Did you know you can make delicious and creamy vegan butter just using one ingredient? This Brazil Nut Butter is made with just raw Brazil Nuts and optionally, a pinch of salt. Learn how to make it, use it, store it, and most importantly, enjoy it!
What is Brazil Nut Butter?
Brazil Nut Butter is a type of nut butter made with Brazil Nuts. The process for making your own Brazil Nut Butter is exactly the same as the one used to make homemade peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, or any other type of nut or seed butter.
Brazil Nut Butter is a great nut butter, being a good source of plant-based protein, and can be made using raw or roasted Brazil Nuts. It can have extra ingredients for flavoring such as salt, sugar, cinnamon, cacao, maple syrup, etc.
These tree nuts are the richest food source of Selenium, an essential mineral for a healthy immune system. They contain other essential nutrients and vitamins. This delicious nut butter is a great source of healthy fat and can improve your thyroid function. You can check all the health benefits listed by Healthline.
Our Homemade Brazil Nut Butter is made with toasted Brazil Nuts and a pinch of salt. Simple yet delicious.
Because of their high amount of Selenium, a small daily portion (1-3 nuts) is recommended. When we talk about Brazil Nut Butter, you should limit your consumption to a few teaspoons a week.
Our Homemade Brazil Nut Butter is:
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- A spread
- A protein-packed snack
- Easy to make
- No added oils
- No added sugar
- Creamy
- Packed with healthy fats
How to make the easiest Brazil Nut Butter
INGREDIENTS
Brazil Nuts. For this recipe, we use raw and organic Brazil Nuts, a pantry essential. You can use salted nuts, but we recommend buying them raw and unsalted and simply adding a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor of your nut butter.
Pinch of salt. We like adding a pinch of sea salt to our nut butter as we use unsalted nuts. This is totally optional but we think that it enhances the true flavors of the nuts.
STEP-BY-STEP METHOD
Making your own delicious nut butter at home is really simple but it requires a little patience. For the Brazil Nuts to release the natural oils they contain, they need to be blended in a food processor for some minutes. Trust me, all you need to make the creamiest butter is Brazil Nuts, a food processor, and a little patience.
- Spread the raw Brazil Nuts on a baking tray.
- Roast the Brazil Nuts for about 7-8 minutes at 150 C (300F) and leave them to cool for about 5-10 minutes. At this point, you can try removing some of the skins as they will come off easily. This is optional.
- Add the roasted nuts to the food processor with a pinch of salt.
- Start blending the Brazil Nuts. You will first get nut flour, which is basically really fine grounded Brazil Nuts. Simply keep blending!
- Next thing, the nuts will start the oil separation process and they will form a kind of dough. Open the food processor, and with a spatula make sure to scrape down the sides of the jug. Keep blending and mixing the Brazil Nut butter every 2-3 minutes to avoid the processor from overheating. The blending process from roasted whole nuts to a smooth and creamy nut butter could take about 15 minutes, so just be patient. The longer you blend your nuts, the smoother butter you will get.
- Once you have creamy and smooth Brazil nut butter, transfer it to a sterilized airtight glass container and enjoy or store it in the fridge for later.
How can I use Brazil Nut Butter?
Our organic Brazil Nut butter recipe makes for a big mason jar, so if you think it will be too much, simply half the recipe or make two small batches so you could freeze one of them. Buuuuuut, the best part is that there are so many things and a wide variety of recipes you can make with delicious Nut Butter that we always finish it before it goes bad! Here are some ideas to get inspired:
- Sandwich or toast spread. You can use different nuts or seed butters as a spread for your morning toast or snack sandwich. You can add fresh fruit on tops such as banana slices, raspberry or blueberry puree, sliced kiwi, sliced mango, sliced strawberries, etc.
I love the combination of our Homemade Brazil Nut butter and fruit on toast. It is my daily breakfast. Want to try other amazing Vegan Spreads? Check this out! - Our famous "Chococros". My son named this Sandwich "Chococros" and is a combination of vegan chocolate spread and Brazil Nut Butter. So so tasty, promise you will love it!
- Topping for your morning porridge or oatmeal. Add a teaspoon of Brazil butter to your morning porridge to add protein and a delicious nutty flavor.
