2 Ingredient Chocolate Almond Butter

This simple two ingredient chocolate almond butter is wildly simple to make. The salty nuts and sweet chocolate pair perfectly together in this versatile spread. Plus it only takes a few minutes to make, and tastes great on all kinds of bread from hearty German brown bread to sweet streusel topped banana bread.

An Ode to Nut Butter

Nut butters are infinitely versatile both in their applications and their flavors. Birthday cake cashew butter? Go for it. Matcha hemp pistachio butter? Sure! Homemade chocolate almond butter? The world is your nutty oyster, my friends!

I love spreading nut butter on caramel banana pancakes, toast and sliced apples. It's also great as a dip for carrots and celery. Or add a few dollops on a nut butter smoothie bowl, or berry almond butter oatmeal. Nut butter is also a delicious way to add a boost of flavor to almond butter oatmeal cookies and banana bread!

Ingredients

• Almonds - I like using salted roasted almonds for the best flavor. If you use unsalted almonds, add a pinch of salt when mixing your nut butter.
• Chocolate chips - I usually use milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips. Feel free to substitute white chocolate or dark chocolate.

First Attempts at Almond Butter

Making an almond butter recipe at home can be as simple or as frustrating as your food processor allows. I must confess that I literally cried tears of rage the last time I attempted to make almond butter.

Picture this: it was an unusually sunny day in February 2020. Birds were chirping, the pandemic wasn't even a thing yet, and I had a spring in my step. I dumped a couple cups of almonds into the thirty-year-old food processor that I was borrowing from my parents. In just a few minutes, I was planning on eating deliciously fresh almond butter.

But that food processor had other plans... Long story short, it took my food processor an hour and a half of wheezing and whining to create almond butter. That's a heck of a lot more time than I was planning to spend making nut butter.

Thankfully, nearly a year and a half later, I got a new food processor as a bridal shower gift. It took me a few months to build up the courage to attempt nut butter again. Alas, this brand new food processor whizzed up almond butter in five minutes flat! That's a miracle!

So if you have an old food processor or if you are using a blender, just be aware that you may need to invest a little more time into making nut butter at home. Maybe find a nice book to read with a cup of tea, while periodically scraping down the sides with a spatula. Eventually you'll get there, and it'll be so worth it.

How to Make Chocolate Almond Butter

This recipe is insanely simple and easy.

Step 1: Process until the almond butter mixture is smooth, thick and creamy.

Step 2: Stop the food processor to scrape down the sides with a spoon or spatula periodically.

That's it! 🙂

Storing

Store your chocolate almond butter in an airtight container like a mason jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

FAQ's

What to eat with chocolate almond butter?

Chocolate almond butter tastes amazing on its own by the spoonful... But it also works well in smoothies, on toast, served with fruit as a dip, or mixed into cookie dough.

Should I refrigerate almond butter?

Since homemade almond butter doesn't contain preservatives, it's best to store it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Let it warm and soften a bit at room temperature before spreading it on bread.

Recipes Featuring Nut Butter

Ready to add your creamy almond butter into all kinds of sweet and savory recipes? Try these that feature almond butter and peanut butter.

• Spicy Almond Butter Noodles
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
• Banana Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
• Green Avocado Smoothie Bowl
• Vegan Cookie Dough Macarons