Almond Butter

Easy Cashew Butter

8:00:00 AM


I love nuts. But seriously, I've been making homemade nut butters for awhile now and there is nothing I love more. One thing about store-bought peanut butters is that there are way too many ingredients. Unless you're willing to pay a bit more, making it at home could save you a few bucks too! If you accidentally run low on peanut butter, almond butter or cashew butter this is also an easy fix! No need to run off to the shop in your slippers!

Vegan Life


Currently, my favorite nut butter is cashew butter. I've gone through Almond butter and natural peanut butter and both are great but cashews have a sweeter taste. I tried making this in our mini food pulser/processor and it just didn't turn out as well as when I used the big blender.

What You'll Need: 
A blender or food processor
3 ounces of nuts = about a cup
Choice of nut (in this case Cashews) 

Vegan Nut Butter


How:
Place little amounts in if you're using a food processor, if using a blender then just pour 3 ounces in! 
Blend until a creamy texture forms
Empty contents into jar
Enjoy! 

Things I've put cashew butter on include: 
These AMAZING blueberry vegan pancakes
Waffles
Oatmeal (the organic kind) 
A spoon (hah) 

Cashew Butter

I know! It's seriously that easy! I love that my blender makes the butter warm right away so I may or may not sneak a taste before putting it away. It's best to store in the fridge if you plan on not using it in the next week or so. The recipe is completely up to you, if you want salted nut butter then use salted nuts, honey roasted-nut butter, and on and on. Anything is possible. I don't like the salted nuts so I always stick to unsalted cashews! 


I hope you enjoyed this post! I love homemade butter and I hope you enjoy it too! 
What are your favorite nuts? Have you ever made homemade nut butter before? 

Almonds

Going Bananas for Bread

9:43:00 AM


I've written this time and time again. I love being home. I love being able to sleep in my own room not having to wait until my roommate leaves. I love the fact that I can just bake something homemade, with ingredients that I love. The last time I was home, I decided to whip up a batch of homemade whole wheat banana bread. I usually eat breakfast in my dorm room, gotta make use of that sleeping time you know. Banana bread is just something that is so easy to pop into the microwave to warm with some almond butter or regular butter
and eat before class! I thought I would share the recipe with you! 


Here's What You Need: 

1/2 banana
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons milled flax seeds and 6 tablespoons water
3 mashed bananas
1 and 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons alt
2/3 cup chopped pecans
Sliced Almonds
Semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

Here's What You'll Need to Do:


Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350*F or 176*C
Spray 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick spray; though I used a bit of coconut oil all over the pan instead!
In a medium bowl, whisk 1/2 banana, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and milk together until combined.
Whisk in flax seeds, water and bananas until combined, this should be a smooth mixture. 
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and pecans 
Pour wet ingredients into dry 
Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for 30 minutes
Add the almonds and chocolate chips to the top at this point! 
After 30 minutes cover with aluminum foil and bake again for 30 more minutes. 
The bread is done when toothpick is inserted and comes out clean



I love baking, and I love this bread! You can enjoy it anytime for a healthy snack, just pair it with a little bit of butter or almond butter or even just eat it on its own! I hope you try this one out! Again, my parents are always the best taste testers (don't really think they mind it at all). I'm really loving their new oven! I cannot wait to see what I'll be baking for the holidays that are coming up! 
Do you love a certain kind of bread? Any recipes that I should try next? I'm always looking! 
Like always, thanks for reading! 
Make sure to comment below! 
xx
Kenzie



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