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Learn how to make homemade Walnut Butter by roasting walnuts to bring out their natural oils and create the most buttery, silky smooth and creamy nut butter! Great on toast, bagels or even use it in baking for a butter taste in place of oil!
HOW TO MAKE WALNUT BUTTER
Most people are familiar with making homemade almond butter or cashew butter, but let’s not forget about the magical walnut butter! When you roast walnuts and then process them, they become insanely smooth, creamy and an oily consistency. It is very similar to pecan butter, just not as sweet.Much more smooth and runny than almond butter or cashew butter.
Also, walnuts are a much healthier nut butter because they are a greatsource of omega 3 fats, antioxidants and vitamins. Having a balance of omega 3 and omega 6 fats are better for our hearts and overall health.
HOW TO MAKE WALNUT BUTTER
First, you will add 1 1/2 cups of raw, unsalted walnuts to a pan lined with parchment paper.
Roast them at 300°F for 12 minutes until looking a bit moist or oily on top and smelling fragrant. They don’t need to cook too long, as we don’t want to burn them.
Add the roasted walnuts to a food processor and process for about 1 minute. It should look like a chunky paste like this.
Since roasting the walnuts brings out their natural oils, it will process really quickly into a butter. Scrape down the sides and process another couple of minutes or so until it is very runny/oily and dripping and easily pouring off of a spoon. It should be much runnier than almond butter, as can be seen here. Very similar to a canola or olive oil consistency.
Walnut butter on its own is very nutty, but you can add a pinch of salt, coconut sugar or cocoa powder for flavor variations. It would even be delicious adding pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. It is delicious on toast, bagels or even try swapping with almond butter in baking. I like to add a spoonful to my daughter’s smoothies for added omega 3 fats.
This walnut butter is also a magical ingredient in these Vegan Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing!
If you make this recipe, be sure to leave feedback below and share your pic on Instagram or Facebook and tag me @thevegan8 #thevegan8!
How to Make Walnut Butter
Brandi Doming
Learn how to make homemade Walnut Butter by roasting walnuts to bring out their natural oils and create the most buttery, silky smooth and creamy nut butter! Great on toast, bagels or even use it in baking for a butter taste in place of oil!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Course Sides
Cuisine American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (205g) raw, unsalted walnuts
- I use this food processor.
Instructions
Add the walnuts to a pan lined with parchment paper. Roast them at 300°F for 12 minutes until looking a bit moist or oily on top and smelling fragrant. They don't need to cook too long, as we don't want to burn them.
Add the roasted walnuts to a food processor and process for about 1 minute. It should look like a chunky paste.
Roasting the walnuts releases their natural oils, so it will process really quickly into a butter. Scrape down the sides and process another couple of minutes or so until it is very runny/oily and dripping and easily pouring off of a spoon. It should be much runnier than almond butter. Very similar to a canola or olive oil consistency. NOTE: Keep in mind that different sizes of food processors can affect how quickly your nut butter forms. I have an 11 cup Cuisinart, so it is large and powerful. If you only have a 7 cup or a small one, it may take a few minutes longer.
Walnut butter on its own is very nutty, but you can add a pinch of salt, coconut sugar or cocoa powder for flavor variations. It would even be delicious adding pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. It is delicious on toast, bagels or even try swapping with almond butter in baking. I like to add a spoonful to my daughter's smoothies for added omega 3 fats.
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Deirdre Ryan
Thanks for posting this recipe. I haven’t made it yet but it looks good! 🙂 I was just snacking on some walnuts and reading it ha ha ha!
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Clara
I made this as a thank you gift for my physio, she loved it and so did her family.
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T
Thank you. It was a very easy recipe. I baked a 16 Oz bag of walnuts at 400 for 10 minutes. I let cool then put on my food processor. I added about 3 squirms of liquid stevia and a shake of pumpkin spice. Totally forgot the sea salt. It’s good. Slightly bitter but still very good
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brandi.doming@yahoo.com
Oh, that sounds yummy!! Add the pinch of salt, it will help with bitterness.
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Jeanne
I just made this and it really works! I have a small, 35 year old Cuisinart and I put all the walnuts in at once and they were finely ground after a minute. They seemed very dry, but I just kept scraping the sides and letting it whir for maybe another two minutes and all of a sudden the oil began to appear like magic. It was a wonderful consistency and I added a big pinch of iodized seas salt and it tasted great. Then I put it in a glass storage container and stirred some chia seeds for a little crunch and to thicken and add more omega 3. I love this recipe and have already shared it!Reply
brandi.doming@yahoo.com
So very happy to hear that Jeanne!
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Lisa
I’m using the walnut butter as a basis for my vegan Caesar dressing!
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Stephanie Mullen
I made this today. I added a small amount of honey to it! Amazing! Super easy to make. I shared this website with others.Reply
brandi.doming@yahoo.com
Sounds delicious!
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Brett
Yum!Reply
brandi.doming@yahoo.com
Yay!
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Anita
I was wondering if I could make walnut butter in a food processor so I was so happy to find your recipe. I made some and it is so delicious and wonderful. Thank you!Reply
Leslie
Made it and love it thank you!!Reply
brandi.doming@yahoo.com
Awesome!
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Jacq
Just want to thank you for this info. Recently gone whole/raw food to help with lupus and high BP and am often confused with info. Walnuts are a top beneficial food for me and so this is uncomplicated, well-explained and just great!Reply
Linda
I made this in my little Cuisinart hand-held food processor and was amazed at the results. Delicious!Reply
brandi.doming@yahoo.com
Yay, I am so glad!!
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