Homemade Nut Butter

mossym

Know there is a few fans of nut butter around, anyone tried making their own?

Have a rest day today, contemplating giving it a go this evening!!

pgibbo

Given the price of nuts in most shops I'd say it'd be an expensive option. Interested to hear how it goes.

mossym

thats a good point. hadn't considered the price. have a big bag of nuts at home i restock, mix of cashews/almonds/brazil nuts, so was going to filter out cashews from it. price versus buying online might be the deal breaker. least you'd be sure what was in it!!

idea inspired by opening the jar of peanut butter at home to find it empty post ride on saturday, an awful experience. rice cakes and cottage cheese just not the same

sconhome

I believe Lidl are selling loose nuts anyone check the prices?

mossym

sconhome wrote: »

I believe Lidl are selling loose nuts anyone check the prices?

not been in lidl in a while, would be interested if this was true

tunney

mossym wrote: »

not been in lidl in a while, would be interested if this was true

I used to go the whole time as it was my sons favourite place.

tunney

myprotein.ie do a nice nut butter at a reasonable price

ray o

mossym wrote: »

thats a good point. hadn't considered the price. have a big bag of nuts at home i restock, mix of cashews/almonds/brazil nuts, so was going to filter out cashews from it. price versus buying online might be the deal breaker. least you'd be sure what was in it!!

idea inspired by opening the jar of peanut butter at home to find it empty post ride on saturday, an awful experience. rice cakes and cottage cheese just not the same

There's also Amazon. If you sign up for the subscribe and save you can get a further 15% off the total of 5 items. Deliveries can be set to 6 months and can be changed.

mossym

tunney wrote: »

myprotein.ie do a nice nut butter at a reasonable price

know a couple of places i can pick it up pre-made alright. interested in the idea of making it though.

it'll inevitably be too expensive , too much work, burn out the processor, or taste like cr&p and be a one off effort..:)

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Or you could wait 3 weeks until......Watch this space!

Triceratops Ballet

I make my own peanut and cashew butter, it couldn't be simpler.

I put the nuts in a blender with some oil (peanut oil for the peanuts sunflower for the cashews) with a bit of salt and blend until I have the texture I like!

mossym

mossym wrote: »

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it'll inevitably be too expensive , too much work, burn out the processor, or taste like cr&p and be a one off effort..:)

Declan Broad Shaver wrote: »

Or you could wait 3 weeks until......Watch this space!

as i said.....:)

68 lost souls

Lidl do them loose alright, think its still pricey possibly more pricey. Ill check later when Im getting some base layers.

tunney

ray o wrote: »

There's also Amazon. If you sign up for the subscribe and save you can get a further 15% off the total of 5 items. Deliveries can be set to 6 months and can be changed.

for the nuts or the nut butters?

Neady83

dottie_lottie wrote: »

I make my own peanut and cashew butter, it couldn't be simpler.

I put the nuts in a blender with some oil (peanut oil for the peanuts sunflower for the cashews) with a bit of salt and blend until I have the texture I like!

Do you need a super dooper blender? I tried it with the bog standard kenwood blender at home and it didn't blend them down enough to release the oils.

Is a nutribullet your best bet I wonder.

ray o

tunney wrote: »

for the nuts or the nut butters?

Both. My first order was only last month. I had 1kg bag of Almonds & Cashews. 1kg Tub of Meridian Peanut Butter, 800ml Biona Coconut oil and a bag of almond flour to make up the 5 items. The smaller jars of Meridan Almond/Cashews are in packs of 3 if used in the Subscribe & Save.

I used to get most of those items from Holland & Barrett in their B1G1HP deals but I found they have increased the price and reduced the weight of their bags of nuts.

mossym

Neady83 wrote: »

Do you need a super dooper blender? I tried it with the bog standard kenwood blender at home and it didn't blend them down enough to release the oils.

Is a nutribullet your best bet I wonder.

how long did you let them blend for neady?

Neady83

mossym wrote: »

how long did you let them blend for neady?

Around 10 minutes I think but maybe they needed longer. From the look of them I didn't think that they would blend down much further but maybe I should have had more patience.

mossym

Neady83 wrote: »

Around 10 minutes I think but maybe they needed longer. From the look of them I didn't think that they would blend down much further but maybe I should have had more patience.

acccording to this it can take a loooonnggggg time.

http://thehealthyfoodie.com/cashew-nut-butte/

handy photo's of the progression though

Neady83

mossym wrote: »

acccording to this it can take a loooonnggggg time.

http://thehealthyfoodie.com/cashew-nut-butte/

handy photo's of the progression though

I couldn't put my blender through that :eek: :eek:

Can you report on how it goes? In true report style - make and model of blender, weight of nuts, time it took to blend ..........

mossym

blender? i'm going to do it with a fork...


yup, will do

Neady83

mossym wrote: »

blender? i'm going to do it with a fork...


yup, will do

You're not allowed off your turbo this evening until we have proof that nut butter has been made

Triceratops Ballet

Neady83 wrote: »

Do you need a super dooper blender? I tried it with the bog standard kenwood blender at home and it didn't blend them down enough to release the oils.

Is a nutribullet your best bet I wonder.

I use a generic one of these that I got in tesco i think mine is 750 w though

68 lost souls

Lidl loose nuts are €14.99 per kg for any kind that they have. In Drogheda they had cashew, peanut , pistachio and can't remember the 4th.

mossym

almond butter. almost there

shotgunmcos

68 lost souls wrote: »

Lidl loose nuts are €14.99 per kg for any kind that they have. In Drogheda they had cashew, peanut , pistachio and can't remember the 4th.

€15 just for the nuts! And you likely have to peel them too

I just ordered 6 jars or 2kg of Peanut and Co crunchy PB delivered from Amazon for €20. Delicious and zero effort.

mossym

Can someone confirm if they can see the pic in the post above of the half made butter? Someone mentioned on another thread they couldn't see my pic

mossym

shotgunmcos wrote: »

€15 just for the nuts! And you likely have to peel them too

I just ordered 6 jars or 2kg of Peanut and Co crunchy PB delivered from Amazon for €20. Delicious and zero effort.

Probably no question that you can make them cheaper. But some enjoy the effort in making them,can buy energy bars but make my own. Same with granola. Easier to buy, but I enjoy making it/them

zico10

mossym wrote: »

Can someone confirm if they can see the pic in the post above of the half made butter? Someone mentioned on another thread they couldn't see my pic

I couldn't see it on my iPad last night, but can see it on my htc phone today.

shotgunmcos

mossym wrote: »

Probably no question that you can make them cheaper. But some enjoy the effort in making them,can buy energy bars but make my own. Same with granola. Easier to buy, but I enjoy making it/them

I'm with you on the make vs buy and eating your own creations. I've made my own PB, make my own flapjacks, granola etc..

BTW correction in my previous post 6 jars totalling 2kg not 6*2kg! I empty a jar into an airtight glass jar and mix it up. Trying to mix it in its own jar is not worth it. Hands down the best PB I've ever tasted.

Neady83

mossym wrote: »

Can someone confirm if they can see the pic in the post above of the half made butter? Someone mentioned on another thread they couldn't see my pic

I can't see it