Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter with Pink Swirls

5 from 1 vote

Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter with Pink Swirls

This quick treat is pretty in pink and so tasty! A delicious peanut-free option that is gluten-free, has no added oil, and is made with just five ingredients. Makes one 8-ounce jar.

Prep Time5

Cook Time12

Assembly time5

Total Time22

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: vegan

Keyword: fruit powder, macadamia, nut butter, pink

Servings:

Calories: 103.1kcal

Equipment

oven or toaster oven
food processor
¼ teaspoon or other small spoon
butter knife or chopstick

Ingredients

8 ounces macadamia nuts raw organic
1 teaspoon maple syrup
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pitaya powder aka dragon fruit powder
1 teaspoon pomegranate powder

Instructions

Toast: Set the oven to 325 degrees. Place the macadamia nuts in a bowl and stir in the maple syrup and salt. Pour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 12 minutes, until the nuts are golden and fragrant. Keep an eye on them so they don't burn; a toaster oven will likely cook faster. Remove from oven and let cool about 5 minutes.
Process: Place the toasted nuts into a food processor and process until smooth, stopping to scrape the sides down as needed.
Layer with pink powders: Using a spatula or serving spoon, carefully transfer a scoop of the nut butter to a jar. Then, sprinkle a ¼ teaspoon of one of the fruit powders into three separate spots on top of the nut butter, making sure it’s sprinkled along the outer edge so the color will show through the glass jar, as pictured (if desired). Do the same with the other fruit powder, in different spots along the outer edge.
Add another scoop of nut butter, then sprinkle the other fruit powder in the same way the previous fruit powder was sprinkled, aiming for different spots around the outer edge. Continue to alternate nut butter and fruit powder until all of the nut butter is in the jar.
Swirls: With a knife or chopstick, poke down through the areas of fruit powder, continuing around the jar to create swirl patterns. Be careful not to stir or over mix the nut butter in the process so that the swirls remain visible.
Serve in any manner you enjoy nut butter. Keep sealed in the fridge for up to a month or so.

Notes

Note: If you love the flavor of macadamia nuts, you’ll love this! There’s a slight fruity flavor added with the pretty pink powders. I find that, if using on toast for example, no other sweeteners are needed (like jam) to enjoy this nut butter thoroughly, but that’s totally your call. Keep in mind that the color of fruit powders can vary by brand.

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