Almond butter.... foul!?!

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,217 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    I am curious about almond butter. I can't eat peanut butter, so I wonder if it would be an alternative for me. It sounds good ... :)

    Cashew butter is also delicious.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    But how are they for calories?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,217 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    But how are they for calories?

    All about the same, 180ish for 2TBS
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,598 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    But how are they for calories?

    All about the same, 180ish for 2TBS

    Hmmm ... a little higher than I need.

  • cat_lady77
    cat_lady77 Posts: 203 Member
    I got some that was really gritty for some reason. It was a store brand, I think, & $8 so I forced myself to use it up lol. Justin's brand is pretty amazing & they have other flavors like vanilla & chocolate.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    N200lz wrote: »
    Do you have "Cracked Nut Butter" in your area?

    Ugh that brand tasted like vomit! I got the Cookie Dough flavor & I knew it wasn't going to be sweet; however, I wasn't expecting it to taste like vomit.

    Now this Almond Butter is awesome & I am sad I can't find it anymore. I'll probably have to breakdown & buy it online.

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  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    whmscll wrote: »
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Seriously? You just left a jar you opened and ate out of on the shelf for someone else to buy?

    That is pretty messed up. I hope whoever stocks the peanut/nut butters noticed the jar was tampered with & pulled it off the shelf.
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    You should try another brand or make it yourself. I make my own in a food processor and its amazing. I prefer it over peanut butter.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I like Justin's Maple Almond Butter.
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    That's disgusting.
  • demoiselle2014
    demoiselle2014 Posts: 474 Member
    I've gotten almond butter at Costco that was quite tasty.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I love almonds, but don't care for almond butter. Maybe it's just because I've eaten (and loved) peanut butter for so long but almond butter tastes bland to me. I've tried 2 different brands and ended up throwing them both away. Pb is cheaper anyway and I love it.
  • 2snakeswoman
    2snakeswoman Posts: 655 Member
    I think you either like it or you don't. Smell it; your nose will tell you if it's rancid.

    If it's plain, you could add a little salt; that might help. Also, it's delicious mixed with an equal amount of honey, then dip apple slices into it.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Wow, just wow. You put a product back on the shelf after you stuck your finger in it for someone else to buy unsuspectingly? Disgusting.
  • kitkatkarr
    kitkatkarr Posts: 97 Member
    edited July 2015
    When I first tried almond butter I thought it taste a bit off but overtime I came to enjoy it. Just gotta get used to
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Aren't you just darling!
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  • harg311
    harg311 Posts: 4 Member
    All Almond Butters taste so different. I have tried Maranatha and didn't care for it. I can use it in a smoothy but not raw. I love the Justins though. My favorites are the Maple Almond, Honey Almond, and the Chocolate Hazelnut Almond Butter. Put it on toast, or a waffle with banana in it, taco style. :-) I know Sprouts sells the small sample packs so you can try some of those to find out which you like. They cost about $1.50 each, that way you don't spend too much on jar you don't like.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    That's nasty and gross!!! And also stealing!! You should be a shame of yourself!!! :/
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    When of these days I need to try almond butter, I like almonds, I did noticed that they are pricey for such a small jar.
  • DuckReconMajor
    DuckReconMajor Posts: 434 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.
  • chelsy0587
    chelsy0587 Posts: 441 Member
    sympha01 wrote: »
    Brand / recipe matters. The first almond butter I tried (Marantha) I also thought was terrible. Then I met Justin's almond butter. Can't seem to keep Justin's nut products out of my mouth.

    I'm just gonna walk away from that one.

    Right! I'm trying to hard to be mature...
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
    Alluminati wrote: »
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Aren't you just darling!
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    Agreed. This must be the same considerate person who broke the seal on the veggie broth I bought and brought home. I would have never thought to take off the lid and check the inner seal. Nice way to cost a fellow shopper $$ and inconvenience. CLASSY!
  • gamesandgains
    gamesandgains Posts: 640 Member
    The only almond butter I can do is Jiffy's. Theres is great.
  • minizebu
    minizebu Posts: 2,716 Member
    edited July 2015
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    whmscll wrote: »
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Seriously? You just left a jar you opened and ate out of on the shelf for someone else to buy?

    :noway: That would be pretty bad. Did you dunk your finger in there??

    Sadly, I suspect that this could be true.

    People actually do that in one of the grocery stores near where I work. It's absolutely disgusting!! And you've really got to check everything when you buy it to make sure someone hasn't been into it, sampling.

    oh boy ! You'd hear me squawking in the next isle if I ever saw someone doing that in my local grocery store.
    Imagine getting home looking forward to your beloved peanut butter, and there was a dirty big finger full missing :open_mouth::sick:

    There's just so many people who do it in that particular store.

    At any given moment there will be someone standing at the cherries in the produce section, eating them and tucking the stones under the boxes ... next aisle over, someone is carefully opening a box of granola bars and removing a couple ... a few aisles over, someone is helping themselves to a smear of deodorant ... one yogurt in a 6-pack might be opened and half eaten ...

    Like I say, it's absolutely disgusting!

    Sometimes they have police roaming through ... quite frequently, there will be calls for cameras in aisle 6 or wherever ... but it doesn't seem to help. Some people are just pigs.

    Yikes! Why do continue to give this store your business? If I witnessed something like that once, I would chalk it up to one person's inappropriate behavior. But if I witnessed it repeatedly, I would be so put off that I would go out of my way (and expense) to shop somewhere else where I felt like the management were appropriately responsive and the clientele were well behaved. I'd avoid going to the store near work and only go to stores near home that I've vetted for the above conditions.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    i opened a jar in the store to sample it before i bought it,it was kinda yucky so i left it on the shelf!

    Just disgusting behavior on your part.


    I love almond butter. The raw kind tastes sweet to me (well, almonds in general taste sweet to me) and toasted and salted has a little more oomph. Both are delicious. I usually get mine from Trader Joes.

    If it was gross, OP, you probably had a bad jar, just like everyone is saying.

  • tabby_123
    tabby_123 Posts: 80 Member
    sympha01 wrote: »
    Brand / recipe matters. The first almond butter I tried (Marantha) I also thought was terrible. Then I met Justin's almond butter. Can't seem to keep Justin's nut products out of my mouth.

    I'm just gonna walk away from that one.

    Oh my gosh I'm literally dying of laughter!
  • RetroPolkaDot
    RetroPolkaDot Posts: 83 Member
    I don't care for the almond butter that has the oil on the top.
    I really like Barney Butter brand almond butter. I usually only use it when I am bored of peanut butter.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

  • DuckReconMajor
    DuckReconMajor Posts: 434 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

    oh man that sounds delicious. I bought some stuff to maybe try my hand at low calorie nutella :yum:
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

    oh man that sounds delicious. I bought some stuff to maybe try my hand at low calorie nutella :yum:

    If it's good, post the recipe?

  • DuckReconMajor
    DuckReconMajor Posts: 434 Member
    Made some almond butter in my BlendTec and loved it. I'm not even a huge fan of almonds. I got a BlendTec twister jar so i can make all kinds of crazy stuff. It's going to be fun.

    I do the same in my vitamix. obsessssssssssed with cashew-almond butter with cinnamon added.

    oh man that sounds delicious. I bought some stuff to maybe try my hand at low calorie nutella :yum:

    If it's good, post the recipe?

    Sure. It may be a while until I get around to it though, and honestly my tastes differ from most but I will try!