
Cashew Butter
18 min
Homemade staple
Spread
Make-ahead
10 ingredients or less
Pantry-ready
Servings
(1 Tbsp per serving)
Total
18 minPrep
7 minCook
11 minContains
Free from
Ingredients
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3 cups (390 g)raw cashews
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Spread the cashews in a single layer over a baking tray. Roast in the oven on the centre rack for 9 - 11 minutes, or until the cashews are a golden colour. Stir once or twice while roasting.
- Transfer the cooled roasted nuts to a high-powered food processor* (ideally 600W or more) and blend on high for 5 - 7 minutes, or until smooth**.
- Transfer to a mason jar and enjoy!
Notes
- * Using a blender is not advised. A food processor is better-suited dryer mixtures such as this. If your food processor isn't very powerful, blend it for an extra 5 minutes. Adding some oil may help it along. If the mixture heats up too much, let it rest to avoid damaging your food processor.
Storage
- Store in a cool, dry, and dark place for up to 1 month, or in the fridge for up to 3 months.
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Discussion & Rating
Cashew butter is just my favourite nut butter. So easy and quick to make and so delicious! Also easy to make your own cashew milk from it.
Thank you for the detailed step-by-step instructions!
I have roasted cashews instead of raw. Should I roast them in the oven for about 5 min just to warm them up and proceed normally?
First time making cashew butter, came out great. Had some on honey wheat bread… Yum
Thanks for this excellent recipe and the encouragement to keep blending until you see it get creamy… I’ve always given up too soon… not anymore
I am a reaaaal peanut butter lover! But I thought I'd give this cashew butter a try and MY GOODNESS, it is absolutely DELICIOUS!! My 2 year old daughter was right there throughout the whole process; she licked some of the spatula, and... she VERY much approves this new nut butter! Can't wait to put some on our oatmeal tomorrow morning!🤩
Do you think it will work with a mini foodprocessor with 240 watt? And can I use this recipe to make peanut butter?
this website is literally amazing. Its only now I learnt cooking could be a recreation. I highly appreciate ur efforts.
Amazing Recipe. Am so happy I am now able to make my own cashew butter, thanks to Pick Up Limes. I made my first one today after following each step of the recipe and the result is amazing. Can't wait to make more and more of your recipes. Continue the great work!
Can I roast the almonds or cashews (for almond butter or cashew butter) in a pan on gas stove?
Also, can I use the basic blender for a longer duration to make the butter for these nuts?
Yummmm
Love this recipe!
I never realized how easy it is to make my own cashew butter! Oh the things I have been so naive about, so thank you Sadia! Mine ended up being a bit thicker/harder in consistency, but will maybe add some coconut oil next time and see how that works :)
Do we need to cool down cashews or need to blend when is hot??
Amazing,Sadia!This is the easiest nut butter recipe I have ever seen.It's incredible!I I watch your videos on YouTube all the time...They are amazing.Especially the food photography!!!
Cashew makes for my favorite nut-butter! Thanks! 😁
Made this today and it was SO delicious and creamy! Thanks PUL team for another winning recipe!
Superb post and initiative Sadia.
Feels so inspired after seeing your videos and beautiful yum recipes.
More power to you ❤️😊
I totally get the problem with the blender or the food processer not being powerful enough. I already broke one that I got for Christmas, trying to make nut butter... Now, I have a high speed blender that is much more powerful than almost all food processers (therefore it was quite expensive), yet still when I tried making the cashew butter again today, it looked like it's going to die. I am very sad because I specifically asked the people in the shop for a machine that can handle it and they suggested this one. I will either try to add the coconut oil, or I don't know. Not even suited for tahini... It always blocks the space underneath the blade and the blender gets angry.
So simple and delicious! Thank you for not writing a long intro for a simple process. Exactly 7 minutes in my food processor. The taste is lovely and we saved one jar from a landfill.
Never expected making cashew butter to be so easy! I wanted to try out Pick Up Limes recipe for overnight strawberry cheesecake oats and since I had cashews in my pantry decided to give making my own cashew butter a try. I have to say I've never had a more delicious cashew butter, and it's amazing that it's just one ingredient. Will definitely make this more often, tastes amazing and it's more affordable to make myself!
This didn't work for me. My cashews never got past the crumbled stage. I ended up having to add coconut oil to make the mixture more creamy. Could this be caused by the type of cashews I bought or my mixer?
Great idea 💡
The taste is great! Mine didn't come out creamy like yours though....it was balling up in the food processor and is smooth. Did you add any sort of liquid to this? Thanks and thanks for sharing your gift of vegan food dishes!
i was afraid but to try it... but even though my food processor is not very powerful, it was so easy ! thanks for this delicious recipe 🙌🏽
Looks delicious