Pretty much everything is better homemade and Sunflower Seed Butter is no exception. While it does require either a blender or a food processor, it’s quite easy to made and comes together rather quickly. The great thing about making your own sunflower seed butter is that you can control what’s in it. A lot of brands will add salt and sugar and I’d much prefer to add my own. Plus, I like to eliminate any extra processing I can when it comes to purchasing ingredients. This is why I choose to start with raw sunflower seeds and roast them myself. Of course, you can purchase then already roasted if you don’t want to do this extra step. I like to purchase my sunflower seeds from Trader Joe’s.
How to Roast Sunflower Seeds
Roasting your own sunflower seeds couldn’t be easier. Simply speed your raw sunflower seeds on a baking tray and roast in your own on 325 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Simple as that!
Blender or Food Processor?
When it comes to making sunflower seed butter at home, you have two options. You can either use a blender or a food processor. I have both, so I almost always opt for using my blender. It’s much faster and I often avoid pulling out my food processor when I don’t absolutely need to. Way too many parts to hand wash ?. If you only have a food processor though, it’s totally an option. It will take a little bit longer for your seeds to turn into butter, but it will happen!
Benefits of Sunflower Seed Butter
Good source of protien: Need I say more?
Contains Vitamin E: Vitamine E is an antioxidant that helps protect cells in your body and help keeps skin healthy.
Contains Magnesium: Magnesium creates energy by helping to convert food to energy in your body. This is going to help give us power to make it through our busy days!
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Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw sunflower seeds
- 1-3 TBSP sunflower seed oil or oil of your choice
- pinch of salt
- Sweetener of your choice
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 325°.
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Spread your sunflower seeds on a prepared baking sheet in an even layer and roast for 15-20 minutes or until your seeds begin to turn lightly golden.
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Allow your seeds to cool for about 5 minutes and then add to your blender.
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Blender on high for 2-3 minutes. Once your sunflower seed butter starts coming together and smoothing out, you can drizzle in your oil until you have the perfect consistancy.
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If you are sweetening this, you can add your sweetender at this time. Note: Liquid sweeteners are going to result in a more stiff butter. Perfectly fine when using it as an ingredient in making.
