Sweet Walnut Butter Recipes

HONEY WALNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Place walnuts on a small baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes; let cool.
• Transfer to a food processor and process until a thick paste forms. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.

SWEET WALNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place walnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes to lightly toast. Let cool.
• Coarsely chop walnuts and stir into butter in a medium bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Transfer to a piece of plastic wrap and shape into a log about 1 1/2 to 2-inches in diameter. Fold over plastic wrap, then fold in the ends to seal tightly. Cover and chill until firm.
• To serve, cut into slices and serve over pancakes, waffles, French toast, biscuits or toast.

WALNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Soaked walnuts: This method will remove some of the tannin and bitterness from the walnut skin, and offer a more textured walnut butter. Soak walnuts overnight, drain and discard the water. Then, toast the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet at 350°F for up to 15 minutes to dry them out (don't allow them get dark). Cool the walnuts before making them into butter.
• Toasted walnuts: To enhance the sweet, nutty flavor of walnuts, toast them before making them into butter. Walnut butter with toasted walnuts will provide a coarse textured finished product. Toast walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet at 350°F for 8 to 10, or until fragrant. Cool the walnuts before making them into butter.
• To make the butter: Put the walnuts in the bowl of a food processor and grind them until they become sticky or paste-like. Add the salt. Add the oil, a little bit at a time until the walnut butter binds together. Add the honey and/or cinnamon to taste.