Do you love pecan pie? How about toasty, nutty pecans on top of coffee cake? Or those cinnamon-sugar pecans around Christmas time? Mmmm absolutely yes.
A few days ago, I was strolling around Trader Joe’s checking out all of the new products when I noticed that there really weren’t that many nut butters besides almond and peanut. And I hate to break it to you, but cookie butter doesn’t count.
Anyway now I feel like I’m on some sort of quest. I MUST MAKE ALL THE NUT BUTTERS. Or at least a few. Anything I can smear on toast or spread all over my pancakes is a must.
Pecans happen to be my new favorite nut, so I opted to create pecan butter that taste like the flavors of fall in a jar.
You know you want some.
The best part about this is that it’s completely easy to make and only takes about five minutes!
How do you make homemade pecan butter?
Just toast some pecans in your oven for a few minutes, then throw them in the food processor and blend until it’s nice and smooth. Pecans are a fatty, softer nut so the butter comes together quite easily. Toasting them first gives the nut butter more of a nutty, sweet flavor, but you can also make a raw nut butter.
The pecan butter is creamy, nutty and delicious with the addition of a splash of maple syrup, vanilla, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. A little bit of salt goes a long way too. You’ll find that it tastes a little like the top of a coffee cake crumble. Mostly it just reminds me of those sweet fall flavors that I can never get enough of.
My recommendation: spread it on toasted multigrain bread and top with sliced bananas. It’s also wonderful on apples, rice cakes, swirled in yogurt, or used in any baking recipe that calls for peanut butter.
Enjoy! xo
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Homemade Salted Maple Pecan Butter
Ingredients
- 2 cups pecans
- 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Evenly spread pecans on an ungreased baking sheet. Toast pecans in oven for 6-8 minutes, being careful not to burn nuts. Mine were perfectly toasted at 8 minutes. Remove from oven and allow nuts to cool for a few minutes.
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Add pecans to food processor and process for 5-10 minutes, scraping down the sides as necessary. At this point the pecan should start to clump together. Continue to process until you reach the desired consistency.
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Add in maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and process again until smooth. If the nut butter starts to thicken up too much, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of coconut oil and process again until smooth.
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Transfer to mason jar or container and store at room temperature or in fridge. If you store at room temp, simply give the pecan butter a stir before you use it.
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Mmmm looks so good. I can never get enough of those fall flavors! I’ve been thinking about trying to make a pistachio butter…
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I totally want this on everything. Actually, just pass me a spoon & let me go to TOWN! pinned 🙂
Looks soo yummy! Reason 100 that I NEED to buy a food processor!
I love fun butters like this. Awesome recipe!
You can’t go wrong with vanilla and cinnamon in my opinion. I’m surprised at how easy this looks!
This sounds so good …will have to make some when I finish my peanut butter.
Ohhhh my goodness. This sounds SO great. Pinning it for sure! Can’t wait to make it.
This looks amazing, love pecans!
How long does it keep?
Made this & ate it all up. So good! Thank you 🙂
Monique, if you never do anything else in life, you have already made this world better. This stuff is simply heavenly. I made a batch yesterday to go in cookies (also delicious), but had to make another jar today so I can eat it by the spoonful. And on toast. But mostly by the spoonful. Thank you for sharing this!
Haha thank you so much for saying so!
Does the pecan butter make 1 or 2 mason jars? Looks yummy but I want to make enough to share with friends!
Makes 1 small mason jar!
If I wanted to give this as a gift, how long does it keep?
For quite a while! You can store it in the fridge and it will keep for 2-3 months!
What a great recipe! The added ingredients (though I omitted the salt) make the pecan butter incredible. I seriously just made 13 cups of it to give away to coworkers as a holiday present. It only took about 2 hours. I haven’t cleaned up yet, but I just have to soak and wash the food processor! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe. An organization I’m in sells awesome fresh pecans every year as a fundraiser, so I certainly think I will be making it again and again!
That’s seriously awesome – thanks for sharing!
Mine didn’t turn out very buttery 🙁 or at least not like the picture. It was much drier although still tasty. Any suggestions?
You could try adding a teaspoon or two or coconut oil!
This stuff is amazing!!!! I followed the recipe as written (except I doubled everything) and the taste and smell is divine. I actually liked my spatula clean because I didn’t want to waste any. Best nut butter I have made so far. Thank you for the recipe!!
Thanks for this truly AMAZING recipe. Best nut butter I’ve ever had.1 question though. Should I refrigerate it and how long should I keep with no preservatives? Merry Christmas btw
Mine was very runny….but still tasty. Any ideas?
Sarah, I had the same thing happen, only because it was actually done way before I thought it would be. Most nut butters take a lot longer, so I didn’t think it was really done when it looked done after only a few minutes. I let it run longer, and it turned very liquid-ish. Next time, try processing it for a shorter time and keep a close eye on it.
Sarah, in my experience, the processing time listed in the recipe is way too long. I don’t know if pecans are different from other nuts, or if it has something to do with the nuts being warm, but it only took me a few minutes, in total, to process this. As soon as the nuts start forming a ball that moves around the food processor, add your other ingredients (I also increased the cinnamon to 1/2 teaspoon, because I love cinnamon). As soon as the ball turns into nut butter that is churning all around the sides of the processor…stop, because you are done!
OMG!!! Just made a batch of this heavenly yumminess! My husband may eat it all before it makes it on to anything. We’ve been doing the wild diet and looking for healthy treats to help us not miss sugar so much. Thank you for the fabulous recipes! ?
This pecan butter is beyond delicious. The first batch I made didn’t last more than 2 days between me and my boyfriend. I am obsessed x) I’m looking foward to it slathered on Ezekial toast in the morning.
I just finished making this beautiful treat! This is like heaven! Truth is I can’t put my spoon down! Thank you for sharing this amazin recepie. In love!
Can you can this recipe? If so how long in a hot water bath?
Just made this and it’s soooo good! I added 2 tsp more of the maple cuz I have a sweet tooth! 🙂
But super simple and very good! Ty
Can you can the pecan butter
You bet!
Omg- just made this and literally eating it with a spoon -it is that yummy! Thanks for the recipe 😊
With a spoon = the BEST way to eat it 🙂
favorite nut butter ever!!