Cinnamon Coconut Cashew Butter.
But we’ll get to that in a second.
First, let’s talk lunch!
After working through the morning, I opened the fridge to search for something to prepare for lunch and found nothing of interest. I grabbed my keys and headed out to the grocery store to pick up some food for the week and return a few books to the library.
I stopped by Earth Origins for a few things and grabbed a Hawaiian chicken salad wrap for lunch while I was there.
Since I previously had a good experience with their tuna salad wrap, I figured the chicken salad would be a winner as well and it ended up being a great selection. The wrap had slivered almonds and bits of pineapple in it which I liked a lot.
My main motivation for heading into Earth Origins was ransacking their bulk bins. They sell “bits and pieces” of raw cashews that cost significantly less than the whole raw cashews I’ve found anywhere else. Ryan and I buy them all the time and love to eat them by the handful or turn them into raw cashew butter.
Judging by the title of this blog post, I’m assuming you can guess what I did with them today!
I made a batch of raw cashew butter with a hint of cinnamon and coconut flavor and cannot stop eating this stuff by the spoonful this afternoon.
I incorporated Nutiva organic extra virgin coconut oil that I got from my friends at GNC into the nut butter and loved the punch of coconut flavor that added. Coconut oil solidifies at temperatures below 76 degrees, but since our house is a hot box, this jar has never hardened in our pantry, making it perfect for cooking and adding a splash or two to nut butters!
- A high-powered food processor is necessary. I’ve tried making nut butter in a small, low-powered food processor before and it lacked the smooth, creamy consistency of nut butter even after I processed the nuts for a long time. (For this recipe, I used my Cuisinart Prep 9 9-cup food processor.)
- If you do not like coconut, you can use another oil in its place or omit it altogether for a simple cinnamon cashew butter. If you omit the oil, you will likely need to process the nut butter for additional time (about five minutes).
Cinnamon Coconut Cashew Butter
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Category: lunch, recipes
- Cuisine: lunch
Description
Creamy raw cashew butter with a hint of cinnamon and coconut flavor – this recipe will have you eating this stuff by the spoonful this afternoon.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups raw cashews
- 3 1/2 tablespoons liquefied coconut oil
- 1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a high-powered food processor and allow to run for approximately eight minutes, scraping sides of the food processor every two to three minutes. Process for additional time if creamier nut butter is desired.
Notes
- A high-powered food processor is necessary. I’ve tried making nut butter in a small, low-powered food processor before and it lacked the smooth, creamy consistency of nut butter even after I processed the nuts for a long time. (For this recipe, I used my Cuisinart Prep 9 9-cup food processor.)
- If you do not like coconut, you can use another oil in its place or omit it altogether for a simple cinnamon cashew butter. If you omit the oil, you will likely need to process the nut butter for additional time (about five minutes).
Warning: Highly addicting.
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Oh heck yes. Freakin’ A. Yum.
(I’m a but of a nut butter fanatic, sorry for the excitement. It just looks so good!)
HA! 😀
This looks fabulous!!! I will definitely be trying it, but it’s going to have to be in the future. I haven’t been having much success making nut butters (I only started trying last week) — and I think it’s because I’m using a lower-power processor. Never even thought of it before you mentioned it!! I’ve been thinking about getting a better one — this recipe might be just the motivation I need! 🙂 Thanks Julie!!
i had the SAME issue for the longest time and thought i just didn’t have the “nut butter touch.” it’s all about the food processor! 🙂
I think you mean it solidifies at temperatures BELOW 76 degrees, no? Any recommendations about the best way to melt it if it’s solidified? Looks SO YUM.
oh my gosh, yes! just edited it. duhhh. thanks, sara!
also, here are some tips i found for melting coconut oil: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/02/07/how-to-cook-with-coconut-oil/
I got addicted to it just reading this post!!! I’m with Kim on the “freakin’ A. Yum” 🙂 Can’t wait to try it out!
mmmmm! Omgness I really wanna stick my hands in that little cup haha. It sounds delicious and looks so creamy. 😀
That looks amazing! My husband and I love to put almond butter on caramel rice cakes and I bet this would be even more delicious with the cinnamon and coconut flavors.
We desperately need some small kitchen appliances to make these recipes of yours! 🙂
Wow, that wrap sandwich looks AMAZING!!!! I keep hearing about making coconut butter but haven’t given it a try yet…this recipe sounds tasty tho!
Curious as to how long this would last in the fridge?? Looks sooooo so good!
You’ve inspired me! I’ve got to try this!
Delicious and simple! I love making nut butters but never thought about cinnamon.
Oh yesssss! This looks awesome! I love the simpleness & the flavors. Yumm!
I’m not a fan of cashews but this does sound good!
LOVE cashew butter! I love the spin you put on it with the addition of the coconut oil and cinnamon too.
Love making nut butters! This sounds sooo good with the coconut oil and cinnamon. It almost had me fooled, It’s so creamy, at first glance it looked like a big mug of ice cream! I’d take either to be honest! lol
That looks so good! Logging this one away until the day I own a food processor! Or you could make it and sell it by the jar! Sign me up for one! 😉
Such a good combo! It would probably work with coconut butter too for those that live in less warm abodes!
