Butter Pecan Nut Butter
This Butter Pecan Nut Butter is smooth and creamy, with crunchy pecan bits stirred in and all the butter pecan flavor you love! This simple-to-make spread is perfect on oatmeal, fruit, toast, or just eaten with a spoon. It’s gluten-free, sugar-free, paleo, and Whole30-approved.
Is your jar of Banana Nut Butter with Cacao Nibs empty yet??? I know mine is…😳 and I think we all know by now, I can’t go more than a day without a jar of homemade nut butter in my possession.
So obviously, a new one was necessary. I actually need to make more ASAP, because I’ve got about ONE tablespoon of this Butter Pecan Nut Butter left in my pantry. And, um, that was my second batch. And each batch made two jars. You can tell I like this stuff.
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I’m a nut butter FANATIC, and as much as I love all of them, I’ve got to say – pecans and cashews have got to be my favorite nut butter combo yet.
The cashews are incredibly smooth and have a nice toasty flavor – they provide such a nice base to the nut butter, while the pecans are super fatty and buttery, so they add that buttery flavor and blend up so easily. They make the nut butter incredibly smooth and drippy, without any extra fat needed.
Let’s talk about this flavor though, because OMG. I’m not the only one who LOVES butter pecan everything right?! It used to be one of my go-to favorite ice cream flavors. I could never get enough of those crunchy pecans and buttery flavor.
This butter pecan nut butter takes the best things about that ice cream and applies them here. The buttery flavor comes from one of my favorite ingredients – GHEE. Ever since I put ghee in my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Nut Butter, it’s been a game-changer.
In this one, I used Vanilla Bean Ghee from 4th & Heart. It’s so good, but not fully necessary. Regular ghee is fine because we’ll add vanilla bean powder too. The two of these flavors, along with a touch of salt, take your nut butter from delicious to WOW.
Of course, it can’t be butter pecan flavored without crunchy pecan bits! The recipe calls for roasting the cashews and pecans in ghee. We set aside some of those ghee-roasted pecans while we blend the rest of them up. Then, once we’ve made nut butter, we’ll stir those ghee-covered pecans into the butter pecan nut butter, adding bits of irresistible crunch.
I gobbled this nut butter up with a spoon most of the time, and occasionally spooned it over some apple slices or with a banana. Once you give it a taste, I know you won’t be hard-pressed to find ways to use it. Enjoy!
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Butter Pecan Nut Butter
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blender
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This Butter Pecan Nut Butter is smooth and creamy, with crunchy pecan bits stirred in and all the butter pecan flavor you love! This simple-to-make spread is perfect on oatmeal, fruit, toast, or just eaten with a spoon. It’s gluten free, sugar free, paleo, and Whole30-approved.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups raw pecans
- 1 ½ cups raw cashews
- 3 tablespoons vanilla bean ghee, or regular ghee, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of ghee in a bowl and add the nuts. Toss or stir to coat the nuts in the ghee. Spread the cashews and pecans on a lined baking sheet and bake in the heated for about 8-10 minutes, or until fragrant and lightly toasted. Let cool for a few minutes on the counter top.
- When the nuts are cool, set aside ¼ cup of toasted pecans to pulse in at the end. Add the rest of the nuts to your food processor or high-powered blender (I used my Vitamix). Process for about 3-6 minutes, scraping down as necessary. Your time might be shorter if you’re using a high-powered blender – it will take a little bit longer in the food processor and require more scraping down.
- When the cashews and pecans have broken down into a smooth, creamy butter, add the ghee, vanilla bean powder, and salt. Process to incorporate, and taste. Adjust add-ins as desired. Finally, add the toasted pecans and pulse a few times to incorporate and break up the pecans a bit.
- Transfer to a glass jar or two (like a Mason or Weck jar) and store in the refrigerator for 2-3 months.
Rachel, I would LITERALLY PAY YOU to make me all of your nut butter and ship it to me, haha. And if you went into the nut butter business, I’d be your biggest fan. This looks unreal!! Drooling.
Haha I must say, I’ve definitely considered the nut butter business! Next time I see you in real life, I’ll bring you some :) thanks for the love, Lucia!
Oh my gosh, you always make the BEST nut butter, Rachel! I’m seriously always in awe over how creamy you always get it. I’d eat this gorgeousness with a spoon!
Thanks so much Sarah! The cashews and pecans make the most buttery, smooth nut butter EVER!
Hi Rachel,
To make your nut butters with your Vitamix are you using the standard liquid container or are you using a dry container?
Hi Deborah, I just have one container for my Vitamix, so I’m not sure what you mean by the dry container…I guess that means I use the standard liquid one!
Oh heavenly bliss! I’ve made this nut butter and I can’t believe that something so easy and quick can be soooo delicious. I’m constantly going back to the jar to check if it’s still gorgeous and it is! Have to go check again…
So glad you’re loving it, Christina!! :) Thanks so much for your kind words!
Rachel, this nut butter did not make it past it’s second day and it was a BIG jar! :-D
I accidentally used 1/4 of a tablespoon of salt instead of a teaspoon but it turned out just the way I like it (way too much!). I’ll make another nut butter soon, your recipes are inspiring, thank you!
So thrilled you’re loving it, Christina!! Thanks so much for sharing your feedback with me :)