Vitamix Quick Easy Homemade Cashew Peanut Butter

Why buy store-bought nut and seed butters when you can make them so easily in your Vitamix. As I say in my Vitamix Nut Butters Video, nut and seed butters in the Vitamix are amazing because they're FRESH. You can completely control the integrity of the finished product -- the freshness of the nuts and oils, the salt and sugar levels, and the texture. Furthermore, they don't contain any additives or preservatives. 

Now, I thought long and hard about whether to post this recipe, as I make no secret on this website (except for roasted hazelnuts that I have used in some cakes and spreads) that I only eat raw nuts and seeds that have been soaked and sprouted. Read more about this on my Why Soak Grains, Nuts and Seeds page. But briefly, nuts and seeds contain anti-nutrients that act as enzyme inhibitors in our bodies, impairing their digestion. Soaking and sprouting neutralizes these agents, making them more gentle and easily absorbed by the body, and unlocking their powerful nutrients. Nuts and seeds have powerful nutrients, but very delicate oils that are incredible heat-sensitive. Nuts and seeds should be consumed raw for this reason. As soon as you heat and roast them etc the oils go rancid, producing carcinogens that are not conducive to good health.

Having said all of this, we are all on a different part of our healthy whole foods journey, and I know that many of you will want to enjoy some roasted nuts and nut butters. Let's face it, they are DELICIOUS. Life is about moderation and FUN. So, if you are going to do this, the best way to indulge is to make your own fresh roasted nut butters with organic nuts and good quality oils in your Vitamix. 

Check out my Nut Butters Video on the Vitamix website for some quick easy tips. You can all kinds of delicious homemade nut seed butters using almonds, macadamias, peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sacha inchi seeds, etc. You can grind the nuts or seeds on their own with a little bit of good quality oil, or mix them together for all kinds of delicious flavourful variations. I LOVE to make homemade almond butter with raw almonds and some hemp oil. YUM! Or try grinding up sacha inchi seeds with some sunflower seeds, raw cacao and dates. Oh WOW! For a real treat, check out my homemade chocolate hazelnut spread. 

Always use organic nuts and seeds and good quality cold pressed oils to make your homemade nut and seed butters.

Just a few technical things to keep in mind when making nut and seed butters. You will want to use your tamper to help guide the ingredients towards the blades. Don't be afraid to really get there. When the lid is on firmly, the tamper will never hit the blades. It only takes a minute to get the right consistency. As I explain in the Nut Butters Video, when you hear a little chugging noise, you know it's ready. You don't really want to run the machine much longer than a minute to protect it from overheating. Nut butters come out of the Vitamix warm and smelling delicious! Fresh nut butters keep in the fridge for up to two weeks. But they never last that long! 

Now, I very rarely consume peanuts. But I know peanut butter is a huge favourite. If you are going to enjoy peanut butter, the best way to do this is to make fresh homemade peanut butter in your Vitamix. For quick easy instructions, check out my Peanut Butter video on the Vitamix website. I used 3 cups of unsalted roasted peanuts in that recipe and it is the best peanut butter I have ever tasted in my life! Add in some cashews to the mix like with this Peanut Cashew Butter and you have a delicious creamy homemade nut butter the whole family can enjoy. 

Photo taken by Clarissa Westmeyer of Kalman & Pabst Photo Group
This recipe is an official Vitamix Recipe.
Published here with permission from the Vitamix Corporation.

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*Please note: this recipe has been written for the Vitamix 5200 with Standard 64-ounce container.
If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.