• 1/4 cup of your favourite nut butter e.g. almond, brazil nut, cashew or sunflower (ideally make your own)
• 1/4 cup of coconut oil
• 1 tsp cacao powder
• 1/2 tsp cacao nibs (optional)
• 1 Tbsp brown rice malt syrup or your preferred sweetener
• pinch of  good quality salt

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients into a medium sized bowl and blend together.
2. Taste for flavour and add in extra cacao, sweetener etc to get your preferred
3. Place in the cupboard and enjoy with your favourite crackers, bread or veggie sticks.  So good.

Variations

1. add in 1 Tbsp carob powder in place of the cacao or 1/4 tsp of cinnamon
2. Try leaving out the cacao for a sweeter and more sustaining nut butter
3. or just add-in whatever else you love with your Crunchy Chocolate Butter.

Have you tried making your own Nut Butters?   How did you go?  We’d love to hear.