The worst part of making your own Almond Butter is the clean up. However with proper planning in the Vitamix you can follow up your Homemade Almond Butter with a Banana-Apple-Grape Smoothie that uses most of the leftover Almond Butter at the bottom of the Container!
Let's get started!
WHAT YOU NEED:
2 c Almonds
1 c Walnuts
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED:
Vitamix
Oven
Roasting Pan or Cookie Sheet
WHAT YOU DO:
1. Pre Heat the oven to 350 deg
2. Take the 3 c of Almonds & Walnuts and evenly distribute in the Roasting Pan. Roast for about 15 minutes. Be sure to stir or shake 1-2 times to prevent burning.
3. Allow the nuts to cool for about 30-60 minutes.
4. Add the nuts to the Vitamix & secure the lid.
 |
| Be sure to remove all monkeys prior to blending... |
5. Select Variable 1 & then quickly increase to Variable 7. Using the tamper, press the Almonds & Walnuts until they are all broken down.
6. At this point, turn to Variable 10 & continue to work the Tamper until the Almond Butter begins to liquefy.
7. Adjust to High setting for about 1 minute until Almond Butter is a thick consistency and begins to circulate in the Vitamix.
(Be careful not to overheat your machine. Turn off the Vitamix if the motor starts to labor)
8. Time to move the Almond-Walnut Butter to an airtight container.
 |
| Gravity is your friend...sometimes! |
9. This way gets quite a bit into the container, but I'll also use a small rubber spatula to help the last little bits along the way. Be VERY careful to stay above the blades because otherwise you will soon be missing parts of your rubber spatula!
10. Make a smoothie with the residual Almond Butter!
 |
| The start to a great smoothie! |
And that is it for the Homemade Almond-Walnut Butter...Vitamix-style!
Enjoy & until next time...
Your favorite neighborweb Monkey!
No comments:
Post a Comment