I remember the first time I tried sunflower seed butter like it was yesterday. The brightly-colored jar caught my eye while I was trawling the aisles of Trader Joe’s, looking for interesting things to try. (Side note: I’m obsessed with Trader Joe’s.) I’d seen bloggers raving about sunflower seed butter before, and thought I’d give it a go to see what the fuss was about. Turns out, the hype was totally worth it.
Sunflower seed butter sounds weird, but is, in fact, one of the tastiest types of nut/seed butter in the world, at least according to my taste buds. I loved that first jar, and the bottom of the jar appeared much too quickly for my liking. But I couldn’t really justify spending $5 on a jar when my old faithful PB was so much cheaper. Shelled sunflower seeds, however, were $2 for a giant bag. Hey, I thought, I have a food processor. How hard could it be?
Turns out, not hard at all.
Make sunflower seed butter from scratch right now. You won’t regret it.
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- The ingredients
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- Adding in extras
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- Smooth and delicious
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- The finished product
Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter
1 bag roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds (the TJ’s one is 1lb)
Optional ingredients
1 tbsp organic extra virgin coconut oil
1 tbsp honey or other liquid sweetener
1 tsp salt
Throw sunflower seeds into your food processor and turn on. Process for around 12 minutes.
You’ll notice your seeds go through some stages; first is powdery and crumbly, then it’ll start rolling around the food processor in a ball, and finally it will go all creamy and liquidy. KEEP PROCESSING! I kept going about four minutes after it went creamy to make it extra smooth.
Once smooth, add optional ingredients in recommended amounts, or to taste. Eat with everything (including your fingers). I have a tablespoon on top of my oats every morning for a bit of healthy fat to help keep me full!
Have you ever made nut or seed butter from scratch? And what is your favorite nut or seed butter? I kind of love them all…
Thanks for the recipe, Cat!
No problem, Rob! I’m kind of obsessed… I make this all the time and eat it daily!
That looks delicious! I’ll have to give it a try 🙂 We have a giant food processor, so we’re in business!
And I’m right there with you. Trader Joe’s = Love!
We will be trying that! I love Trader Joes too!
It’s pretty much the best place in the entire universe!
OMG! What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing the money saving tip! 🙂
No problem! I definitely feel better about my sunflower seed butter habit when I’m not spending $5 on it!
Oh hh – this sounds amazing! I’ve never even heard of sunflower butter…Thank you for sharing your recipe!
You must try it immediately. It’s amazing. Especially with raspberry preserves, om nom nom. (Drooling now.)
I’ve never tried sunflower seed butter before. Sounds delicious!
It’s amazing. I eat it every single day.
Sunflower butter is SO good!!! I love your recipe!! Will try, will try!!! Thanks girl!!! You’re awesome!! XOXO!
Yay! I like it better than the store-bought stuff, I hope you will too! Don’t forget to report back and let me know how it turns out 🙂
I sure will!!! XOXO!!! Thanks Cat!
Thanks for the tip! Does this work as well as regular peanut butter when you put it in your dog’s mouth? I’m asking for a friend.
I’ve never tried… I don’t like to share my sunflower seed butter! If your “friend” tries it be sure to report back 😉