Pumpkin Roasted Almond Butter
Woah, did you see that? Look. Up there, in your browser. Notice anything? Yeah, I know, you probably didn’t notice, but there is no longer a “wordpress” up there. I’m just www.iheartvegetables.com. Pretty exciting, for me 😉
Anyways, I wasn’t going to jump on the Pumpkin Trend… except for those pumpkin roasted almonds that I mentioned on Friday, but then I had a problem.
I couldn’t stop reaching into that almond jar every time I came into the kitchen. Something had to be done, but more on that later.
I saw this awesome recipe from the kabocha fashionista! If you haven’t checked out her blog, you should! I made her Dark Chocolate Pudding Peanut Flour Muffins, except I only used 1 tbsp of peanut butter, and I used sugar free pudding mix prepared with soymilk, instead of the soya pudding, because I couldn’t find any at the store!
They may not be the prettiest muffins ever, but they sure are tasty! Not to mention they’re only 100 calories, and 6g of protein, at least if you make them the way I did!
But wait. We’re missing something.
Remember those almonds I needed to use up? Well naturally this was the only option:
Pumpkin Roasted Almond Butter
- 2 cups pumpkin roasted almonds*
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- pinch of salt
*If you can’t find the Planters Pumpkin Roasted Almonds at the store, you could probably just add 2-3 tbsp of pumpkin puree, and double the amount of pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar. You’ll need to keep the butter in the fridge but it should still give you that delicious pumpkin flavor!
Yaaaay so glad they turned out well! I love your variation of them! 🙂 And I definitely need to make that pumpkin almond butter to put on them…almond butter is just amazing and with pumpkin?! Ahhh perfection!!
Jack,
Diablo 3 skills
Yes I do pack my lunch! I try to eat in at least 4 days a week.
The strangest thing in my work bag? The large assortment of protein/snack bars. I never know if I will get hungry or what I will be in the mood for, so I bring a lot with me.
This usually works except when I leave my bag on my floor and my dog eats my last three .. haha.
Wait, you make your own almond butter?? Do you just blend the ingredients? Could it really be that easy? Also, I just tried almond butter for the first time, thanks to you. I made mashed sweet potatoes with orange juice and almond butter, and Oh. My. God. It was fantastic. The almond butter gave it such great texture and depth of flavor. I think I’m hooked.
YAY!! That makes me so excited!!! And yes, I do make my own almond butter! It’s SO much cheaper that way. I buy roasted salted almonds in the bulk bins, and then throw a few cups in the blender! I have a vitamix, so it’s super easy. If you have a great blender, or food processor you can totally make your own! I find that TJ’s roasted almonds work the best. Sometimes the almonds from the grocery store are a little dry. If that happens, I just add a tiny bit of coconut oil! Good luck!!!
I’m a sucker for a good nut butter! This looks fabulous – I really, really want to lick all the almond butter off that spatula. 😉
almond butter + pumpkin…you stole my heart!
eeeeee congrats on your new domain!! <3 It feels good eh? =)
Yum. I don’t even like almond butter, but I still want to make this!
Also, just fyi, when you comment on my blog, it’s still with your livingvegan url 🙂
Haha thank you!!! I keep forgetting to update those links!!