Emily Bartlett 36 Comments. Sadly, conventional peanut butter is not a health food, but probably not for the reasons you may think.

Personally, I avoid conventional peanut butter because it usually contains a bunch of toxic ingredients including hydrogenated vegetable oils, refined sugar and salt, and preservatives. Aflatoxins are a toxin produced by strains of mold that grow on nuts, grains and legumes that are stored in a humid environment. Aflatoxins can be extremely toxic to the liver, and peanuts in particular have gotten a bad rap for being associated with this toxin.

Apparently Valencia peanuts are resistant to aflatoxins, so when it comes to choosing your nut butter, go with Valencia peanuts or, better yet, experiment with other nuts. And smeared onto a chunk of dark chocolate!

Nuts contain plenty of good nutrition, but they also contain anti-nutrition in the forms of phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors which make the nuts difficult to digest and block the absorption of minerals. Phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors can be neutralized by first soaking and then drying nuts before eating them or using them to make butters or flours.

Unfortunately even organic nut butters — regardless of whether they are roasted or raw — are typically not soaked and dried before they are made into butter.

If you want to save time, you can find properly prepared nuts to purchase…or you can easily do this all yourself. Luckily, the process is simple, requires only a bit of hands on time, and just takes a bit of planning ahead.

The only way you can mess this up is to add oil, honey, or salt too quickly, so simply go slowly. Even for the most organized families, getting healthy dinner on the table can be such a challenge. Traditional, Paleo, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, and Dairy-free plans available Our 30 day money back guarantee makes Real Plans RISK FREE! Real Food Basics Recipes. The Liberated Kitchen, LLC via Facebook says.

April 22, at 8: We make our own. Sarah Tangalakis Breinich via Facebook says.

April 25, at 2: Is it really more economical? Where does everyone source their nuts? April 26, at April 26, at 9: September 21, at 8: April 27, at 9: Holistic Squid via Facebook says. April 29, at 7: That is the only brand I know of that prepared the nuts properly first.

Even factoring in the coconut oil, honey and salt, this is a big savings. You can certainly find some nut butters that are cheaper, but the nuts are never soaked and dried first to neutralize the phytic acid and other anti-nutrients so the nut butter is less digestible. Lea H Nourishing Treasures says.

April 29, at 5: Check back later tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! July 21, at 8: July 24, at 8: July 28, at 6: July 28, at 8: Thanks for the suggestion Emily. I have always tried to stay away from palm oil, nutritionally and environmentally. My digestive tract has a hard time with heavy saturated fats.

I used to make my own peanut butter and that worked great with just peanuts. Not so lucky with almonds. It looks like cashews need some additional oil as well.

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August 16, at 9: Hi Just wondering if its necessary to dry the cashews after soaking, meaning, can I make the nut butter from the soaking stage? August 16, at 5: Kelly, It seemed like an extra step to me too, but I think not drying the nuts would yield a watery product. July 3, at 1: September 26, at 9: September 28, at 7: Mine never lasts long enough to go bad.

But what I usually do is keep the jar on the go in the pantry, and any backups stay in the fridge until I need them. Do you really have to add any oil? Another site shows that peanut butter can be made simply by processing the nuts, they turn into a butter from their own natural oils.

March 4, at 3: I actually add unsweetened coconut to my cashew butter and a little vanilla bean, too , but yes, you can just make raw cashews into butter. August 2, at 1: I soaked my cashews for over 5 hours!

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Set the alarm but I got distracted and went over: Why should you only soak for hours? August 4, at Hi Sonya, thanks for the question. September 14, at 6: October 7, at 2: Hi Stefanie, that does sound amazing! Thanks for the great tip! Definitely going to have to try this. January 14, at 3: Thank you in advance for the clarification.

January 20, at 4: January 24, at 1: July 3, at December 8, at This saves energy also money and humidifies your air at the same time. I put my tray of soaked nuts inside a large cardboard box to trap the heat from the toe kick vent in my kitchen. In summer, you can dehydrate nuts or herbs, etc. February 25, at 9: I am trying to find a way to make cashew butter using ready to eat, salted cashews from the store. I have been told there is a way to do it, and to make it lactose free.

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If anyone knows how I can do this, please e-mail me a recipe so I can make it. August 1, at 7: How would dairy products make it into your cashew butter in the first place? March 28, at 2: April 18, at 8: May 19, at 7: So this is my first attempt at making cashew butter. May 29, at 6: If you try it out, please do come back and let us know how it turned out. Your email address will not be published. Skip links Skip to primary navigation Skip to content Holistic Squid Healthy Living Demystified.

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Has My Scoby Gone Bad? And other Kombucha questions answered…. Comments The Liberated Kitchen, LLC via Facebook says April 22, at 8: You do not need to use oil. There is enough oil released from the nuts to make butter.

I am just curious if you have to dry them before turning into butter? How long do they last in the fridge for please? Is there another oil you could recommend? I prefer not to refrigerate cashew nuts butter, but how long will it keep without refrigeration.

Hi Shannon — Thanks for your question. Peanuts need to be soaked as well. I have soaked and dried macadamia nuts without any problem. How much benefit is lost by using steam pasteurized cashews? Can it be done that way? Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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