The pantry & Home-made almond butter

The Pantry


I think I've started another obsession, pantry organisation.
Always driven by perfection, I found myself searching for jars to put my wholefoods in, in the pantry.  These I found at Kmart yesterday and have already been back for more today.
Priced from $2 they are a great price and look great.

Almond butter

A lot of clean cooking recipes call for almond butter and I didn't have any in the cupboard for a recipe I'm going to try.  I recalled seeing a post on making your own and so did the usual google search and found one.
It's actually as basic as cooking your raw almonds in the oven and then processing them.  The oils will release as you go due to heating up of then oils. 
It took around 10 minutes of processing to get this result.


I'm making Paleo Pumpkin Bars with it, so stay tuned.






Comments

  1. Unknown26 June 2017 at 22:34

    Hi Erica, I'm keen to change the foods we eat in this house so your blog really interests me! 😊

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    1. Ez27 June 2017 at 18:33

      I'm so glad lovely. I'm really enjoying making these delights.

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  2. Unknown4 June 2018 at 09:26

    I have a cupboard full of the same jars, they are easy to use.

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