Sun Butter

By Gigirox

Ingredients

• Sunflower Seed Butter
• 3 cups raw sunflower seeds
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 3 servings of Stevia (optional)*
• 2 tsp. grape seed oil
• more oil for baking sheet

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Oil a large baking sheet (I use a Misto, but a paper towel dipped in oil works too).  Spread seeds out evenly on the baking sheet.  Cook for 10 minutes, then stir with a spatula.  Cook an additional 10 minutes for 20 minutes total cooking time.

Place seeds in a food processor or high speed blender and blend on high.  You might need to use a spatula to periodically scrape the seeds off the side of the container.  When seeds become the consistency of a coarse flour, add salt and oil.  Once again, you will probably need to use a spatula to make sure all of the seeds are blended well.  Blend until seeds become the consistency of butter.

Add an additional teaspoon of oil if you prefer your nut butter to be extra drippy.

*I used 21 drops of NuNaturals (7 drops are a serving) to add a bit of sweetness so it would be more like TJ’s version, but this is completely optional.