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Walnut Butter

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by Vered DeLeeuwUpdated May 18, 2025
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5 from 12 votes

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In this easy 20-minute walnut butter recipe, your food processor does all the work. Tasty additions include sea salt, honey, and coconut oil.

Walnut butter is served in a white bowl.

This homemade walnut butter is delicious, creamy, and perfect for breakfast or a filling snack. It keeps well in the fridge for several weeks, and you can also freeze it, so each batch lasts me for quite a while. The main advantage of making it at home is knowing exactly what goes into it and the ability to flavor it with your favorite additions.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make walnut butter.

See the recipe card for exact measurements. Here are my comments on the ingredients.

  • Walnuts: I use raw, shelled walnuts. You can use halved walnuts or walnut pieces. Both work.
  • Optional ingredients: Sea salt, honey (or maple syrup), and coconut oil. These ingredients are optional, but they do enhance the butter's flavor, so they are recommended.

Instructions

The detailed instructions and step-by-step photos are included in the recipe card. Here's a quick overview.

Place the walnuts (raw or toasted) in the food processor. Process until they are very smooth and creamy. Depending on how powerful your food processor is, this should take about ten minutes. Stop a few times to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula and allow the food processor to rest.

At first, the mixture will be grainy, but eventually, it should appear very smooth, as shown in the photos below.

The walnut butter still has a grainy texture.
The walnut butter has reached a smooth texture.

If using, add salt, honey, and coconut oil and process to combine. Serve immediately, or keep it covered in the fridge for up to four weeks.

The walnut butter is served.

5 stars rating. This is so good! I love the taste of walnuts but have trouble eating them raw. This solved the problem! I eat a little bit with some chocolate, or fill Jordanian medjool dates with it! So delicious!
Barbara
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Recipe Tips

  1. I usually don't add anything because I like the natural taste of walnuts. All I want is to reproduce that taste with a creamy and spreadable consistency. But plain, raw walnut butter is very mild, and not everyone enjoys it. So feel free to add flavoring ingredients like sea salt, honey (or maple syrup), and coconut oil (or unsalted butter). See the recipe card below for exact measurements.
  2. Raw or toasted walnuts: Before processing them, you can toast the walnuts in a 350°F oven for 8 minutes, then let them cool slightly before adding them to the food processor. You can skip this step if you prefer raw butter. The raw version is creamier, while the toasted version is more flavorful.
  3. Storage: You can keep this nut butter in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four weeks. You can also freeze it for up to four months. Because of its high fat content, it won't freeze completely, but the freezer temperature will help it stay fresh for longer.

Serving Suggestions

I love eating this butter with a spoon! It's also excellent with any of the following:

  • English muffin
  • Almond flour bread
  • Banana bread
  • Zucchini bread
  • Pumpkin bread
  • Sliced fresh fruit
  • Celery sticks

Recipe Card

Walnut butter is served in a white bowl with a red napkin.
5 from 12 votes
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Creamy Homemade Walnut Butter

In this easy walnut butter recipe, your food processor does all the work. Optional and tasty additions include sea salt, honey, and coconut oil.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Vered DeLeeuw
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups walnuts - raw, shelled; 12 ounces

Optional:

  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions

  • Add the walnuts to your food processor's bowl.
    Walnuts in the food processor.
  • Process them on high. Stop 3-4 times to scrape the sides with a spatula and allow the food processor to rest. Process until smooth and creamy, for 10-15 minutes.
    The walnut butter has reached a smooth texture.
  • If using, now is the time to add the sea salt, honey, and coconut oil. Process until smooth and fully incorporated, for 1 more minute.
    Walnut butter after adding the optional ingredients.
  • Use immediately, or store in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to four weeks.
    The walnut butter is served.

Notes

  • If you'd like to toast the walnuts before processing them, preheat your oven to 350°F. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast until fragrant, 8-10 minutes. Allow them to slightly cool. The raw version is creamier, while the toasted version is more flavorful.
  • The nutrition info assumes that salt, honey, and coconut oil were added. The nutrition for 2 tablespoons (32 grams) of the butter with no additions is basically the nutrition info for 32 grams of raw walnuts: Calories 208, Fat 21 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Sodium 1 mg, Carbs 4 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugars 1 g, Protein 5 g.
  • Although the raw butter is very good without any additions, its flavor is very mild - almost bland. So, if you want a more pronounced flavor, I recommend toasting the walnuts and using the optional ingredients - salt, honey, and coconut oil.
  • You can keep this nut butter in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four weeks. You can also freeze it for up to four months. Because of its high fat content, it won't freeze completely, but the freezer temperature will help it stay fresh for longer.

Nutrition per Serving

Serving: 2 tablespoons | Calories: 258 kcal | Carbohydrates: 8 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 25 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Sodium: 34 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 4 g

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  1. Michele says

    November 10, 2024 at 1:55 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      November 10, 2024 at 4:42 pm

      Yay! I'm so glad you liked it, Michele!

  2. Barbara says

    June 02, 2024 at 6:28 pm

    5 stars
    This is so good! I love the taste of walnuts but have trouble eating them raw. This solved the problem! I eat a little bit with some chocolate, or fill Jordanian medjool dates with it! Soo delicious!

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      June 03, 2024 at 10:42 am

      I'm so glad you've been enjoying this walnut butter, Barbara! I love the idea of using it to stuff dates. Yum!

  3. jerry says

    April 13, 2024 at 8:04 pm

    5 stars
    I used maple syrup instead of honey. So good! I spread it on your almond flour bread. yum.

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      April 13, 2024 at 9:15 pm

      I'm so glad you like this recipe, Jerry! Thank you for the review.

  4. Mike says

    April 06, 2024 at 12:01 am

    Hi, I added 1/4 tsp salt and 1 tbsp maple syrup during the process of making the walnut butter. The consistency was creamy but after transferring it into a container and it has cooled the consistency was no longer there. Is this normal?

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      April 06, 2024 at 8:52 am

      Hi Mike,
      Hmm. It should remain creamy. I suggest bringing it to room temperature and stirring in a tablespoon of coconut oil. Perhaps the walnuts you used were on the dry side.

  5. bobby says

    February 15, 2024 at 5:17 am

    I made this, but the walnut butter is too bitter.

    Reply
    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      February 15, 2024 at 8:59 am

      Hi Bobby,
      Thank you for the feedback! I assume you didn't add any sweetener? Walnuts can be slightly bitter, and some more so than others. If you'd like to try this recipe again, I recommend adding a sweetener, as suggested under the optional ingredients.

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