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Dark Chocolate Macadamia Nut Butter

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I’m turning into a nut butter snob.  And a chocoholic.

Skippy?  No thanks, not unless you’re paired with hand-made artisan bread and summer-ripened strawberry jam.  Or, you know, whatever else it goes well with.

Maranatha?  I don’t really like almond butter from a jar unless it’s on baby carrots.  But since we’re on the subject, you have to try plain almond butter with baby carrots.  Talk about world-rocking!

No, nut butters these days, as far as I’m concerned, are better when homemade.  And cheaper when homemade.  Is it just me, or are nut butters made from “exotic” nuts like cashews a lot little overpriced?  I thought about searching for macadamia nut butter but gave that up pretty quickly…I don’t need my view of the nut butter industry to be more jaded than it already is.

The best part about this is that it takes all of 5 minutes to get it together and you’ll have hours (or minutes) of endless nut butter pleasure.  Trust me, no grocery store nut butter can do that for you.

OK, fine, it can.  But you have to pay more.  And you don’t have the satisfaction of creating it.  Am I making a good sales pitch?

Hello?

Also, just in case you were wondering, macadamia nuts are pretty awesome for you.  They have a TON of monounsatured fats, which is the highest of any oil, including olive oil.  All I know is more fat = more better (woohoo for fantastic grammar), and I’m all about the more better.  Please and thank you.

DARK CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER

  • 1 cup roasted macadamia nuts (toast in a dry skillet over medium low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly)
  • 2 heaping Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp maple syrup or agave
  • pinch of salt

In a food processor pulse the nuts and the cocoa powder until smooth.  Stream in the syrup and pinch of salt.  You may want to add more or less of either according to taste, but this recipe makes a great dark chocolate butter that’s not too sweet.

This is great as a topping for oatmeal (if you’re into that sort of thing), animal crackers, Nilla wafers, or a spoon.

Me?  I served it atop a slice of toast and pretended it was a graham cracker.  Graham crackers are more better than toast anyway.

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  1. Jamie says

    March 8, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    YUM! I can’t wait to try this on my oatmeal in the morning! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful idea.

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  2. alohaappetite says

    March 8, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    This post made my eyes light up and my tummy growl. Yes yes yes mac nut butter.

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  3. Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum says

    March 8, 2011 at 5:23 am

    YUM! Heather, this looks so good. What a great way to add some chocolate to my breakfasts. 🙂

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  4. Jenny says

    March 7, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    I have yet to make my own nut butter but this one looks delicious 🙂

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  5. evamadera says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    I’ve never actually tried to make my own nut butter. I guess I’m a little hesitant that I won’t like it. I hate wasting things. I will have to try it though. that dark chocolate macadamia nut butter looks amazing!

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  6. megan @ whatmegansmaking says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    ha, loved that last line 🙂 This stuff looks incredible!

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  7. OliePants says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    I’ll take the spoon! Delicious! I have not yet tried making butters out of macadamia but when I do – it will be this recipe for sure.

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  8. Jill E. says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    wow this looks awesome.

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  9. Kara says

    March 7, 2011 at 11:01 am

    I buy Maranatha Almond butter from Costco as it’s less expensive. But, I always add some chopped almonds and sea salt to give it a a home made touch. Makes it so much better!! Now I’m thinking of adding cocoa powder too. Thanks for the idea!!

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  10. Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says

    March 7, 2011 at 10:48 am

    I seriously love macadamia nuts. My husband and I visited the Mauna Loa visitor center in Hawaii while we were on our honeymoon. I went crazy trying to pick out which flavor of macadamia nut to buy.
    I can’t wait to make this!

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  11. Anna says

    March 7, 2011 at 9:45 am

    That totally looks like a gooey chocolate brownie ready to be devoured. Nom.
    I’m in complete agreement with “the satisfaction of creating it.” It’s why cooking and baking is so much fun, it’s why homemade tastes better. The process of creating something and then getting the opportunity to eat/use it contains so much satisfaction and joy. It’s definitely why I like making my own yogurt – I abstractly think that the store bought yogurt has a better taste, but the enjoyment I get out of eating my own yogurt far trumps the pure taste comparison.
    In any case – that looks delicious, and leaves me wanting a brownie 😉 hehe

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  12. Salah says

    March 7, 2011 at 8:08 am

    omg, my favorite nut…macadamias + chocolate???

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  13. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    March 7, 2011 at 8:06 am

    I agree that homemade nut butters really are delicious- this one looks incredible! I can see the macadamia nuts going really well with the chocolate!

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  14. Maryea {Happy Healthy Mama} says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:33 am

    I’m kind of obsessed with chocolate nut butters right now so I’m going to have to try this one. Thanks!

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  15. Robin says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:22 am

    Yum. Macadamia nuts just went on my grocery list. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing it.

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  16. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:20 am

    Give me a spoon please!

    Reply

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