jar, I guess I will be doing so tomorrow! :) Ill try and almond butter and banana bread slice!
  • JezzD1
    JezzD1 Posts: 431
    I put it in my morning shakes, replace all peanut butter recipes with it, have it on toast, or just eat it by the spoonful when I am low on protein/cals =)
  • Textmessage
    Textmessage Posts: 387 Member
    I made these last week and they're delicious. I have a pic of the results in my profile for comparison too.

    http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/Recipes/Recipe/Almond-Butter-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies.aspx
  • pfgaytriot
    pfgaytriot Posts: 238 Member
    I make Paleo power bars with it! Yum!

    Recipe?! :tongue:
  • wannalosew82
    wannalosew82 Posts: 108 Member
    Where does everyone get their almond butter? The only place I know of that sells it is whole foods and its like $14/lb. Its all natural and its made right there which I love so I know there's nothing extra thats added. When I first got it I had to remind myself that its made from almonds and not peanuts so its going to taste like...well, almonds lol. I think that might be why some people find it disgusting.

    I put it on bananas, in smoothies...I'm going to try this toast thing though...If I get a toaster that is.

    I buy the Crunchy almond butter at Trader Joe's.
  • LaurenOliver
    LaurenOliver Posts: 48
    I usually eat it on bananas, apples, toast, saltines, a little on a small tortilla, or on a spoon straight to my mouth. Ha. I don't want to waste any, so I don't buy the jars or by the bulk (tho it probably makes more sense financially). Instead, I get some of those Justin packets in various flavors - maple, honey, orginal, chocolate. It's all good. Oh, and so is coconut butter. YUM! I am pretty sure I will stick to taking some of my mother's chocolate coconut butter instead of buying my own for fear of eating far too much of it.
  • MissJJ74
    MissJJ74 Posts: 111 Member
    I made a smoothie earlier with peanut butter that I'm sure can be replaced with almond butter and it was heavenly!

    1/2 cup low fat, soy or almond milk
    1/2 apple, peeled & chopped
    1 tbsp peanut butter (sub in almond butter)
    1/3 cup quick cooking oats (plain oats for oatmeal)

    Blend with 3 ice cubes and dust with cinnamon.
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    Can't find almond butter around here and you're all making me so curious about it!
  • 4flamingoz
    4flamingoz Posts: 214 Member
    Take a poiund and throw it into the Vitamix, with some flaxseed, a bit of salt, and fire it up! Perfect consistency! Love it out of the jar, on apples, and in my smoothies.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Where does everyone get their almond butter? The only place I know of that sells it is whole foods and its like $14/lb. Its all natural and its made right there which I love so I know there's nothing extra thats added.

    There are tons of easy recipes out there to make it cheaper. I just got a Blendtec and it has a recipe right in it.
  • MrsBach
    MrsBach Posts: 34 Member
    When you find a lower alterntive on peanut butter - let me know. I thought I was doing good using all natural but it is no lower in calories ... and I love peanut butter.

    I needed to find an alternative to pb and ab too. I always had a whole grain english muffin with one or the other for breakfast and the 200 calories needed to be cut down. I finally decided to try cream cheese. I bought a tub of light spreadable plain cream cheese and added 3 tbs of brown sugar and a tsp of cinnamon. It's 78 calories per 2 tbsp.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    I have never tried it. I've also never tried sunflower butter.
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    I love it best on amaranth crackers. Good nudge; I haven't had any for a long time and must rectify that.
  • KansasCowgirl
    KansasCowgirl Posts: 48
    Peanut allergy here in the house, so we use almond butter as well.
    I buy MaraNatha at Costco. I pay for a BIG jar at Costco, what I would pay for a little jar at the store.

    The only thing I don't like about the all-natural almond butter is that it settles. So when I get to the bottom of the jar, I have some dried out almond crap that you can't really use.
  • devon0324
    devon0324 Posts: 57 Member
    I've been wanting to buy some for a few months now, but the $6 price tag has always stopped me. lol. I love peanut butter, so I can only imagine I'll be totally addicted to almond butter.



    YES!!! This is so true!! I went to Kroger(grocery store) this am, and for a SMALL jar was $6.79!!! So i just bought the individual packets for $0.89!!
  • purplecharm
    purplecharm Posts: 446 Member
    I love almond butter. I just eat it straight out the jar. I bought the Mara Natha brand of AB at Whole Foods.
  • nikkinz
    nikkinz Posts: 30 Member
    mix almond butter(1/2 Tbsp) with soy sauce(1 Tsp) and garlic and spread on wrap. Add grilled chicken and baby spinch. Satay chicken wrap. Yummy!!
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    mix almond butter(1/2 Tbsp) with soy sauce(1 Tsp) and garlic and spread on wrap. Add grilled chicken and baby spinch. Satay chicken wrap. Yummy!!

    WOW I never would have thought of that' but it sounds amazing!!,
  • marilyn6180
    marilyn6180 Posts: 16
    Do you have a recipe for the Paleo Power Bars.
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    Almond Butter is easy to make with a food processor. I use 2 cups almonds, (one cup is roasted, salted, and one cup raw), & I add 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut. Process it for 10 minutes or so, stopping often to scrape down sides. It seems like it will never work, but eventually it does get to a perfect consistency. This method is SO much cheaper & SO delicious.

    This! I have done it a couple times (also made my own PB like this too). Raw almonds, toasted in a frying pan. Grind them up. Don't have to add anything. Same with the peanuts.
  • KpieS86
    KpieS86 Posts: 18
    Don't know if ayone responded to this yet, but peanut butter contains mycotoxins, specifically aflatoxin, which is a natural toxin that has shown to be a known carcinogen, causing cancer. Peanuts aren't actually a nut, they're a legume, and they're not allowed in the Paleo Diet, so nuts and nut butters are great substitutes (although they have similar fat contents).


    http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA115491
    http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/aflatoxin.php
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002429.htm
  • nuemmedigg
    nuemmedigg Posts: 220 Member
    I have a tbsp in my kefir/blueberries/whey/flaxseed mix every morning. Buy mine at Costco, Maranatha brand.
  • missworld95
    missworld95 Posts: 131 Member
    I love almonds, but I've heard mixed reviews so I'm scared to try it.
  • KML617
    KML617 Posts: 220 Member
    When you find a lower alterntive on peanut butter - let me know. I thought I was doing good using all natural but it is no lower in calories ... and I love peanut butter.

    I think someone else mentioned it already, but check out PB2. It's a powder form of peanut butter than has less than half the calories of regular peanut butter! I think it's like 45 cal for 2 TBS. I haven't tred it yet, but want to. Since it's a powder instead of a cream you would have to get creative though. I think it would be great for mixing in oatmeal and the like! The company that makes it is called Bell Plantation... google it! :tongue:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    I need to try this with my daily banana...bump
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Mmmmmmm, apple slices dredged through almond butter (Kettle unsalted brand); just had some.

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