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Chocolate Spiced Walnut Butter

Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Lucia Hawley

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups walnuts
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil if you have a high powered blender, you may omit or use less coconut oil
  • up to 1/4 cup sweetener of your choice raw honey, maple syrup or even a few dates thrown in would do the trick
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more or less depending on how spicy you'd like this to be!

Instructions

  1. In a medium saute pan over medium heat, gently toast the walnuts, stirring frequently so they don't burn, about 5 minutes.
  2. Take off the heat and allow to cool slightly.
  3. In a food processor or blender (or, high powered blender, you lucky creature), combine all ingredients (omitting or using less coconut oil if you have that high powered blender).
  4. Allow to process until your desired consistency, scraping the edges of the processor or blender as needed--roughly 3 minutes or so.
  5. Take a spoonful now and revel in your creation.
  6. Makes about 1 cup of walnut butter.