More Will it Blend? Don't try this at home. Try this at home.Almost all the recipes I read online require a food processor to make nut butters. Not only that, it takes 15 minutes to turn almond nuts to butter. 15 minutes of blending to me sounds like a frustrating, discouraging, a definite fail project. Plus it requires patience. Something I selectively have. Besides, more importantly, I don’t own a food processor. However, I do have a Vitamix on hand. Wanting to find out if the Vitamix could make almond butter too, I went to their website and came across an almond butter recipe. But we can never be too sure about anything, so I continued to look further into making nut butters.#1: Dry or Wet container? Most people who has made nut butters using the Vitamix uses the dry blender (difference is in the blades). Vitamix website doesn’t specify the type.#2: Raw or Roasted? 100% of the videos online show almond butter using Vitamix made in 1 minute for roasted almonds and a couple minutes more for raw.#3: Oil or no oil?

About 50/50 on whether or not to add oil.#4: Nut temperature: The most confusing fact is whether to use room temperature, warm, hot, soaked or frozen nuts.Let me tell you.. I was SO sold on the fact that it would only take me 1 minute to make almond butter. Nothing in the world takes 1 minute to complete. But… a BIG but.. I only had the wet container instead of the dry one. I wasn’t ready to bury my Vitamix just yet. Also, I wasn’t sure whether to use raw or roasted nuts. With all the confusion in mind, I geared up and took the plunge. I got myself a store bought almond butter and never looked back.I took the plunge. To make almond butter from scratch. To put the Vitamix on the line. I’m happy to tell you that both the raw and roasted nuts worked using the wet container. Making almond butter using the Vitamix was probably the only reason why my first homemade almond butter was a success. (Pats own back for job well done). If you don’t have a Vitamix, get one. It blitzes everything in less than ONE freakin’ minute. 

I mean, how much does almond butter cost? Not to mention the other myriad of things it can make – smoothies, ice cream, sorbet, soup and so many other things. bamix mono hand blender 2-speedAs long as you use it, it’ll pay for itself in no time. the ninja master prep quad blade food & drink makerI own and love this Vitamix 5200 set. ninja mega kitchen system 1500 costcoBut if you had to choose just one container, choose this Vitamix 5200 wet container as it’s more versatile.euro-pro ninja master prep pro qb1004Why make your own almond butter? kitchenaid 5-speed blender ksb560 uk

There’s nothing wrong with buying it. But trust me on this, once that butter sort of magically appears, you actually feel kind of ‘high’ because you just can’t believe you made that.. hamilton beach blender model 54615 replacement partsdid I mention in ONE MINUTE? breville ikon 600 breadmakerNow if only nuts could grow in one minute.If you love almond butter, you’re going to love this almond milk… made from this very almond butter. Done in 1 minute. No squeezing and dealing with pulp. Want to take it even further? Then this Vanilla Cashew Almond Milk Tea is definitely for you. Creamy and so addictive. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.Roasted almond nuts (or raw), room temperature – 2 1/2 cups nuts in a 48 oz container, makes 3/4 cup butter – 4 cups nuts in a 64 oz container, makes 1 1/2 cup butter1.

Capacity: Don’t put more than 2 1/2 cups or 4 cups of nuts for each container size so as to not overwork the blender.2. Consistency: This yields a fairly thick but creamy butter. If you like yours thinner, add 2-4 tbs of a neutral tasting oil like grape seed or vegetable oil at the 30 second mark.3. After scraping most of the butter out, make sure there’s about 1 tablespoon left in the blender. Pour 1 cup of warm water in, add a little sweetener and blend on variable 10 (low or high). There you have your very own almond milk with no waste.4. Additional ingredients: You can add salt, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, cocoa powder or any darn thing you please. Add them right when it turns creamy (in 1 minute) and blend on high for 30 seconds to incorporate everything. Additional oil is needed (2-4 tablespoons).5. Oil: This only applies to raw nuts or not well roasted nuts. If it’s struggling to turn creamy even after several minutes of blending with rests in between, add 2-4 tablespoons of oil.

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