3 Ways to Change Up Your Almond Butter

In an ongoing effort to rely on fewer processed foods (even semi-healthy ones like our beloved GF pretzels), I’ve been trying to center our snacks on whole foods and to encourage more protein, so that I don’t have little snack monsters trying to graze on a little bit of this or that   a l l   a f t e r n o o n   long until dinner. We’ve had some success–I’ve found that if I add a few slices of turkey to their plates, or blend some nuts into their smoothie or something, they last a little longer.

Honeycrisp apples are back in the markets where I live, so I’ve been doing this dance at my grocery store very week as I fill my cart. With such perfect apples to eat, our current favorite snack has been apples + almond butter. But… my kids don’t think they love plain almond butter. And that’s okay.

I’ve found that by changing things up a bit every few days, they stay interested and are eager to keep trying new flavors. Some work better than others, but these are three yummy flavored almond butters we’ve tried lately:

1) Honey Vanilla Almond Butter--lightly sweet with a pinch of salt.  I love it. My kids like it. Win-win. (Note: this isn’t a great choice for infants, who are encouraged to avoid honey)

2) Chocolate Almond Butter — again, not that sweet. This actually happened by accident. We were out of our favorite chocolate hazelnut butter, but Sophie requested chocolate to dip her apple in. A few teaspoons of cocoa powder, a tiny drizzle of syrup, and bam. She feels like she’s eating dessert, and I know it’s not too sugary. Win for everyone.

3) Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter — This is Michael’s favorite. It tastes warm and homey, and tastes like fall. It’s a perfectly natural complement to apples. You’ll love it.

Have you tried any other flavors? What are your favorite (non-dairy) protein-packed snacks? Below are our almond butter “recipes,” and have a great day!

Honey-Vanilla Almond Butter

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• Author: One Lovely Life
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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup natural almond butter
• 2–4 tsp honey
• 1/4–1/2 tsp vanilla
• pinch salt

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Instructions

1. Stir almond butter, honey, vanilla, and salt. Taste and add more honey or vanilla as desired.

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Chocolate Almond Butter

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• 1/2 cup natural almond butter
• 2–3 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2–4 tsp pure maple syrup

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Instructions

1. Stir together. Taste, and add additional cocoa or syrup, to taste

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Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter

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• Yield: 2-4 snack servings 1x

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup natural amend butter
• 2–4 tsp pure maple syrup (more, to taste)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

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Instructions

1. Stir together ingredients. Taste and add additional syrup or cinnamon, as desired.

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