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All you need is one ingredients to make this delicious homemade cashew butter recipe! Follow step-by-step photos for creamy, smooth cashew butter.
Why This Recipe Works
- Only 1 Ingredient: Skip the extra oil, sugar, and additives, and get straight to the good stuff (cashews) with this simple recipe.
- Easy to Make: Simply add cashews to a food processor and blend. I’ll show you exactly when the texture is right.
- Budget-Friendly: Cheaper than buying ready-made cashew butter, this creamy homemade cashew butter goes easy on the wallet.
An Easy Cashew Butter Recipe
Ever wonder how to make cashew butter? Well, it’s super easy, ready in minutes, and tastes so much better than store-bought cashew butter. It’s made with just 1 ingredient and you don’t need any oils, sugars or salt. Within just a few minutes, you’ll have a creamy and delicious spread.
What is Cashew Butter?
Cashew butter is a nut butter that’s formed when cashews are ground up in a food processor or blender until smooth, creamy, and spreadable.
How to Make Cashew Butter
Learn how to make this homemade recipe in just a few easy steps! Since I often get questions like, “How do I know when it’s done?”, I’ve included photos of each stage the cashew butter goes through, so you’re not left with any doubts.
- Add whole, roasted cashews to a sturdy food processor. Blend cashews in the food processor until you get coarse, dry and crumbly bits of cashews with a little bit ‘o cashew “meal” in it, as it were.
- As you continue to blend, your cashews will become a moist meal, as oil is being released through the blending process. Then, as you blend more, a “dough ball” will form. You’re so close!
Recipe Tip
Tip: Remember to periodically scrape down the sides of your food processor and give it a few breaks to avoid overheating.
- It’s done! Here’s a super closeup photo of the finished product. In homemade cashew butter, you can see some grain, but it’s mostly smooth and entirely spreadable.
Storing
This recipe can be easily stored for up to 6 months, depending on the environment.
- To store at room temperature: keep your cashew butter out of direct sunlight & away from heat sources in an airtight container for 2-3 months.
- To store in the refrigerator: use the same container—but this time, you can keep it for 3-6 months. Woohoo!
Great Tools
- Food Processor – My favorite food processor, hands down. It’s so easy to use, super affordable and sturdy as heck. I’ve used my food processors (I’ve got two) hundreds of times and they’re still going strong!
- Unsalted, Roasted Cashews – Make sure to use roasted cashews when making this recipe. You can use raw cashews if you want it raw, but roasted is highly preferred.
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How To and Cashew Recipes
Homemade Cashew Butter
Ingredients
- 2 cups cashews, roasted and unsalted
Instructions
- See photo tutorial in post for helpful visuals, tips & details.
- Add cashews to a food processor or blender. Blend until coarse.
- Scrape down the sides of the processor as needed.
- Blend until mostly smooth, making sure to scrape the bottom of the processor or blender. Blend longer if smoother cashew butter is desired; however, some graininess is normal. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
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LOVE this homemade cashew butter!
Yay! So happy to hear it Valentina!
Who knew making cashew butter was so easy?! I love making this at home now. Such a life changing recipe.
I know! It’s actually so much easier than you would think, and so tasty too! 😋
This looks awesomely delicious! And so easy! I don’t know why I never tried making my own before now. It looks like I’ll have to get my food processor out of moth balls and give this a shot.
Haha once you but that baby out you’ll be using it all the time to make homemade nut butter! 😄
I love that this takes just a few minutes and then you’ll have tasty homemade cashew butter! Going to make this with the kids this week.
How sweet of you! I bet your kids will love it.
Much better for you and way cheaper than store-bought nut butter. Perfect for adult PB&J.
Exactly! And it’s definitely delish in sandwiches! 🥪 🙂
I can’t wait to make a batch of this butter! It’s going to be amazing on my fresh bread. Thank you for your detailed process. Now I need to know exactly how far I need to go and that I’m in the right direction.
I know you’re absolutely gonna love this Julie! So happy you enjoyed the steps!
I cannot get over how creamy and delicious this cashew butter is! Move over, store bought cashew butter, I’ve got a new favorite!
Haha that’s so awesome to hear Sherry! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. 🙂
cashews are my favorite and this is just perfect recipe for a guy like me. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it Peter!
This is how I made my cashew butter except I didn’t measure how much nuts I had. Instead I just dumped the content of the bag that was maybe 12oz. I have never had or tried to make cashew butter before but I absolutely love the taste!
Ooh, I like how you’re just freewheelin’ it! 😉 Homemade cashew butter is SO GOOD, right? ..
What a great recipe!! It looks so yummy and easy to make. In my opinion, homemade is always better.. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Agreed! Hope you enjoy it Shivani!