I have never been able to get into almond butter.
The reason? It just isn’t sweet enough for me.
And I don’t want to hear any of that mumbo jumbo about how if I really savor the taste, I can find it’s natural sweetness.
Because that is what everyone tells me about vegetables, and that is a blatant lie.
The only way I will ever find vegetables to be sweet, is if I douse them in chocolate fudge sauce.
And I’m sure if I mixed some almond butter with a big glug of chocolate fudge, I would love it, too.
However, I really enjoy almonds, so I wanted to take a jab at trying my own.
I already knew that I don’t particularly enjoy plain almond butter, so I needed to spice it up.
I added a bit of cocoa powder, and a handful of dried cherries from Frog Hollow Farm, which are deliciously fabulous.
Initially, I thought I would need to add some sweetness, such as maple syrup, but the dried cherries did the job.
Chocolate Cherry Almond Butter
1 cup almonds
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup dried cherries
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
pinch of sea salt
Add almonds to food processor and blend until smooth. Add in the rest of ingredients, streaming in canola oil, and pulsing to combine. Blend until smooth.
I love making my own nutbutter’s at home.
I usually have most ingredients on hand, and it only takes a few minutes.
It is also more economic, and that leaves me more money to buy shoes.
I would starve for a few months for a pair of Christian Louboutin’s.
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I’m not a huge fan of almond butter either! Everybody seems to love it but it’s just… eh. There’s nothing spectacular about it. But THIS sounds awesome. :)
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Sounds yummy!! I love cherried for sure!
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Like you… I’m not a fan of almond butter. I’ve tried so hard to like it… but just can’t get into it!
This on the other hand looks perfect!
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What a brilliant idea! You’re getting my little wheels spinning…oh the things we can mix into our nut butters! I have a bag of almonds and a bag of cacao nibs calling my name!
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Like you- I would starve for a few months for a beautiful pair of shoes! Thankfully my shoe collection feels pretty good right now so I am opting for good food ;)
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YUM! Very YUM:)
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sounds like my kind of almond butter :)
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I still haven’t ever made my own nut butter. I really want to though and this recipe sounds excellent!! You should sell this idea to a big wig nut butter company! ;) Then you can have all the shoes you want!!!! :)
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mmmm! i’ve been making my own almond butter lately, but i never thought to add anything into it — chocolate and cherries sound like the perfect combo!
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that sounds awesome!I would also be willing to starve for a pair of Christian Louboutin’s.
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I’ve made cinnamon walnut butter before and it was deliciousness! I love making nut butter at home because you can control the additives (no fakey chemical stuff). Your combo sounds yummy
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Um yes – I too would go without for Louboutin’s…haha They are just too beautiful (and comfortable, I hear – amazing!). This sounds awesome!! I will say this – the dark chocolate almond butter by maranatha is… utterly amazing – for lack of better description. I, too, cannot do “plain” almond butters … at the very least, it needs to be honey roasted. The Maranatha stuff is too expensive to justify buying it all the time…but my god — it went into my mouth by the spoonful.
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WOW, this sounds like an AMAZING recipe! I really must try! :D
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I think we are born with certain things we like and while our tastes can be changed…I think you are more prone to like more things than other! That is why some people LOVE chocolate and some are not so into it. I love making my own nut butters too and adding things to make fun flavors. Chocolate and cherry sound like a great combo for Almond Butter! YUM!
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ooo I love that you made your own nut butter! I have to give this a try…i have to say the first couple of times I tried almond butter I wasn’t a huge fan. I like it, but I just prefer PB over it!
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I hate when people tell me that I’ll like something if I just…(insert whatever here)..No, I won’t. If I don’t like it, I don’t like it. I’m glad you found a way to work with the almonds though!
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That looks phenom! The almond + cherry combo sounds delicious.
What kind of food processor do you use? I tried to make nut butter once and failed miserably…I think it was mainly due to my food processor. Everything just ended up out of reach of the blade…if that makes sense…
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Jessica — April 6th, 2010 @ 7:13 am
I have a Cuisinart – it is giant. I think it is the largest you can buy before going for a commercial size.
