Almond butter?

[LizC7]

So I keep reading about almond butter and all the different variations so ... what do you love? recommend? how do you prefer to eat it? Is it really healthy?

 

[~Elsie]

My market has a nut butter machine and I put the nuts in there and it comes out as butter. We usually do (non gmo) peanut or hazelnuts, although I really like almond butter as well. Almonds here though can get a but costly. Same with macadamia which I love too! I mostly just use it as I would any spread. It's nice spread on cucumber slices. In scone recipes and such too.
I think many nuts are calorie dense. I don't count calories & I do not know the specifics of almonds. They may be less calorie dense than some other nuts. Nuts are packed full of nutrition!!!!

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=96
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrientprofile&dbid=132

 

[desertambrosia]

I use it just like I use peanut butter. I get organic almond butter from Costco. It's great spread on a banana, with a few dark chocolate chips. Fulfilling a chocolate craving. Yea, I know.

 

[jamie vaughn]

Awe this thread makes me wish I could have any kind of nut butter in my house but it's a huge trigger food for me and i could eat a whole jar at once! I have to use PB2 in place of it so i don't inhale 1000 calories in one sitting lol! But it does come in a peanut/ chocolate mix...
Jamie

 

[~Elsie]

Jamie, I have a couple of protein breakfast bar recipes that call for this. Is it any good? Does it have a chaulky texture?

 

[jamie vaughn]

Hi Elsie, I think if the PB2 is added into a recipe it would be fine, it's just not that great when mixed alone with water as a spread - when i have a craving i'll add it to greek yogurt just to get the flavor. Not chaulky texture though,
Jamie