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My VitaMix Anti Aging Cashew Butter is a how-to you can use with any nut! Watch me produce a creamy, sweet, nutritious, luscious cashew butter in a few minutes. No oil added.
Perfect for use in shakes, smoothies, sauces, dips, dressings, spreads and all by itself on the spoon 
Cashews are packed with vitamins and good fat. Eat ‘em. Make this and post your comments and questions!
Transcript of this video:
All you have to do is get yourself 24 ounces of raw cashews, and I’m using 24 ounces because that’s what the VitaMix manual recommends. Pour these into the VitaMix container, and you end up with 4 cups of cashews. Of course you can do this with almonds or any other nut butter that you want to make. You need a good amount because once you put the top on and you use the tamper, when the machine is running you’re going to be pushing the nuts into the blades.
And when that motor’s spinning, they need something to grab onto, so don’t try to make nut butters with a cup or two of nuts. Put in the 24 ounces and you’ll get an easier and better result.
And then just put this on the machine, we’re gonna turn it on, put the variable up to 10, and flip it up to high, right in a row really quick and let it run for about a minute. As soon as the nut butter begins to flow freely, we’re gonna shut the machine off so that we don’t overheat the machine and you don’t need to process it any longer than that. So let’s go, here we go.
I just wanted to mention, I shut the machine off for a second, that you’re going to hear the motor sound begin to chug, and then the nuts will begin to flow freely. That’s when you’re going to be finished and you want to shut the machine off. Let’s finish it up.
Did you hear that pulling sound? The nut butter’s done. We now have a beautiful batch, 3 or 4 cups, of delicious, creamy cashew butter, which I’m going to take out now and store in a jar. I like to store it in glass jars, I think it keeps better and I feel better about it. It’s thick, creamy, luscious, soft and I didn’t have to add any oil to it. What I love about cashew butter is you can add the cashew butter to shakes, you can make sauces, you can make salad dressings, you can use it as spreads, it makes one of the best chocolate shakes I’ve ever come up with. I still have more left, but there’s how I like to store it, in a jar like this, you know, one of those Ball jars, so I can probably get 2 jars like this from the cashews.
Look at that, your own homemade cashew butter, isn’t that luscious? I hope I have shown you how easy it is to make cashew butter in the VitaMix, of course, you can do that with any kind of nuts, including almonds, etc. Look in the next couple of weeks for the recipes I’m going to make using this homemade cashew butter. It is one of my favorite things. Mmm, make it and let me know what you think.
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[..YouTube..] Looks amazing. If I wanted it to be more creamy would I need to add some kind of oil? That would be fantastic to make candy out of. Like if you wanted to make some raw candies like peanut butter cups (only with cashews) you could roll the paste (kinda reminds me of marzipan) it into small balls and put on sucker sticks and freeze and then melt some raw chocolate and dunk the frozen balls into the chocolate and let them set in the freezer. YUM!
[..YouTube..] @PapillonPower Totally yum – you have given me an idea, which I will attribute to you with the cashew butter reminding you of marzipan… Don’t know if it will be as elaborate as yours, I’m thinking more of a marzipan freezer fudge, but t’s on the list. In the meantime, you can always submit a video reply of your marzipan suckers to show us all how to do it! Yes, you can add oil while making the cashew butter and always drain it off later if you want to. Love your comments! Jane.
[..YouTube..] @PapillonPower Totally yum – you have given me an idea, which I will attribute to you with the cashew butter reminding you of marzipan… Don’t know if it will be as elaborate as yours, I’m thinking more of a marzipan freezer fudge, but t’s on the list. In the meantime, you can always submit a video reply of your marzipan suckers to show us all how to do it! Yes, you can add oil while making the cashew butter and always drain it off later if you want to. Love your comments! Jane.
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Aww thanks! Mmmmm freezer fudge!!!! YES!
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Aww thanks! Mmmmm freezer fudge!!!! YES!
[..YouTube..] @blenditandMendit Aww thanks! Mmmmm freezer fudge!!!! YES!
[..YouTube..] @PapillonPower I might make it tomorrow!
[...] How To Make Cashew Butter In The VitaMix Blender [...]