That cashew butter looks and sounds delicious! I tried it once and wasn’t a fan, but I think I’d like it with cinnamon and coconut!
Just FYI on QVC they make peanut butter in the Vitamix.
Any chance you can make nut butter in a Vitamix? I don’t currently have a food processor, but am dying for one!
that chicken salad sounds/looks delicious. . . I would have never thought to put pineapple in it!
This looks awesome! How did you know that my two favourite butters are cashew and coconut?! And cinnamon being my favorite spice makes this even more magnificent. An addition of pumpkin pie spice would be wonderful too!
I love making my own nut butters, so simple and much cheaper!
Yum, that nut butter sounds delicious!
As soon as I saw your picture of coconut oil I asked why it was liquid in my head, glad you explained. I am not a heat person…if my apartment gets over 72 degrees, the AC goes on. I have a feeling I would not survive in Florida 🙂
Oh. yes. This looks awesome! I’ve only made homemade peanut butter but cashew butter should be next on my list!
I’m pretty sure anything with cashews must be delicious! Looks great!
Girl that is my faaaaaavorite coconut oil! And cashews…. they taste like cookie dough. Straight up. I see chocolate chips mixed into this! 😉
Omg cashew is amazing! It is so versatile, I will definitely need to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing!
Yummmmm!!! That would be great with shredded coconut in it too! I need a food processor ASAP! 🙂
I love raw cashews and cashew butter. I can already tell this is going to be great for me to try. Thank you! I have a feeling I am a lower powered machine, but I might try the soaking trick first. That has helped me in the past. Thanks for a great recipe!
This definitely makes me want to get a new food processor! I have a mini low-power version, so I would definitely need something a little stronger. Might have to go on my Christmas list, I’d love to make nut butters at home.
Your mug is so cute! Where’d you get it? Looks like something you’d find at Anthropologie.
I have never seen coconut oil as actual oil! Its always a solid at my house or at my grocery store. I like that recipe though, might need to try it!
-AJ
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I don’t think I’ve ever had cashew butter. Hard to believe since I consume more nut butter than I know is good for me. 🙂 This looks likes a fantastic recipe!
Am I the only one that would just take a spoon and eat it by itself?!
Now I know who I will be able to thank in about two months when none of my jeans fit anymore! I am a peanut butter freak and love making it in my Vitamix. Now I will be making this recipe TODAY and will surely be eating it by the spoonful. Sounds delicious! I always put a spoonful (or two) of peanut butter in my oatmeal — this cinnamon cashew butter sounds like it would be divine in oatmeal, too!
I am almost afraid to make it as I can only imagine how much I will consume. 🙂
Oh my goodness this cashew butter sounds so delicious, I think I would have a problem eating it by the spoonful too! ha And that wrap looks delicious, I like the idea of pineapple thrown in there, I’ve never tried that but it sounds delicious!
That looks so good!!!! My husband made a batch of cashew butter for me a while ago, but I didn’t really like it because it didn’t have any spices or anything added to it…your recipe looks like a good one to try!
I have never tried making nut butter of any kind, but I think I need to try this one!
Your blog always makes me so hungry! 🙂
Isn’t Coconut oil is a saturated fat, like Lard, to be used sparingly? Any ideas for substitutions?
Cashews are unsaturated fats so maybe it balances out the good and bad fats a little 🙂
I could have that backwards though. It is though to keep straight.
Might have missed it, but what are some other things you recommend putting it on? Looks great!
3 of my favorite things in one wonderful spread? Nut butter, coconut, cinnamon. YUM. Pinned and plan making in the near future. Thank you!
I love making white chocolate nut butter. I just saw a recipe on Pinterest for a cookies and cream nut butter! How amazing does that sound? It is on my to-make list! 🙂
That looks delicious. I wonder if dipping apple slices in it would taste a little like apple pie…yum. Anyway, I finally tried the overnight oats this morning, and I liked ’em!
I wrote up a post on them today- but made sure to credit you!(Just in case anyone other than my sweet mom ever ends up reading. lol) Hope you don’t mind 🙂
I started a new board on Pinterest just for this stuff, called Food I REALLY NEED! Pinning now and heading out to replenish my raw cashew store tomorrow.. usually I just eat them by the handful.
That looks soooo good! Definitely going to try this one.
That looks incredible!!! But dangerous! I’d probably finish all of it in 2 days minimum!
YUM!! Please feel free to mail that mug full to me! I’m almost out of my pumpkin spice peanut butter… 😉
That looks delicious. I absolutely adore the bulk food section. When I lived in Dallas, Central Market had 4 whole aisles worth of bulk food, but now in Tallahasse I’m down to 1/2 an aisle. 🙁 Is it ok for coconut oil to stay in its liquid form? I just bought a jar and noticed on the lable that it said, “keep in a cool dark place,” so I was worried it was suppose to stay solidified. What do you think?
gah! I so wish I had a big, powerful food processor! I only have one of those little ones–this recipe looks fantastic!
Besides the recipe sounding delicious, I love that cute colorful mug!!
How about some cashew butter fingers ;)?