Comments on: How To Make Sunbutter http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Emilie http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-119860 Emilie Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:41:46 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-119860 Your problem perplexed me so I looked around and found this http://www.prudentbaby.com/2011/08/how-to-make-sunbutter-best-sunflower.html :) Your problem perplexed me so I looked around and found this http://www.prudentbaby.com/2011/08/how-to-make-sunbutter-best-sunflower.html :)

]]> By: Stefanie http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-116526 Stefanie Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:25:09 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-116526 I have a recipe for making sunflower butter that works great. It's spreadable and can be used for sandwiches, cookies, fudge etc. I add a LOT more oil. You can use any nut or seed and get a good nut butter with out the price tag you pay in the store. :) Try it again but add more oil. Here's mine if you want to see pictures of how it looks. Hope this helps :) http://elianasnaturalliving.blogspot.com/2011/09/spreadable-sunflower-butter.html I have a recipe for making sunflower butter that works great. It’s spreadable and can be used for sandwiches, cookies, fudge etc. I add a LOT more oil. You can use any nut or seed and get a good nut butter with out the price tag you pay in the store. :) Try it again but add more oil. Here’s mine if you want to see pictures of how it looks. Hope this helps :) http://elianasnaturalliving.blogspot.com/2011/09/spreadable-sunflower-butter.html

]]> By: Sharon http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-115141 Sharon Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:10:28 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-115141 I would like to know how you sprout your pecans? The sun butter takes a bit more time than peanut butter, you have to process it longer to get the seeds to release the oils. you just have to be patient. Don't add the olive oil till after the seeds release their natural oils. I would like to know how you sprout your pecans? The sun butter takes a bit more time than peanut butter, you have to process it longer to get the seeds to release the oils. you just have to be patient. Don’t add the olive oil till after the seeds release their natural oils.

]]> By: TerryS http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-99703 TerryS Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:44:29 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-99703 I just made a batch and looks great and tastes pretty good. Since others have had trouble, I'll offer my experience. I tackled this as a way to do something in the kitchen during a heat wave. I had roasted unsalted sesame seeds that had been around for a month or so. I had seen another recipie that used more oil (they said 2 tbls). I pulsed the dry seeds until I was close to flour and added 2 tbs of Canola oil and a dash of salt. I then added some high fructose corn syrup (pancake syrup that I had around, did anyone faint?) again about a tablespoon. It looked close. So I proccessed some more and worried off the sides with a spatula and tasted etc. Then I thought. Natural peanut butter has oil on the top that must be stirred in. I think peanuts have more oil than sunflower seeds (by my taste), so I added more oil. If I over did it, I could skim it off the top. 4 tablespoons did the trick. It ws smooth and a little dry. I bet it varies a lot with how your seeds were prepared and how old they are. I just made a batch and looks great and tastes pretty good.

Since others have had trouble, I’ll offer my experience. I tackled this as a way to do something in the kitchen during a heat wave. I had roasted unsalted sesame seeds that had been around for a month or so.

I had seen another recipie that used more oil (they said 2 tbls). I pulsed the dry seeds until I was close to flour and added 2 tbs of Canola oil and a dash of salt. I then added some high fructose corn syrup (pancake syrup that I had around, did anyone faint?) again about a tablespoon. It looked close. So I proccessed some more and worried off the sides with a spatula and tasted etc.

Then I thought. Natural peanut butter has oil on the top that must be stirred in. I think peanuts have more oil than sunflower seeds (by my taste), so I added more oil. If I over did it, I could skim it off the top. 4 tablespoons did the trick. It ws smooth and a little dry.

I bet it varies a lot with how your seeds were prepared and how old they are.

]]> By: Jodi http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-96515 Jodi Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:02:26 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-96515 How odd. I read the peanut butter page and then jumped up and immediately went and tried sunbutter without reading this page and realizing it may not turn out right. Mine turned out perfectly, first try. I used roasted sunflower kernels, did a very small batch (my food processor is a "mini" size that I use for baby food) and within 30 seconds I had about 5 tablespoons (told you it was mini ;)) of perfect sunbutter. Maybe smaller batches are the key? Even my husband was impressed! lol How odd. I read the peanut butter page and then jumped up and immediately went and tried sunbutter without reading this page and realizing it may not turn out right. Mine turned out perfectly, first try. I used roasted sunflower kernels, did a very small batch (my food processor is a “mini” size that I use for baby food) and within 30 seconds I had about 5 tablespoons (told you it was mini ;)) of perfect sunbutter. Maybe smaller batches are the key? Even my husband was impressed! lol

]]> By: Tara http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-94594 Tara Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:35:24 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-94594 I tried the recipe on the link from HillyG using the canola oil the recipe suggested and it worked great. Since I know canola oil isn't the best for you, I used coconut oil the next time and it did turn out mealy but I was using it for Laura's homemade granola bars and it still worked out great, just wouldn't be great as a spread for a "sunbutter and jelly" sandwich. I tried the recipe on the link from HillyG using the canola oil the recipe suggested and it worked great. Since I know canola oil isn’t the best for you, I used coconut oil the next time and it did turn out mealy but I was using it for Laura’s homemade granola bars and it still worked out great, just wouldn’t be great as a spread for a “sunbutter and jelly” sandwich.

]]> By: HillyG http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-71624 HillyG Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:58:45 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-71624 I found a GREAT recipe for sunbutter. I am terribly allergic to peanut butter and you can't find sunbutter in Israel (where I live), so I messed around with a few recipes - this site has the closest recipe to my beloved bottled sunbutter: http://www.domestifluff.com/2009/09/sugar-free-sunbutter-sunflower-seed-butter/ I found a GREAT recipe for sunbutter. I am terribly allergic to peanut butter and you can’t find sunbutter in Israel (where I live), so I messed around with a few recipes – this site has the closest recipe to my beloved bottled sunbutter: http://www.domestifluff.com/2009/09/sugar-free-sunbutter-sunflower-seed-butter/

]]> By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-63776 Laura Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:14:46 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-63776 Hmm...good idea. Hmm…good idea.

]]> By: Mae Nelson http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-63297 Mae Nelson Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:27:18 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-63297 Have you tried sprouting the sunflower seeds before making it into nut butter. My pecan butter is just delicious but it won't get creamy unless I sprout the nuts. I have not tried making sunflower nut butter but will when I get a chance. Mae Have you tried sprouting the sunflower seeds before making it into nut butter. My pecan butter is just delicious but it won’t get creamy unless I sprout the nuts. I have not tried making sunflower nut butter but will when I get a chance.
Mae

]]> By: Michael http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter/comment-page-1#comment-42564 Michael Tue, 25 May 2010 10:11:59 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/how-to-make-sunbutter#comment-42564 Laura, You off to a good start however the main ingredient in Sunbutter is sunflower kernals not the whole sunflower seed - http://www.redriv.com/SunButter/Default.aspx Laura,

You off to a good start however the main ingredient in Sunbutter is sunflower kernals not the whole sunflower seed – http://www.redriv.com/SunButter/Default.aspx

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