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Cinnamon-maple almond butter

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Warm roasted almonds become glossy nut butter with maple, cinnamon, and enough salt to make it hard to stop at one spoonful.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups20 to 30 minutesAdvanced blend
Cinnamon maple almond butter with roasted almonds and cinnamon

What you need

  • 3 cups warm roasted unsalted almonds
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons neutral oil, only if needed

Method

  1. Add the warm almonds to a dry blender jar in the minimum batch size recommended for nut butter.
  2. Start low and increase speed. Use only the designed tamper through its lid opening to keep the nuts moving.
  3. Stop and cool the machine if it smells unusually hot or activates thermal protection.
  4. Continue until the almonds move from meal to paste and then glossy butter. Blend in maple, cinnamon, and salt only at the end.

Why nut butter is a serious blender workload

Ground nuts become a dense paste that resists movement and traps heat. The machine has to keep that paste folding into the blades without relying on free liquid. This is far harder than a smoothie and quickly exposes poor circulation, an undersized batch, or a motor system that was built mainly for drinks.

Manufacturer approval for nut butter
A tamper that cannot touch the blades
Enough jar capacity for the minimum working batch
Thermal protection and clear heavy-mixture guidance

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Technique notes

Warm nuts release oil faster and usually need less added oil.
Maple syrup can tighten the texture temporarily, which is why it goes in at the end.
A food processor is more forgiving if your blender does not explicitly support nut butter.

Safety note: Follow the manufacturer's recipe, batch-size, tamper, and run-time guidance. Dense mixtures can overheat a blender designed mainly for drinks.

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