That's right, friends. You're committed to Paleo and if you're like me, you're likely addicted to almond butter right now. However, it gets expensive. Yet, neither almond butter nor the paleo diet have to be.
On a side note: So far, my absolute favorite brand of almond butter (AB) for both price, consistency, and taste is, by far, Trader Joe's "Crunchy Almond Butter with Golden Flaxseed." This AB has it all: healthy plant fats, protein, great roasted nutty taste, and a hearty texture, perfect for eating straight up or on a banana. Mix a bit of cinnamin in and you're in Heaven. Retails for $4.99 a 16 ounce jar.
However, I don't live near a Trader Joes and they don't ship it. Even the local bulk food place I live near sells a pound of AB for over $7.00. There's a better way.
Aldis (which is actually part of the Trader Joes company) sells a purple 1Lb bag of dry roasted almonds for a mere $3.99. Find an Aldis and buy them up.
What you need:
1. food processor
2. two tbls olive oil
3. 1lb bag of Southern Grove (aldi's brand) dry roasted almonds (no salt)
4. pinch of sea salt (optional)
Simply add almonds to processor, add oil, salt, and turn on for 3-5 minutes, depending on the power of your food processor.
Give it time. You'll watch the whole evolution of almonds to butter and wonder at one point if this will ever really happen. It will. Your almonds will go from crushed almonds, to almond meal, stick there for a bit (stop and stir if you must), then merge into a paste that acts like a bunch of wet clothes in a lob-sided-loaded washing machine (ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk) and then suddenly transform into smooth, delicious AB..
For chunky-style, puliverize some almonds on the side and stir them in.
On a side note: So far, my absolute favorite brand of almond butter (AB) for both price, consistency, and taste is, by far, Trader Joe's "Crunchy Almond Butter with Golden Flaxseed." This AB has it all: healthy plant fats, protein, great roasted nutty taste, and a hearty texture, perfect for eating straight up or on a banana. Mix a bit of cinnamin in and you're in Heaven. Retails for $4.99 a 16 ounce jar.
However, I don't live near a Trader Joes and they don't ship it. Even the local bulk food place I live near sells a pound of AB for over $7.00. There's a better way.
Aldis (which is actually part of the Trader Joes company) sells a purple 1Lb bag of dry roasted almonds for a mere $3.99. Find an Aldis and buy them up.
What you need:
1. food processor
2. two tbls olive oil
3. 1lb bag of Southern Grove (aldi's brand) dry roasted almonds (no salt)
4. pinch of sea salt (optional)
Simply add almonds to processor, add oil, salt, and turn on for 3-5 minutes, depending on the power of your food processor.
Give it time. You'll watch the whole evolution of almonds to butter and wonder at one point if this will ever really happen. It will. Your almonds will go from crushed almonds, to almond meal, stick there for a bit (stop and stir if you must), then merge into a paste that acts like a bunch of wet clothes in a lob-sided-loaded washing machine (ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk) and then suddenly transform into smooth, delicious AB..
For chunky-style, puliverize some almonds on the side and stir them in.
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