I’ve always been a big fan of almond butter: great flavor and texture, terrific energy sustainer. Years ago, when my favorite vendor of that almond butter – and  many other favorite food products, Trader Joe’s, experienced a recall and then was only able to dole out cases of new almond butter the way Apple doles out new versions of its iPhone, a Trader Joe’s salesman I’d gotten to know asked me quite bluntly, “Do you have a food processor?”

“Yes.”

“Then buy bags of nuts and make it (nut butter) yourself.”

I get blunt great, and from that moment on, I’ve never looked back. Here’s what you need to make fresh almond butter – with ground flaxseed, my favorite slight variation.

Click any picture on this page to download easy-to-follow step-by-step picture book directions showing how to make fresh almond (or any nut) butter on your own.