This homemade pistachio butter recipe is easy to make and a healthy alternative to store-bought pistachio butter. You only need 2 main ingredients and about 30 minutes to enjoy a small batch of delicious pistachio butter.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Raw pistachios
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the pistachios on it in a single layer and roast the pistachios for about 8-10 minutes.
- When the time is up (the pistachios should be quite fragrant at this point) remove the baking sheet with the roasted pistachios from the oven and set it aside for 10 minutes for the pistachios to cool down.
- Next use a high-speed blender or food processor to grind the roasted pistachios. Grinding them into pistachio butter will take about 15-20 minutes. During the process, turn the blender/food processor off and scrape down the ground pistachios that will tend to line the sides of the blender/food processor.
- When the pistachio butter is at a creamy, butter-like consistency that you prefer, add in a pinch of salt and grind it a few more seconds.
- Then, using the rubber spatula, scrape the pistachio butter into glass jars.
- Enjoy with toast or pancakes, make pistachio milk, or in your favorite baked and frozen treats!
Notes
- Grinding pistachios, or any nuts for that matter, can be a tedious process. In the first few minutes, the pistachios will grind down to a flour-like consistency. And then, it might seem like nothing is really happening. It will seem like the pistachio flour just keeps spinning around in the food processor. At several intervals, the pistachio flour will have to be scraped down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Then, when my patience is about to be tested and I am ready to give up, that pistachio flour will start to turn into a more chunky buttery mix. When the grinding continues, those roasted pistachios will turn into a creamy butter-like consistency. I like my pistachio butter to be a bit chunky. But, if you prefer a creamier pistachio butter, keep on grinding because it will reach that consistency.
- Add-in options include: maple syrup or honey, liquid sweetener or sugar-free sweetener, cardamom, rose water, melted dark chocolate, melted milk chocolate, melted white chocolate, cocoa powder, or vanilla extract.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoons | Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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