Cinnamon Nut Butter

I love to make homemade nut butters and have blogged about that before. In the spirit of the holidays, I decided to add CINNAMON to the nut butter. Not only is cinnamon a flavor that reminds me of the holidays, family, friends, and cool weather, but also it has health benefits! I love to incorporate cinnamon into my diet as it helps fight diabetes (which runs in my family), it helps prevent cognitive decline (which runs in my family), fights inflammation, has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, and helps fight cancer. If you like the flavor of cinnamon, as I do, then why not add it to your favorite foods!

PICTURE: WARM CINNAMON NUT BUTTER ... straight from the Vitamix!

The recipe is simple. It requires about five minutes of your time, three cups of nuts, and a powerful blender (I use a VitaMix).

Base Recipe:
3 cups of nuts ... add to a Vitamix and Blend until as creamy/crunchy you prefer your nut butter
Store in an airtight container ... or package and give as a gift!

Cinnamon Twist
Add 1.5 cups of nuts to Vitamix and blend.
Add 1/4 cup of cinnamon and 1.5 cups of nuts and blend
NOTE: Change the amount of cinnamon based on personal taste. This gives a cinnamon flavor but does not lose the nut butter base...the flavor is layered.
Store in an airtight container ... or package as a gift!