The Ultimate 2 Ingredients Nut Butter: Cashew And Pecan
Discover the secret to the creamiest, healthiest nut butter: cashew and pecan! This easy, 2-ingredients recipe is perfect for breakfast, snacks, or even as a salad dressing. No oil, sugar, or salt needed!
This homemade cashew and pecan butter is super healthy, incredibly tasty, and easy to make at home. In this recipe, I promise you don’t need to scrap again and again.
What is this ultimate 2 ingredients nut butter?
This recipe with cashews and pecans takes only 6 to 8 minutes in a food processor and you are good to go !
If you are tired of store-bought and expensive nut butter filled with additives and unhealthy oils, this recipe is for you. This homemade cashew and pecan butter is the answer to your nutty cravings.
First step is roasting your nuts
You need to know a few things about nuts first. Some nuts have more natural oils than others and are easier to turn into nut butter. Peanuts, macadamia, and cashew nuts have more natural oil ad turn into nut butter very easily.
In this 2 ingredients recipe, by roasting the nuts in the oven (or in a pan) you help to pull out the oils, meaning that you help the process of making nut butter. This is for all nuts.
I usually roast cashews and pecans for 10 to 13 minutes in a preheated oven at 165 degrees. Last but not least, let your nuts cool down before pulsing in a food processor (to avoid over heating) and again to help the process of making this delicious nut butter with cashew and pecan.
What is the process ?
Once roasted, you can add all the nuts into a food processor and start to pulse. First your nuts will turn into powder, then into a crumble.
Finally, they will form a ball, right before becoming smooth and liquid as a delicious nut butter should be.
Healthiest nut butter : cashew and pecan butter
In this simplest 2 ingredients recipe with cashews and pecans, I am not adding anything. A contrario, if you want to make almond butter, it is best to add a little oil while blending to help it smooth easily. And in most of the nut butter recipes, people add salt too. Be reassured, in this cashew and pecan butter, nothing else than nuts are required and the taste is absolutely the best.
This recipe is a heavenly blend of creamy cashews and delicious toasted pecans. This nut butter is pure, simple, and utterly delicious. No salt, oil, or other distractions. Just pure, nutty bliss.
Plus, they’re packed with essential nutrients like:
Healthy Fats: Promote heart health and satiety,
Protein: Builds and repairs tissues
Vitamins and Minerals: Support overall well-being !
Want to elevate this cashew and pecan butter?
I love to add a teaspoon of turmeric powder, along with some fresh ground pepper, and a tablespoon of yellow miso to this cashew-pecan blend. Pulse to combine.
This simple addition creates a complex, savory spread that’s perfect for:
A flavor-packed breakfast topping (use it as butter)
A creamy, nutritious salad dressing base (check this recipe for dressing)
A flavor addition for your pizza base or sauce
Possibilities are endless ! Let your imagination run wild with this versatile nut butter!
It’s a kind of butter, but with healthy fats from the nuts, ferments from miso and anti-inflammatory properties thanks to the turmeric (activated with the fresh ground pepper).
Healthy 2 ingredients nut butter: cashew and pecan and,
Naturally sweet, flavorfull and last forever.
– Healthy greetings from Laetitia –
2 Ingredients Nut Butter : Cashew And Pecan
Ingredients
PLAIN CASHEW AND PECAN BUTTER
- 1 ½ cups cashew nuts (180 gr.)
- ½ cup pecan nuts (50 gr.)
MISO AND TURMERIC CASHEW AND PECAN BUTTER
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ⅓ tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 tbsp yellow miso paste
Instructions
ROAST
- Preheat oven over 165 C (fan).
- Spread the raw cashews and pecans over a large baking tray. Make sure they are even. Roast them in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until fragrant and golden brown (keep an eye on the pecans as they tend to roast faster than the cashews).
- Remove them from the oven and let them cool down for 5-10 minutes.
BLEND – PLAIN BUTTER
- Add the cashews and pecans to the food processor and pulse until creamy and smooth (approximately 6 to 8 minutes). it will turn into powder, a thick paste, a ball, and finally into a liquid, smooth paste. Transfer in an airtight container and keep over the counter or in the fridge (where it will harden).
MISO AND TURMERIC BUTTER
- Add turmeric, fresh ground pepper and miso paste and blend again before transferring to an airtight jar. Keep in the fridge (because of the miso) for up to 2-3 weeks or more.
