I’ve never been able to get into almond butter.
Why? It’s simply not sweet enough for my taste.
And spare me the advice about learning to “savor” its natural sweetness — that’s the same thing people say about vegetables, and I don’t buy it.
The only way I’ll find vegetables sweet is if they’re smothered in chocolate fudge.
I’m sure if I mixed almond butter with a big pour of chocolate fudge, I’d enjoy it too.
Still, I really like almonds, so I decided to try making my own almond butter and flavoring it to suit my palate.
Plain almond butter wasn’t going to cut it, so I spiced things up. I stirred in cocoa powder and a handful of dried cherries — I used cherries from Frog Hollow Farm, which are wonderfully flavorful.
At first I thought I might need to add maple syrup or another sweetener, but the dried cherries provided enough sweetness on their own.
Chocolate Cherry Almond Butter
1
cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup almonds
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
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Place the almonds in a food processor and blend until they become smooth and creamy. Add the cocoa powder, dried cherries, and a pinch of sea salt. With the processor running, stream in the canola oil and pulse until the mixture reaches a smooth, spreadable consistency. Adjust texture with a little more oil if needed.
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I love making nut butters at home. Most of the time I already have the ingredients on hand, and it only takes a few minutes to prepare.
Making your own is more economical, which leaves more room in the budget for the things you love — for me, that sometimes means splurging on shoes.
Would I trade a few months of food for a pair of Christian Louboutins? Maybe — but for now I’ll settle for a jar of chocolate cherry almond butter.