This happens to me too, but I just turn it off and scrape the butter, etc around with a spatula. I usually have to do that 5-10 times when making nut butter to get everything combined.
I also have a mini food processor but I don’t think it’s powerful enough for nuts.
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Gracie @ Girl Meets Health — April 6th, 2010 @ 7:18 am
Got ya. Thanks! I think my FP might actually be Cuisinart too. Maybe I’ll give it one more try :)
mmmm…i’ve only done homemade coconut butter (which you would LOVE) and I need to try almond soon! i like it with carrots – eek! – but it really is really sweet. and if i’m wrong i’ll get you a pair of shoes. maybe :)
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Mmmmm…this is a GREAT idea. I need to try to make my own nut butter, definitely.
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As soon as I’m out of my jarred almond butter, I’m trying this. Seems easy enough and looks delicious!
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GENIUS! love this, such a clever idea ;)
thanks for sharing with us!
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This is so amazing and creative! To make and flavor your own almond butter. The possibilities are endless!
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I like almond butter, but I do agree…it’s not sweet enough! This chocolate cherry almond butter sounds amazing! Reason #12213 I need a food processor!!!!
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Yummy! This would be so good on toast!!
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WOW! What a great idea! That looks delicious!
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i love frog hollow farm products! and i agree, AB is not sweet on its own. love your modifications!
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I’ve never like almond butter either. I’d rather eat almonds. I’d try this, but I can’t eat chocolate. So I’ll stick to peanut butter. :)
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I’m the same way with almond butter! Have you ever tried Justin’s flavored ones? They are yummy and sweet!
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YUM!! I love it! I go in phases between PB and almond butter…I go in waves where I only want one or the other.
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I’m so glad I found your blog! What a lovely twist on almond butter! I’ve made cashew butter and it was good, but I can’t wait to give this a try :)
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You crack me up! Your almond butter sounds really yummy. I normally don’t do plugs, but the Barney Butter we were giving away on The Foodie Blogroll last month was really good. It is almond butter, but the first almond butter I ever “got into”. I know she gives out samples sometimes on her website….
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Jessica — April 6th, 2010 @ 9:49 am
I do like Barney Butter! It’s the plain (nothing added) almond butter than I am not a fan of. I can’t find Barney around me anywhere!
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Mmm Love almond butter. Naturally Nutty makes this flavor! Great idea to add the dried cherries:D I’ll definitely try this when I run out.
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I’m strange and like almond butter and veggies. The horror, I know! I would love to try this once I run out of my Costco size jar or Maranatha almond butter!
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I like Justin’s maple almond butter, the maple sugar might be just the sweetness you are looking for.
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There is always a good excuse to buy more shoes ;)
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I really really really need a food processor! I think my blender would burst into flames if I tried this!
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dried cherries are pretty much my favorite thing in life. i’d demolish this.
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I love making my own nut butters too…its just so easy. I’d never thought to put extra goodies in there (aside from honey/agave which I do on a regular basis)…chocolate almond butter sounds like such a winner.
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DI-VI-NE!
Thanks for the recipe, girl!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
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mmm your own nut butter!
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That’s a unique combo you’ve come up with. Sounds interesting!
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Wow, yet another delicious creation. LOVE it!
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I ADORE almond butter, and chocolate, and cherries. This would be TROUBLE in my house. You are so creative!!!
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Yum! My favorite homemade nut butter is my homemade white chocolate strawberry almond butter. it’s just almonds and 1/2 a white chocolate strawberry chocolate bar
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Oh that looks GOOD. What a great idea to add the dried cherries! I love that it’s sweetened naturally… and it’s homemade. Is it hard to get the almonds and ingredients to process smoothly? And did you soak the almonds first? Hmmm, that actually might make a big mush.
I will need to try this recipe!
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WOw! This looks amazing. Where do you get these ideas?!
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This sounds awesome. I don’t think almond butter is sweet enough on it’s own either, so it’s usually pair it with something sweet. I need a food processor.
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I like almond butter plain and raw, but I think you’ve got a great recipe there! Cherries and almond butter, yum!
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Such a great idea!! I am not a huuuge fan of almond butter either. I like it, but I don’t love it.
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Sounds really tasty. Great idea with the cherries.
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