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This easy, homemade chocolate cashew butter is a great kid-friendly snack that is ready in minutes! Spread it on toast, fruit, or eat it by the spoonful.

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I can’t even tell you how quickly we go through nut butters in our house.

I’ll spare you numbers and just say…very quickly. Usually, it’s peanut butter since that is our tried and true favorite, like this cinnamon peanut butter.

But, since we found out I’m NOT allergic to cashews, we’ve been buying them more and more.

And I figured I’d try my hand at cashew butter with chocolate, because why wouldn’t you add chocolate?

If you haven’t tried to make your own cashew butter, this should be on your list because it’s easily the best homemade cashew butter recipe.

Of course, I enlisted the help of the girls for this cashew chocolate spread, and we all tasted as we went.

It’s fabulous and I promise that you will love it.

Why We Love Chocolate Cashew Butter

• Kid friendly – Kids love chocolate, so chocolate cashew butter is a natural kids snack!
• Ready in minutes – Got some cashews in bulk? We get ours from Thrive Market. Put them in your food processor with some melted chocolate chips and you’ve got an instant snack to serve with fruit, chips, bread and more.
• Goes on so many things! Of course, we love versatile recipes here at Bucket List Tummy. This cashew chocolate butter is great on fruit (apples and bananas!), in smoothies, on toast, with chips, graham crackers and so much more. In fact, spreading it on a banana is one of my favorite breastfeeding snacks!

Ingredients for Cashew Butter with Chocolate

Here’s what you’ll need to make this unbelievably tasty recipe.

• cashews – I just buy them in bulk!
• coconut oil – If you’re not a fan of coconut oil, you can use a different oil choice, but I find that it’s pretty neutrally flavored and really helps speed this up.
• chocolate chips – Use Enjoy Life to keep this recipe vegan and dairy free.
• sea salt
• Food processor – You’ll want to have a high speed food processor. I have an older model of this 9 cup Kitchen Aid and love it.

You could also buff this cashew butter recipe up with some nutritious add ins.

Optional add in ideas:

• chia seeds
• hemp seeds
• flax seeds
• raisins
• other nuts/seeds

How to Make DIY Cashew Butter

Making DIY cashew butter couldn’t be easier.

Nut butters are expensive, while buying nuts in bulk and making your own homemade cashew butter is much more cost-effective.

Plus, it’s fun because you can control exactly what goes in.

The process takes a total of 5-7 minutes.

1. Add cashews to food processor and process.
2. After a minute or two, the cashews will be broken down and start to form clumps. Scrape down and then continue to process.
3. As the mixture begins to smooth out, you’ll add your melted coconut oil and melted chocolate chips.

Kids love to add chocolate, so I’ll usually let them stir the melted chocolate chips to prepare it for adding in.

Then, have them spoon it into the food processor.

It’s like magic and you can watch the mixture turn to chocolate cashew butter!

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Yield: 15 servings (1 Tbsp each)

Chocolate Cashew Butter

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

This chocolate cashew butter will become a family friendly, made with only 3 ingredients and ready in minutes!

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Ingredients

• 3 cups cashews*
• 2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
• ¼ cup melted chocolate chips
• 1/8 tsp sea salt (optional)

Instructions

1. Add cashews to bowl of food processor and process. After 2-3 minutes as the cashews form clumps, stop the processor and scrape down the sides.
2. Continue processing. As the mixture evens out, add in melted coconut Continue processing until it turns smooth.
3. Add in melted chocolate chips and sea salt, if using. Process for 1-2 more minutes, until chocolate cashew butter reaches desired consistency.

Notes

*I used unsalted cashews and added 1/8 tsp of sea salt. If you use salted cashews, you may not need the salt.

I used a 9 cup Kitchen Aid food processor.

Recommended Products

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  KitchenAid 9 Cup Food Processor, Onyx Black
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  SaltWorks Mediterra Mediterranean Sea Salt, Coarse, Artisan Pour Spout Pouch, 16 Ounce
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  BetterBody Foods Organic Virgin Coconut Oil — Cold-Pressed and Unrefined Coconut Oil, Medium Temperature Cooking Oil, Great Alternative To Butter, Light Coconut Flavor and Aroma, 56 Ounce
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  Enjoy Life Semi-sweet Chocolate Mini Chips, 10 Ounce, Pack of 2
• 
  Amazon Brand - Happy Belly Fancy Whole Cashews, Roasted & Sea Salted, 44 Ounce

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 187Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 194mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 4g

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