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This pumpkin almond butter is the ultimate fall spread – requires only a handful of ingredients and it takes less than fifteenminutes to make. Spread this nut butter onto all the fall things.
Fall is in the air! The leaves are changing. The air is crisp. The sweaters and flannel are out in full force. And pumpkin as a main ingredient is on the scene once again.
If you love all things pumpkin this time of year, you’re going to swoon over my pumpkin almond butter! It only requires four ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make!
It’s delicious spread on toast, apples, stirred into oatmeal, you name it!
Ingredients in Pumpkin Almond Butter
Notes on Ingredients:
Almonds: I used raw, unsalted
Pumpkin pie spice: this is typically a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. If you don’t have it on hand, you can always make your own using a combination of those spices.
How to make Pumpkin Almond Butter
This recipe is ridiculously easy to make. First, you start by toasting your almonds in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let them cool for at least five minutes. Add the almonds to a food processor and pulse until smooth, about 5 minutes. Then add in your pumpkin, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and salt, and pulse once more until ingredients are combined and the almond butter is smooth.
Expert Tip! Be sure to toast the almonds before pulsing them in the food processor to give the almond butter a nuttier flavor! Plus, warm almonds blend easier in the food processor. It’s an extra step but it’s only 10 minutes and I swear it’s worth it!
If you don’t have the time or don’t have almonds on hand, you could use 1 cup creamy, unsalted almond butter instead.
Almond Butter FAQs
How do you use this almond butter?
Here are a handful of suggestions based on ways that I’ve used it!
- Spread it on toast
- Stir it into oatmeal
- Use it as an apple dip
- Spread it on top of waffles
- Spread iton a sandwich
- Use it in fall baking recipes or a dessert
- Use it in my chocolate pumpkin almond butter cups!
Can I omit the maple syrup?
Sure but I think it tastes better with a hint of sweetness. Plus, maple lends another cozy fall flavor.
What if I don’t have pumpkin pie spice?
You can use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, and allspice, and make your own!
How do you toast almonds?
For this amount of almonds, I’d suggest spreading them onto a baking sheet and toasting them for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Want to enjoy more pumpkin recipes this fall? Check these out!
- Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Bowl
- No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Vegan Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
- Vegan Slow Cooker Pumpkin Curry
- Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
- Slow Cooker Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Quick Caramel Sauce
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Pumpkin Almond Butter
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- Author: Kara @ The Foodie Dietitian
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: About 16 ounces (two pint sized jars) 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This pumpkin almond butter is the ultimate fall spread – requires only a handful of ingredients and it takes less than fifteenminutes to make. Spread this nut butter onto all the fall things.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups almonds (raw, unsalted)
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread almonds out onto baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Let almonds cool for at least five minutes.
- Transfer almonds to a food processor and pulse until smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add in pumpkin, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and salt, and pulse until ingredients are combined and nut butter is smooth.
Notes
- Enjoy this nut butter on toast, in oatmeal, on apples, waffles, sandwiches, desserts, and mychocolate pumpkin almond butter cups!
- If you don’t have almonds on hand, you can use 1 cup almond butter instead and just mix in the other ingredients.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Spreads
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: Fall
Keywords: pumpkin almond butter, pumpkin nut butter, almond butter with pumpkin, pumpkin maple almond butter
This recipe was retested, reshot, and revamped to give you the most delicious (and beautiful!) recipe. The original recipe was published October 2015.