It is very important to first soak your cashews to remove the enzyme inhibitors and to allow our bodies to digest the nuts properly. Soaking nuts and seeds awakens the energy, thus arousing its cellular memory to grow and in return their nutritional value increases. So remember to soak your raw nuts. Cashews are a short soak nut–needing only about 2-3 hours. It is best to soak them in spring water at room temp. Drain and rinse well. You can then air dry them or dehydrate them. If you are using them right away in a recipe no need to dry. Soaking them does the following:
*Enzyme inhibitors get neutralized.
*The amount of vitamins your body can absorb increases.
*Digestion is much easier.
*Phytic acid, which inhibits the absorption of vital minerals, is reduced.
Peace & Raw Health,
Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth,
You are absolutely right about soaking nuts. Thank you for the valuable information.
This is a wonderful addendum to the video and I hope everybody reads your wise words.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Jane
[..YouTube..] Hi Jane! Happy Monday
Cashews are my favorite nuts… is there a place (online or offline) where you might suggest bulk purchase of cashews for a reasonable price?
[..YouTube..] Hi runnergal,I have been pricing cashews every which way for a long time and I find that if you are buying conventional raw cashews, the prices don’t vary that much (due to the shipping costs) from what I can get locally.If you are going for truly raw cashews, they are more expensive and I order online from rawguru.com if I can’t find them locally. When WF carries them they are usually $1 or so more per lb than online, but then there’s no shipping so it’s a wash.:)Jane
[...] that cashew butter we made just last week, and I said to look for all the recipes I’m going to be making with [...]
I’m making this now… I added 2 tspns of coconut oil.
I’m giving one jar to my friend
Hi Angie,
I love it when viewers make the recipes and let me know how it’s going and when and how they modify the process. I know that adding a little oil helps. And you’re generous to share such goodness!
Jane
[..YouTube..] Have you ever had the vitamix shut off during a process? I make peanut butter all the time, but when I decided to make sunflower seed butter (which don’t have that much oil) the blender got a little hot and ‘stressed’. But, it has never shut off. Thanks
Yes, I’ve had it shut off a few times when I’ve really overloaded it!
When it does, that’s the way it protects itself. I just unplug it, wait a minute or so,
and then it starts up again.
It explains it in the manual.
Jane
[..YouTube..] Have you ever had the vitamix shut off during a process? I make peanut butter all the time, but when I decided to make sunflower seed butter (which don’t have that much oil) the blender got a little hot and ‘stressed’. But, it has never shut off. Thanks
[..YouTube..] Have you ever had the vitamix shut off during a process? I make peanut butter all the time, but when I decided to make sunflower seed butter (which don’t have that much oil) the blender got a little hot and ‘stressed’. But, it has never shut off. Thanks
[..YouTube..] @TheLoserKingdom Yes, I’ve had the blender shut off once in a blue moon when I really overload it. That’s the automatic shutoff that’s explained in the manual. It’s supposed to do that if it gets stressed.I just unplug it, wait a minute or two, plug it back in and I’m off and running.Jane
[..YouTube..] Hi Jane… Love your videos!!! I have a question about storing the cashew butter. Does it need to be refrigerated or could you keep some of it out at room temp for a day or two?Rolinda
[..YouTube..] @akamumsy Hi Rolinda,I always keep it in the fridge. Now that you mention it, I guess it’s like peanut butter, which I sometimes leave out. I guess the thing to do is try it! and see what happens
I don’t think it would go rancid in 2 days, depending on your kitchen temp. My instinct is to keep it in the fridge, but when I make my next batch, I’ll try leaving some out on the counter and find out.Curious: why do you want to leave it out? So that it’s soft for use?Jane
[..YouTube..] Hi Again Jane… Yes it is about the consistency of the product, When I purchase my fresh ground almond butter from my local store I usually keep it in the fridge. This works fine for putting some in a smoothie but I have to leave it out for several hours if I want to spread it on crackers or whole wheat bread. I’ll just use a small jar with enough for a serving or 2 and see how long it will keep out of the fridge. Thanks for all your great recipes and tips!!Rolinda
[..YouTube..] Are these raw?
[..YouTube..] @imndymvegan Yes, I’m using raw cashews.:)Jane
[..YouTube..] Love the Vita-Mix, own it for years; one of my favorite practical things. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
[..YouTube..] @gr8full2bme You’re welcome!
