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Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter

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This Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter is a creamy blend of lightly toasted almonds and cashews, mixed with several spices giving this nut butter an authentic chai-like flavor. All you need is 25 minutes and a good food processor!

Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter

In case you’re new around here… I’m slightly obsessed with butter. Of the nut and seed variety, that is. I’m very fond of all kinds and have a REALLY REALLY REALLY hard time passing the nut butter shelves at the grocery stores. Even if I don’t PLAN on buying any, I just have to take a peak. Ya know, to see if any new brands or flavors have popped up that I haven’t tried yet ? You know what place is a dangerous for foodies? HOMEGOODS. That place sure did get me the other week. I had a gift card and pretty sure I only bought food-related items. One being nut butter, naturally. Even though I have a food processor that allows me to make my own at home,  I still get sucked in to the cute packaging (ahem Wild Friends, anyone?) and honestly, just the convenience of buying it. But of course making your own can be just as fun as buying fun flavors at the store, especially when you’re making CHAI SPICED almond cashew butter.

Cashews and Almonds for Chai Spiced Nut Butter

I actually made this chai spiced blend for my brother and his wife for Christmas. Remember when I said I was going to make cashew butter for everyone in my family? Well I decided to change it up a bit and throw some almonds into the mix. And then I just got cray and added one of my favorite flavors: CHAI

cardamom

cinnamon

ginger

all spice

cloves

nutmeg

Chai Spiced Nut Butter

Spices needed for nut butter

(If we’re getting all technical here, star anise is missing. But I didn’t have that on hand, sooo this blend works just fine.)

Quick story for you… When my husband and I dated in high school, he knew I loved chai lattes (pre-coffee days). So on Valentine’s Day morning he brought me a chai latte from the local coffee shop with this cute handmade heart-shaped card, made out of red construction paper. I’m chuckling just thinking about it (sorry, Babe). I’m fairly certain there was an original rhyme in it, but I’ve probably already embarrassed him enough… So anyways, I suppose it felt right to start off the month of February with a chai flavored recipe, because I’m feeling the love.

Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter close up.

Before we begin with the recipe, let’s take a quick look at the stages of processing nut butter…

Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter being mixed in food processor

*times will vary based on food processor, bowl capacity, and amount of nuts used

5 Minutes

The nuts finally start to break down and clump together

10 Minutes

Oils are released and the butter starts forming. It may turn into one large ball in this stage, just keep processing and it will break down again.

15 Minutes

Butter is smooth & extra creamy

I like my nut butters extra creamy, so I probably run it for a few minutes longer than needed, but that’s personal preference. If I wanted a thicker nut butter, I probably could have been done at the 12 minute mark. But creamy is where it’s at… this stuff might as well be frosting.

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Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter

★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews

  • Author: Ashley
  • Yield: about 2 cups
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Description

This Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter is a creamy blend of lightly toasted almonds and cashews, mixed with several spices giving this nut butter an authentic chai-like flavor. All you need is 25 minutes and a good food processor!

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups raw almonds
  • 1.5 cups raw cashews
  • 2 tsp coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp pure almond or vanilla extract (optional, but makes for great flavor!)
  • Chai spices:
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp all spice
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F and place raw almonds and cashews on a large baking sheet. Spread evenly in one layer and toast for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let nuts cool on pan for 5 minutes.
  2. Place slightly cooled nuts in bowl of food processor and cover with lid. Process for about 5 minutes, until nuts have almost completely broken down. With the motor still running, add your chai spices through the feeding tube, and process for about 5 more minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl periodically if necessary.
  3. Once your nuts have turned into a slightly creamy consistency (approx. 10 minutes), with the motor running, add 2 tsp of coconut oil and almond extract (if using) and process the almond cashew butter for another 5 minutes, or until desired consistency.
  4. Transfer Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter into jar with lid and store at room temperature* or in fridge.

Notes

-I have a 12 cup Breville food processor, and 4 cups of nuts allowed me just enough to have the blades work properly, while still having to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times. I wouldn’t recommend using less than 3.5-4 cups in a 12 cup bowl, or you may not achieve a creamy consistency in the end.

