almond butter

[jharris]

I bought some at the grocery this week and it is yummy.

Only one problem it is dang hard to stir, I tried putting it in the microwave for a few seconds but didn't have all the foil off. OOPS!!!

Do you I think I can still eat it or did I wreck it? And if it is still edible how the heck do you stir it?

 

[bitmover]

I don't know about wrecking it or not.... I find different brands are easier/harder to stir than others. I mostly prefer Trader Joe's and it's pretty easy to stir. For the more watery/oily ones, I tend to store them upside down the night before I'm going to stir & refrigerate, and that helps. Once it's cold it seems easy enough -- it's just that initial stirring that's sometimes tough.

-Beth

 

[jgarr44460]

Use a mixer

I have not tried this with almond butter yet however it works with peanut butter. Take a hand held mixer, only use 1 of the blade attachements. Hold the jar with one hand, place the mixing blade in the jar and turn on low. It mixes it very quickly. It's very important to use a low setting and to hold the jar or you will have the butter all over the kitchen.

HTH -
JenG

 

[snowbelle]

If you are worried about it being inedible because you left some foil on, that probably didn't hurt it. The biggest danger of metal in a microwave is starting fires. Unless you actually burned the top of the almond butter with sparks or something, it should be ok.

 

[kathryn]

Make sure to stir it when it is at room temperature.
Use a butter knife (gets into the bottom corners).
Refrigerate to keep it from separating again.

Or

Put the container upside down for a while. The oil will start to rise to what was the bottom, making it easier to stir.

 

[jharris]

Thank you ladies I will turn it upside down and see how that works for tomorrow.