Hi,
I made this but with almonds instead. I enjoyed it but then added some coconut oil and raw honey and REALLY enjoyed it. great spread. I was also reading the latest flyer from my trader joe’s and they sell fig butter. That got me interested in soaking the figs I’ve had in my produce bin and adding lemon juice/zest and the soaking water and blending them into a fig spread for toast. Yumm! It turned out great.
Anna
Hi!
Thank you – looks delicious!!
I tried to make raw Tahini in my Vitamix a while ago, but did not use a whole lot of sesame (about 1,5 cups). It did turn out ok in the end, but I had to let it sit and cool down every few moments or else it would have been way hotter than 115F.
Does one have to be wary about that when using a big amount of nuts as you do? And another question: Do you use the regular Vitamix container or the one for grinding for this?
@Elizabeth: when you soak the nuts for nut butter, do you have to dry them before processing? Or is it possible to use them wet and still have butter that keeps well?
Greetings from Germany!
Ayoka
Hi Ayoka,
I use the regular container for making nut butters. 1.5c of sesame seeds is a grindable amount. Depending on the oil in the seeds, you may have to add extra oil (like 1/4 cup olive oil) to the mixture while grinding it to get it to flow and process. You can always drain the oil off the next day after it settles.
I use 24 oz ofcashews when I make cashew butter because the blades need substance to latch onto when processing. Sometimes I need to add oil to it to get it to process and sometimes not. Each batch is different.
This is a great way to substitute for peanut butter! I have made almond butter before but the cashew butter is so yummy! My 5 year old doesn’t like almond butter but loved the cashew butter… Expensive tastes! Lol
I wanted to share a smoothie I just came up with using the cashew butter.
2 cups frozen cherries
2 Tbsp of your cashew butter
1/2 Cup of your luscious almond milk
It turned out really yummy!
Hi Katie,
I can’t wait to make this on camera, it sounds delicious and best of all only 3 ingredients, I like that.
It’s on the list!
thanks for the info about the soaking/drying part as i was unaware of this part.
re: cost of cashews/cashew butter; i’ve found the bulk bins at winco to be the cheapest place to buy raw cashews (here in the pacific northwest). most of the year they run ~$7/pound but in the last month (feb/march) it’s dropped to ~$3.25/pound (must be peak season for cashews where they’re grown). as purchased cashew butter is ~$10/pound this is a significant savings. i bought 20 pounds and am making cashew butter to refrigerate for the remainder of the year.
Excellent info, thank you – making my own nut butters saves money and delivers fresher end product.
Sounds like the same for you – thanks and welcome to Blend It and Mend It!
Glad I found all this good info. I needed some cashew butter for a salad dressing that is suppose to be really good for you, but didn’t know if you could buy cashew butter in the stores. Good thing is, we have a Vita mixer, my husband uses it all the time! Great site for great info! Thanks!
Hi Denise,
You can make all the nut butters in the VitaMix – I’ve been using my VitaMix for 7 years and sometimes multiple times a day. It’s the best investment I’ve made in my health.
Welcome to my web site – please visit often as there are hundreds of recipes and more on the way.
Oh, by the way, is everyone using organic cashews or do they even have organic? I try to use organic when I can.
I buy organic when I can but I don’t worry about it when I can’t. I do the best I can – that’s all any of us can do.
Hi. How long will the cashew butter last in the fridge and how can you tell when it goes bad? Also, If you soak the cashews, do you have to dehydrate them before making the nut butter or can you put them into the vitamix wet? Thanks.
Hi Tena,
I’m thinking two weeks or so and I haven’t had any go bad because I use it up, but it probably turns dark and smells stale when it goes bad.
Some folks soak, dehydrate and then grind. I soak, thoroughly drain and thoroughly pat dry if I don’t have time to dehydrate, a step I don’t always want to do.
I made the cashew butter. Yum! It makes alot and I’m not sure I will be able to use it all before it goes bad. Where can I find the other recipes that you make using the cashew butter that you mentioned in the video?
Hi Tena,
I have them organized in the navigation bar at the top of the page or you can use the search feature on this site – I am presently working on a redesign of this site to make it easier to find what you want and I thank you and everyone else for your patience.