- Smoothies or shakes. I always add nut butter to my smoothies. They add protein, and a nutty flavor and give your drink the perfect creamy texture.
- Sauces. When we make Indian curries or pasta sauces we normally add nut butter whether is this Brazil Nut Butter, peanut, almond, or cashew butter. If you are still not doing this, you should definitely try!
- Salad dressings. You can make lovely salad dressings using Brazil Nut butter. We use it instead of tahini often for our Cauliflower Salad Recipe.
- Crackers. Try adding some Brazil nut butter and some cheese or vegan cheese to your crackers. This combination is amazingly satisfying.
How to Store Homemade Brazil Nut Butter
Homemade Brazil Nut Butter needs to be stored in the fridge, using a glass jar. Don't worry if the oil separates, simply give it a good stir before you use it. Once you spread the Brazil nut butter, you will see that the texture changes and gets creamier. If you keep your nut butter at room temperature, the oils may go bad a lot earlier than if keeping the natural butter in the fridge.
To ensure that your nut butter stays fresh for about 6-7 weeks, be sure you are using a clean spoon or knife every time you dip into it. Any residual breadcrumbs, fruit, or other ingredients may potentially cause bacteria to grow in your nut butter.
You can as well freeze nut butter. A great idea is to freeze your nut butter using an ice cube tray with a lid.
FAQ & Tips
DO I NEED TO ADD OIL WHILE BLENDING THE NUTS TO MAKE THE NUT BUTTER?
No. You don't need to add oil to this homemade vegan butter recipe. You can optionally add a little coconut oil if you want to make it smoother in a shorter time, but blending Brazil nuts for long enough will get you the same smooth consistency without added oil.
HOW MUCH DOES THIS RECIPE MAKE?
Our recipe uses 5 cups of raw Brazil Nuts that make around 400 g of smooth butter. You can reduce the quantity to your desired amount.
HOW LONG DOES THE Brazil Nut BUTTER LAST?
To ensure that your nut butter stays fresh for about 6-7 weeks, use a sterilized glass jar to store it. Be sure you are using a clean spoon or knife every time you dip into it. Any residual breadcrumbs, fruit, or other ingredients may potentially cause bacteria to grow in your nut butter.
WHAT FLAVORINGS CAN I ADD TO THIS CREAMY BUTTER?
Vanilla extract, cinnamon, cocoa powder, or maple syrup are great flavoring ingredients to make your homemade nut butter sweeter.
WHAT FOOD PROCESSOR DO WE USE?
We use Ninja Food Processor and it works amazingly. We love cooking with it and it's fairly easy to clean.
CAN I MAKE OTHER NUT AND SEED BUTTER USING THIS METHOD?
Yes. We have tried making almond, peanut, cashew, and mixed nut and seeds butter and it works perfectly. We like adding some sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, or pumpkin seeds when making almond butter.
What is the recommended consumption of Brazil Nuts?
Because of their high amount of Selenium, a small daily portion (1-3 nuts) is recommended. When we talk about Brazil Nut Butter, you should limit your consumption to a few teaspoons a week.
Homemade Brazil Nut Butter
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 cups raw and unsalted Brazil Nuts
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150C (300F)
- Spread the raw nuts on a baking tray
- Roast the Brazil Nuts for about 8 minutes or until they start to golden and leave them to cool for about 5-10 minutes.
- Add the roasted nuts to the food processor with a pinch of salt.
- Start blending the Brazil Nuts. You will first get a floury consistency, which is basically really fine grounded Brazil Nuts.
- Keep blending for the Brazil Nuts to start releasing the oil and form a kind of dough. Open the food processor, and with a spatula make sure to scrape down the sides of the jug. Keep blending and mixing the butter every 2-3 minutes to avoid the processor from overheating.
- The blending process from roasted nuts to nut butter could take about 15 minutes, so just be patient. The longer you blend your Brazil Nuts, the smoother butter you will get.
- Once you have creamy and smooth butter, transfer it to a sterilized glass jar and enjoy or store it in the fridge for later.
Notes
- Because of their high amount of Selenium, a small daily portion (1-3 nuts) is recommended. When we talk about Brazil Nut Butter, you should limit your consumption to a few teaspoons a week.
- The nutritional info is for about 20 g of Brazil Nut Butter
Nutrition
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