*I have read on ways to keep nut butters, and looked at different brands’ labels on how to store, and there is no right or wrong way. I personally keep mine in the pantry at room temperature, but they can also be stored in the fridge.

-prep time refers to oven time for toasting
-cook time refers to time in processor

TOOLS USED for this recipe

Breville 12 Cup Food Processor

Standard 11×17 Baking Sheet

 

Chai Spiced Almond Cashew Butter in jar

I’m seriously loving this Chai Spiced Almond Butter guys! Many mornings these past couple weeks I start off my day by grabbing a spoonful while I’m waiting for the coffee… No shame here! I’ve got a few more flavor combinations up my sleeve, too. I think I brainstormed about 12 different flavors over the weekend… hee hee hee. Just you wait…

Your turn

  • How do you feel about chai lattes?
  • Have you tried Wild Friends nut butter yet?

 

 

 

 

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(in case you’re peanut-free, this nut butter would make a great substitute!)

 

 

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Comments

  2. I NEED a new food processor.. mine fails at making nut butter which is a sad, sad thing. This combinations sounds TO DIE FOR. I’m all about the chai as well and LOL Miguel made me a heart shaped card out of construction paper once too 😀 love it.

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    • SO SAD about your food processor! I swear by my Breville! I almost bought a Cuisinart, but after seeing reviews on this one (that was still pricey, I might add!) I decided to just go with the Breville. I wanted something that I knew was going to last. Def an investment, but worth it. She’s a freaking BEAST. You should put it on your registry 😉 Well, or a vitamix, I heard those are great too 😀

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  4. How have I not visited your blog before now?! I’m definitely making this. Also, points to the hubs for that early-days Valentine gift. Too cute. Haha.

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  11. I think I could eat that entire jar in one sitting! WOW! I’ve made almond and cashew butter before but have never thought to actually flavor them at home. Making this ASAP!

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  13. Homegoods is my JAM! Seriously. That store is probably my favorite place to be. I wish I could take a vacation there and just camp out for a week haha. Have you ever been to Cost Plus World Market? It’s (unbelievably) even better!

    Love how delicious and easy this recipe is! I bet it’s divine on oats!

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    • I HAVE been to World Market and I agree!! I don’t have one near by, which is probably a good thing, ha!
      And yes, this nut butter is great on oats, pretty much anything really 😉

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  19. I’m pretty sure you read mind because I am so obsessed with chai right now! This nut butter couldn’t come at a better time, i want to put a huge dollop on my frothy chai tea oatmeal for the ultimate chai breakfast bowl <3

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  23. This sounds so yummy… and your gorgeous photos made me drool!! I am planning a trip to Whole Foods as I type to get the nuts to make this. This is going in my lunch until the end of time!! Thanks so much for sharing this!!

    ★★★★★

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  26. I have a small. ass. food processor that is power by my handheld blender motor….not sure if I can stand there for 15 minutes…haha! Think I can make it in a blender?
    Waiiit are you and your husband high school sweethearts?! B/c that would make two of us!

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    • Eeeee a blender? Unless it’s. BA ONE, not sure it will blend and break down down the best, unfortunately :-/
      But Yesss we are :-p I took a lot of convincing but eventually caved 😉

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  27. Seriously love this almond butter. Truth be told, I’ve never been a huge fan of almond butter, but decided to give this a try since I love chai spices. It’s SO GOOD. Like favorite almond butter, ever, good. And the cashews make it sooo creamy. Such a great recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  28. Can slivered or sliced almonds be used in this recipe instead of whole almonds? Would that cut down on the processing time?

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    • I haven’t done that myself but I think silvered would be the way to go! Also using lightly toasted/warmed almonds also helps cut down on processing time. Hope that helps!

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  30. Just made this and it was SO GOOD! I think next time, I will up the spice content a bit just based on my personal taste preference! Thanks 🙂

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  32. Okay, I took the day off and decided to bust this recipe out. My daughter is in college and she loves chai. I’m gifting it to her. I did encounter some things:
    1. I doubled the spices
    2. I have a Ninja food processor and I had to blend it in 3 separate blends.
    I loved the flavor and the creaminess, when I attempte this again, I better have upgraded my blending device!
    Thank you, it was fun!

    ★★★★★

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