Almond Butter

[cappuccino]

Anybody try making their own Almond butter? Or any other nut butters?

I've done this before with peanuts & it works pretty well...just grind dry roasted peanuts in food processor. Tried tonight with Almonds and couldn't get the consistency I was hoping for. Not sure if it was the nut(too dry?) or my little food processor(not powerful enough)...thought trying in my blender but thought it would be too messy.

[BamaDave]

I just made an almond/cashew butter (also threw in some flax seeds) with my food processor. I did add a little peanut oil to help smooth out the consistency. Next time I might add flax oil instead just to be extra good. The end result was really good - the consistency is not quite as smooth as natural peanut butter, but I like it just fine. The only mistake I made was adding too much salt. I think almond and/or cashew butters might be better unsalted. I think I saved 60-70% in cost over what I would have paid for almond butter or cashew butter in the store by making my own.