Nut butter is so easy to make in the Thermomix! It’s a staple in our house and our favourite mix is A-B-C: Almond, Brazil nut and Cashew. You can pretty much use any combination of nuts you have on hand, though.
I buy all of our nuts (and most other pantry dry goods too) from Pistachios Organic Pantry here in Perth. I have no affiliation with them, but I do like to share other small businesses, especially local ones. All of their products are organic and the pricing is good.
What’s Needed to Make ABC Nut Butter in the Thermomix
With just six ingredients (and two of them are optional) this is a very simple recipe for a great nut butter.
Almonds, Brazil nuts and cashews: Nuts in general are a good source of protein, good fats and fibre. They’re a tasty, healthy, convenient snack as is, but blitzing them up into a nut butter such as this one makes a versatile way to get them into your diet.
Oil: Nuts are high in fats so you don’t need a lot of oil in this. Adding a small amount makes the nut butter a nice spreadable consistency.
Vanilla: Added purely for flavour, vanilla is not a traditional inclusion in a nut butter. It does add a lovely element to this and although it’s optional, I highly recommend you include it. It’s fine to use powder or extract. You could even scrape some seeds out of a vanilla pod into it.
Salt: A natural flavour enhancer, salt will bring sweetness out of the nuts and vanilla.
Related Recipes
Once you’ve made a batch of this ABC Nut Butter, you just have to use some of it in my Chewy Sesame Bars.
Or try swirling some through homemade Chunky Chocolate.
Of course a classic great way to use a nut butter like this one is to slather some on a piece of toast! Here are some bread recipes: Best Ever Spelt Bread, Super Seeded Spelt Bread, Super Seeded Bread (wheat based) and my Oh So Soft Spelt Bread Rolls.
If you fancy a divine chocolate nut butter, try this Chocolate Cashew Butter.
ABC Nut Butter (Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew)
Ingredients
- 180 g almonds
- 100 g Brazil nuts
- 100 g cashews
- 30-50 g oil of your choice I use macadamia oil
- 1 tsp vanilla powder or 2 tsp vanilla extract, optional
- 1/2 tsp salt optional
Instructions
- Place nuts in a medium-sized frying pan. Toast for 6-8 minutes, until lightly browned. Be sure to toss the nuts regularly to ensure they don’t burn.
- Transfer toasted nuts to mixer bowl. Add 30g oil, vanilla and salt. Blitz 3-5 minutes/speed 9/MC on, pausing roughly every 30 seconds to scrape down sides of bowl. Add 10-20g of the remaining oil if necessary after a couple of minutes of blending.
- When oils have been released from nuts and texture of the nut butter is smooth and spreadable, transfer to a clean jar. Store in the fridge.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note, nutrition information is calculated via an online recipe nutrition calculator and is a guide only. It is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed 100% accurate. I am not a nutritionist or trained health professional.
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Hi, I'm Bec
I specialise in great tasting vegetarian Thermomix recipes and cater for a wide range of dietary needs. I love sharing here and in my cookbooks my healthy, delicious recipes (of course the odd treat too!) Whether you’re looking to ignite your thermo mojo, or just after some new, really tasty family friendly recipes, there really is something here for everyone
This is delicious!
Omitted the salt and vanilla as I made it for my 1 year old. Yum!
Yum, easy to make and so delicious even without the vanilla and honey options.
absolutely delicious! Can’t eat peanuts so thought I’d try this recipe…so glad I did. Now the challenge is to not eat it by the spoonful! Thx for the recipe!