Creamy Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter

I can' say enough how much I love almond butter.  I will choose it every time over any peanut butter out there especially when its homemade and packed with deliciousness.  

What you'll need are some basic ingredients and a good food processor

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Raw Almonds

3 Tbsp 100% Pure Maple Syrup

2 Tbsp Whole Golden Flax Seeds

2 Tbsp Hemp Seeds

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1 Tsp Cinnamon

1/2 Tsp Salt

1 1/2 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1.)  Preheat your oven to 300 Degrees

2.)  Line a baking sheet with a mat or parchment paper.  Mix together the almonds with the seeds and maple syrup and spread them out over the sheet and bake for 30 minutes.  Stir after 15 minutes.

3.)  Allow to cool off of the pan for a couple of minutes and then place them in a food processor.  Now mine was a smaller processor so I divided my almonds up into batches and did it a couple of times, but if yours is bigger, throw them all in.  Process for about 10 minutes, make sure you scrape the bowl and allow the processor to stop about every minute or so.  In the end you will have a wonderful creamy and smooth almond butter.

4.)  Add the vanilla, salt and cinnamon and process until its incorporated.  Here you can taste and add additional cinnamon, maple syrup, or salt to your liking.  

5.)  Transfer to a jar and top on your favorite bread.  DELICIOUS, its ok to lick the bowl too. 

Makes a little over a cup, mine stored in the fridge for several weeks