Basic nut butter

Nut butters are easy to make if you have a good food processor. Just place your chosen seeds or nuts inside and process at a high speed.

Ingredients

Quantity	Ingredient
	seeds: pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, linseed or a mix
	nuts: almonds, cashew, macadamia, brazil, pistachio, pecan, walnuts, peanuts, unsweetened coconut flakes
	flavourings: fruit, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, vanilla or chocolate for ‘nutella’, You could also sweeten butters with fruit, as in almond and apple butter or maple syrup, or with a spice, as in walnut and cinnamon butter

If the seeds or nuts are lightly roasted beforehand, they are easier to blend into a creamy paste. If using raw, you may need to add some good-quality oil to get spreadability (coconut, walnut or flax oil, for instance). If using a blender or Vitamix, you will also need to add oil.