Brownies and Zucchini

Apparently I was a good girl this year because Santa did a fantastic job with my gifts!  One of those gifts was this beauty:

I have wanted a food processor for SO long.

Now I just had to decide what to make to christen my brand new food processor.  I immediately went to Ashley’s website Edible Perspective.  I knew that she has made a ton of nut butter recipes, and that is definitely something that I couldn’t make without a food processor.  (also her photography is GORGEOUS.  Seriously, even if you aren’t interested in food, go check out her site for the photos.)  I had some leftover almonds from the cinnamon almonds that I made, so I knew it would be some kind of almond butter.  I ended up choosing her Roasted Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter.  You can find the recipe here.

The food processor was amazing.  It turned crunchy almonds into smooth butter with ease!

Ease: A-, you do have to roast the almonds first, but really nothing too hard at all.  The food processor does all of the work.
Taste: B, I don’t exactly love almonds, but this was pretty good.  And super cool that it is something that most people buy in a store and I could make my own!!

Would I make it again? I’m undecided.  I didn’t love it, but the Husband actually said that it tasted better than almond butters that he has had from the store, so maybe I will make it again.

Ok, so tell me:  What is the best thing that you have used a food processor for?
If you don’t have a food processor, is there a recipe that you are dying to make with a food processor?? For me, it was always Savvy Julie’s Chocolate Hazlenut Spread and now I can make it!!  So excited.  Definitely in the plans for this weekend. 🙂

Buffer

Filed under: Appetizer, Dips and Spreads Tagged: | almond butter, maple, nut butter