Jazzy almond butter

With Ryan being in school full-time, I often am left with an hour or two in the evening where he has to do homework or grade papers. So last night I whipped up some spiced almond butter, I added cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and ginger and it is goooood.  

I started by roasting them in molasses and honey.  This made our apartment smell amazing.

Then threw them in my food processor and gave 'em a good grinding.

And slowly but surely they started to become buttery...

So close.

Ah. Delicious. 

I only made a half a jar because I wanted to see if we would like the added spices to the nut butter.  We definitely did and I will definitely be making this again!

Spiced Almond Butter

slightly adapted from Edible Perspective

1 cup raw almonds

1 Tbl honey

1/2 Tbl molasses

1/2 tsp honey

1/2 tsp molasses

1 tsp canola oil

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cardamom

1/4 tsp salt

dash of nutmeg

dash of ground ginger

Preheat your oven to 300.  Mix the honey, molasses, and almonds together on a baking sheet.  Coat thoroughly and lay almonds in a single layer on the baking sheet.  Roast for 30 minutes, stirring and checking every 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes.

Put almonds into a food processor and begin to grind until a smooth butter is made.  This took my mini prep about 5 minutes, maybe even less (I wasn't watching the clock).  Once a smooth butter is formed, add an additional 1/2 tsp each honey and molasses, all spices, salt, and oil.  Process for another few minutes until it returns to a smooth, butter consistency.  Add additional oil if you like your nut butter very creamy.

Spread on muffins, toast, apples, fingers, or anything you want!