Cinnamon Almond Butter

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
5 min 10 min 10
Cinnamon Almond Butter
Health Highlights
Delicious sweet heart-healthy nut butter spread.

Ingredients


2 cup whole Almonds, raw
3 tsp Cinnamon (choose Ceylon)
1 pinch Sea Salt

Instructions


  1. Preheat oven to 300F (149C) degrees.
  2. Place almonds on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Roast almonds for 10-12 minutes, stirring once halfway through, to ensure they don’t burn. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  3. When cooled, place roasted almonds in the bowl of a food processor along with the cinnamon and sea salt. Pulse until creamy smooth. Depending on your food processor this may take a few minutes.
  4. Transfer to a glass jar with a tight lid and refrigerate for up to two weeks.

Notes:

Nutritional Highlights

  • Cinnamon is high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, and helps to improve insulin sensitivity. Choose the Ceylon cinnamon variety.
  • Almond butter is high in healthy fats and fiber, almonds are a wonderful heart-healthy and blood sugar-balancing snack.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 183
Calories from fat 137
Calories from saturated fat 10.4
Total Fat 15.2 g
Saturated Fat 1.2 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 9.6 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 15.9 mg
Potassium 226 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7.1 g
Dietary Fiber 4.2 g
Sugars 1.3 g
Protein 6.5 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat Alternative 0.8

Energy sources


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