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Roasted Sweet Vanilla Pecan Butter

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Do I have a sweet recipe for you today! During the summer I made a ton of more “festive” holiday recipes (unintentionally), so I have been saving them for just this season! Think things like cinnamon, snickerdoodles, sweetness, gingerbread, and christmasy love! That will all be coming at you in the next few weeks leading up to THE BEST days of the year 😉 For now I’m sharing a super fun homemade nut butter! What could be better than that!?

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Say hello to my Roasted Sweet Vanilla Pecan Butter! You all know by now that I have an undieing love for cashews (the best nut ever…ever!). But, my heart does have a special place for the beautiful pecan as well. I really never ate nuts when I was younger. We just never had them in the house, especially the more expensive ones like pecans. So I wasn’t sure I liked them until I became a nut fanatic a few years ago.

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However, now I can tell you that I love pecans! I love all nuts for that matter! Well, except walnuts. They are okay, but I wouldn’t freeing choose to eat them. They definitely rank last in my opinion. Pecans though, they are near the top. They’re sweet like cashews, but a little more robust. Of course I love eating them raw, unsalted, and cold from the fridge just like cashews. That keeps them a little chewy if you will, just how I like it! But roasted and sweet isn’t bad either 😉

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Don’t pecans just feel like the holidays? They are one of the holiday nuts…right? I think so! Plus this sweet vanilla butter is the perfect homemade gift! You can of course eat it all yourself (like I did), but now since it is the holiday season and not summer…why not put it in a pretty glass jar and gift it to a loved one! So easy and they will LOVE you 😉 If someone made me homemade nut butter I would be eternally grateful! **hint hint**

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You know what’s great about pecans? They must have more oils in them, because they blended into the best, smoothest, and creamiest butter! Even my Ninja Ultima was able to handle it! Plus, anytime you roast the nuts before making a nut butter, that just releases the oils more and makes blending much easier without have to add your own oil.

Roasted Sweet Vanilla Pecan Butter

Roasted Sweet Vanilla Pecan Butter | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 #pecans #homemade #nutbutter #glutenfree

Ingredients: (serves 6-8)

+ 2 Heaping Cups of Raw Unsalted Pecans

+ 1 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract

+ 6 Drops of Vanilla Stevia

Directions:

+ Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

+ Line a baking sheet with parchment or lightly oiled foil. Spread your pecans evenly on the sheet and bake for about 7 minutes (you’ll start to smell them and they’ll glisten!)

+ Remove the pecans and let cool for a few minutes. Then add them to a high-powered blender or food processor. Blend until the pecans form a flour-y meal texture.

+ Now add the vanilla extract and stevia. Blend again, scraping the sides of the container a few times, until the mixture becomes a lovely creamy butter!

+ Store in a glass jar with a tight lid, in the refrigerator!

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O yea, not only does your house smell lovely when the pecans are roasting, but once you put them in the blender with the vanilla…o my! My whole kitchen smelled like festive holiday love…in the dog days of summer 😉 The best of both worlds, right?

I hope you decide to make this and make it as a gift! It is such a fabulous spread for anything! From bread, to apples, to carrots…to just, you know…a spoon! And for more of my homemade nut butter, make sure you check out this cinnamon roasted almond butter and this raw cashew butter!

So tell me:

+ What is you favorite and least favorite nut?

+ Did you grow up eating nuts or is it something more new? I’m pretty sure I only ever really had peanuts and sunflower seeds as a kid. Sad life!

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Comments

  1. Sabrina Modelle says

    February 20, 2015 at 9:43 am

    This looks so freaking delicious. I too consider cashews and pecans the best nuts. I do love walnuts, though… especially when I crack them myself. Thanks for sharing this. I love making my own nut butter and can’t wait to try this one.

    Reply

  6. kimmythevegan says

    December 18, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Mmmm – sounds super delicious. I’ve tried making homemade nut butter a few times… it’s so time consuming, I think because I just add the nuts without anything to help it come out smoothly (like oil or sweetener). Love the toasted factor too! Thanks for sharing this at Healthy Vegan Fridays – I have pinned this awesome recipe to our board.

