Chocolate Almond Butter Balls Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why won t my almonds turn to butter? ›

Tips: If you're making almond butter without oil (just roasting) and it seems dry and flaky and not turning into butter, there's likely two reasons: 1) the almonds needed to roast just a little bit longer (see temperature note above), 2) the brand of almonds.

If your nut butter is in a glass jar, some suggest adding a few drops of water to the jar and placing the jar in a pan of warm water on the stove, just until it gets loosened up a bit.

Spread over pancakes, French toast and waffles. Stir it into hot cooked oatmeal or other favorite hot breakfast cereal. Make frosting with almond butter and a little honey and cinnamon; try it on muffins and cupcakes. Try a sandwich of almond butter, sprouts and thinly sliced red onion (one of my personal favorites)!

To sum up: To increase digestion and nutrition, soak 2 cups of almonds in water with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt for about 8 hours. Dehydrate in the oven (or a dehydrator) at around 145-170ºF. Blitz in a food processor until smooth, making sure to give your machine breaks when needed.

Roasting them for just 10 minutes before blending allows the natural oils within the almonds to release toward the skin, which really helps in the blending process. So if you don't want to roast them, you will need to add some oil, about 2 or so tablespoons to help it become creamy.

For a quick answer, both nut butters do have similar nutritional value. Almond butter is slightly healthier than peanut butter because it has more vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Both nut butters are roughly equal in calories and sugar, but peanut butter has a little more protein than almond butter.

You can eat this substance regularly if you want to – but it's important to make sure that you're only consuming it in moderation. There are a lot of calories in almond butter, and you could end up facing issues with your weight if you eat too much at once.

The easiest way to prevent your almond butter from going bad and extend its shelf-life—by as much as twice as long—is to pop it in the fridge. Keeping your almond butter in the fridge is especially important if you tend to purchase nut butters without preservatives or if you like to make your own nut butter.

A pinch of salt is a must for any nut butter IMHO. To give it a little sweetness, try honey or maple syrup (or for a more subtle approach, just a touch of vanilla extract). Everyone's taste will vary, but for 2 cups nuts, start out with 1 tsp. sweetener.

Almond butter contains fiber, which has a myriad of health benefits. One of these is boosting gut health. A 2022 study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (funded by the Almond Board of California) found that almond consumption increased levels of butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid key to digestive health.

Can dogs have almond butter? ›

Almond Butter -- Yes, your furry friend can enjoy the occasional taste of almond butter. However, not all dogs can digest almonds well so while they're not toxic, proceed with caution. All nuts are high in fat which can upset your pup's tummy so if you want to share roasted nuts or nut butter, limit your dog's intake.

Almonds contain natural oils that will separate when the almonds are ground. There are actually quite a bit of advantages to runny almond butter, (think drippy Insta-worthy AB photos) so even if you get a jar that's more runny than the others, there are some easy fixes. Is your Almond Butter organic? Nope!

The oil is natural and normal, and it's the sign of a pure natural nut butter. If you see a nut butter that doesn't have the separation of oil and nut meat, and everything is bonded together, you now know that there are additives bonding the ingredients together.

naturally. It starts with the grinding process--during grinding, nuts release their oils. When the nut butter sits in room temperature, the oil in its liquid form slowly rises and sits on the top of the jar.

Almond butter can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks and may last even longer as long as you don't introduce any moisture to the jar. Nut butter will thicken when chilled, so that can make it slightly harder to spread on toast, but it will thin out when you bring it to room temperature again.