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BASIC RECIPES

It’s so easy to make your own nut butters and, this way, you can get the quality, flavour and texture you really like while avoiding palm oil, sugar, salt and some of the other additives that are found in most shop-bought commercial brands.

For the best results and to give you more control over the taste, use shelled raw nuts and roast them in the oven yourself. They can be difficult to source but most wholefood, health-food and natural-food stores sell them.

Roasting the nuts not only enhances their flavour and aroma but it also releases their natural oils, making them easier to grind and giving a smoother texture.

To grind the nuts for any nut butter, you’ll need a large, sturdy food processor. It takes a while for the nuts to release their oil and become smooth and creamy – as long as 10–15 minutes – so be patient. Be careful not to over-blitz the nuts or the nut butter will be too liquid and not spreadable. If you like crunchy peanut butter, you can remove a few spoonfuls in the early gritty stages of grinding and stir them in at the end.