Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Butter & Cinnamon Maple Peanut Butter

Peanut butter holds a special place in my heart. It has greeted me in the morning for early runs and seen me through long swim meet days. It has served as my sole source of calories and elevated an already complete meal. It has been a healthy snack and a decadent dessert. It has been smeared, mixed, blended, and scooped and brought me happiness with every bite. And to that I say, thank you, next. Plain peanut butter appears to be a thing of the past when you walk the grocery store aisles. Now you’ll find every type of nut imaginable ground up to a spreadable paste ready for you to spread on your morning toast. Almonds, cashews, pecans, hazelnuts, and even sunflower seeds each give unique ways to add fat, protein, and calories to your training diet. Since most of the designer nut butters are labeled with a hefty price tag, I ventured into making my own. Not only did this save me money, but it also allows me (& you!) to control the ingredients and flavors going into the jar. With this freedom, you can even add a combination of nuts or added seeds to increase your nutritional value. Oh, and did I mention that it uses one dish and is done within minutes? It was nice knowing you peanut butter. I have shared two of my favorite combinations for nut butters, but the combinations are truly endless!

Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Butter

Yield: About 1 cup Ingredients

2 cup roasted almonds*
1 tsp. vanilla
⅓ cup dark chocolate
1 tsp coconut oil
2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

Place almonds into a food processor and blend until they reach a smooth consistency, 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave.
Once the almonds are well blended into a liquid consistency, add chocolate, vanilla, cocoa powder, and salt.
Blend again until the mixture is smooth. Store almond butter in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information (per 2 Tbsp)

199 calories
6 g carbohydrate
15 g fat
6 g protein

Cinnamon Maple Chia Peanut Butter

Yield: About 1 cup Ingredients

2 cup roasted peanuts*
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp chia seeds

Instructions

Place peanuts into a food processor and blend until they reach a smooth consistency, 10-15 minutes.
Once the peanuts are well blended into a liquid consistency, add maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
Blend again until the mixture is smooth.
Stir in chia seedsStore almond butter in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information (per 2 Tbsp)

148 calories
6 g carbohydrates
16 g fat
7 g protein

*Buy roasted to save time or roast them in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

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Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Butter

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