Smoked Almond Butter Recipe

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Smoked Almond Butter Recipe

How to smoke almonds and make a simple homemade smoked almond butter. So easy and delicious.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Snack

Cuisine: snack

Servings: cup almond butter

Author: Mary Cressler

Cost: $3

Ingredients

2 cups raw unsalted almonds
1-2 tablespoons oil (avocado, peanut, or melted coconut oil)
¼ teaspoon kosher salt optional

Instructions

For the Smoked Almonds:

Preheat smoker to 225 degrees using fruit wood. We like apple or cherry.
Place the almonds on foil, or a baking sheet, and place on the smoker for 90 minutes to 2 hours, or until the nuts have turned a few shades darker in color (but not burnt!), and are crunchy to the bite.
Remove from the smoker and let cool.

For the Smoked Almond Butter:

Place the almonds in a powerful blender or food processor and pulse for 20-30 second increments, until the almonds turn into a smooth, creamy, paste. If they aren't coming out smooth add 1 tablespoon of oil at a time, then keep pulsing until your desired creamy texture appears. Brush down the sides and then keep processing in 20-30 second increments until desired texture.

Notes

This is for a simple smoked almond butter. I you want to add more flavor experiment with small amounts of cinnamon (for flavor), or for a more smoky/spicy butter add some chili powder or smoked paprika.

Salt is totally to your preference. I you want your almond butter completely unsalted just leave out the salt. I like to add just a touch of kosher salt to bring out the natural flavors in the almonds and the mild smoke infusion. Note that we use KOSHER SALT versus standard iodized table salt and strongly recommend you do the same.

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