    Reply

  8. vegetarianmamma (Cindy) says

    December 18, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
    -Cindy

    Reply

  10. Judy says

    December 17, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Thanks for coming and linking up at our Happy Holidays Link Party. We’d like to thank you for making this party a blast. Happy Holidays and thanks for participating! ~Judy

    Reply

  13. Judy says

    December 15, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST The Midnight Baker! I hope to see you there!
    Judy

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 14, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Why not!? But you’ll get a honey taste added to it….so honey vanilla 😛 You’ll have to play with the amount too since you’re using a heavy liquid.

      Reply

  18. Marla says

    December 13, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Hi Rebecca,
    This sounds fabulous – delicious & healthy. I can only imagine the great aroma that would be through your house when baking this. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted!

    Reply

  20. Montana @ Pretty Lil Mudder says

    December 12, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    OMG this looks and sounds amazing! I need this- like now. I’ve been searching all over for some sweet nut butter other than peanut butter but can’t find any at local grocery stores. I’ll just make my own now! Thanks for linking up with Foodie Fridays!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 12, 2014 at 4:47 pm

      Thank you!
      When you have the time (and motivation!) making your own is SO much better anyway! XOXO

      Reply

  32. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

    December 11, 2014 at 8:11 am

    That looks heavenly! I love pecans and have been using them a lot this year.

    I had nuts as a kid– I was allergic to peanuts, so my mom would always buy me deluxe mixed nuts (the kind with no peanuts). I loved them– and still love nuts and eat them every day. I have to say though– walnuts are one of my favs! Love them on top of salads, yogurt, smoothies– yes, def. my fav.

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 11, 2014 at 9:02 am

      Thank you!!!

      Well at least you got exposed ro the world of other various tree nuts! I eat them every day all day too 😉

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 11, 2014 at 1:42 am

      Every nut is the perfect nut for butter 😉

      I’m just going to pretend you didn’t say that on this blog……..haha!

      Reply

  37. Bethany says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    This looks amazing!! I have never tried pecan butter but always wanted to!! I am now obsessed with making my own nut butters!! This is a great one to add to the collection!

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm

      Well of course, but you have to play around with the amount, and if it isn’t a neutral flavor, it will taste different (i.e. like honey or maple, lol!)

      Reply

  51. Linda @ Veganosity says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Genius! I love pecans, but never had pecan butter. I can smell the roasted pecans and vanilla already, I’m going to run over to Costco and buy a huge bag of pecans today! Thanks for the great recipe Rebecca. 🙂

    Reply

  53. Cassie says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:11 am

    I’ve been totally thinking about making pecan butter but you beat me to it, girlie. This looks so good!! I can’t wait to try making once I go through my insane supply of nut butter (that IS dwindling, finally…)

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  54. Shashi @ runninsrilankan says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:09 am

    I have never ever thought of making pecan butter – what a brilliant idea! And thanks for the tip on roasting them before blending them! I so gotta try this! Btw – have you tried making almond butter in your ninja too? If so, then I was wondering how does your ninja handle the almonds? I’m asking as the Ninja is on sale at Costco right now and Iam debating about getting it.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 10, 2014 at 9:26 am

      Yea! I have a recipe for almond butter on the blog 😛 But really, if you could get a vitamix…all the better. I really don’t like the Ninja. I have the Ninja Ultima, but I don’t think it was with the money we spent.

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 10, 2014 at 9:19 am

      I just never BUY Brazil! I think I need to though 😉
      Pine nuts are SO expensive, haha! But I guess they are good for pesto 😉

      Reply

  61. Farrah says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Yum! Love this recipe and definitely looking forward to your future festive recipes as well! I need to suck it up and just get a vanilla bean at some point. :]

    I can’t choose a favorite nut. I love them all! Almonds and pistachios might be my top two though!

    Reply

  66. Jen says

    December 10, 2014 at 6:45 am

    This looks SO delicious! I recently made a maple walnut butter that might change your mind about walnuts. Pecans are much sweeter, though and I will definitely try this recipe. I love all nuts – unfortunately I have a cashew allergy (which really stinks when you’re eating a plant based diet!). I’d have to say pistachios are my favorite, and my least favorite might be Brazil nuts, but I still like them.

    Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      December 10, 2014 at 6:58 am

      Well yea…maple walnut sounds heavenly!
      Cashews…O NO! That’s sad 🙁 I feel for you my friend!
      Pistachios are great! and I agree about Brazil nuts being down there too. But yea, nuts just rock!

      Reply

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