I prefer roasted almonds because I like the flavor it adds to the nut butter — it's much more deep and complex.
Not exact matches
Ok, this recipe is not 100 % raw as I toasted the
almonds for the base because I
prefer the sweetness of
roasted nuts compared to raw nuts.
Then there's this post on cauliflower three ways: cauliflower cheese — was something often had when I was growing up, and then there's
roasted cauliflower which I much
prefer to steamed now, and of course cauliflower base for pizza, which adds more high quality protein to the dish (from eggs and ground
almonds) compared to pizza with a bread base.
Whole Marcona
almonds are
roasted with sweet or hot smoked paprika — I
prefer to use sweet paprika, introduce a little heat via cayenne, and round it out with cumin and salt.
1 c. macadamia nut butter (I made mine by blending 1 1/2 c.
roasted, unsalted macadamia nuts in a food processor, but you can use
almond butter or any nut butter you
prefer)
I
prefer almond butter made from
roasted almonds with a touch of sea salt.
I have used both raw and
roasted almond butter and each one had a slightly different texture and I
prefer roasted.
I
prefer to use
roasted almonds as you get a slightly deeper flavor, but you can use raw
almonds too.
1 cup crispy
almonds * 1 cup
roasted cashews 1/2 cup crispy sunflower seeds * 1 cup dried apricots (I
prefer organic Turkish apricots), finely chopped 1 cup shredded coconut 1/3 cup coconut oil, gently melted 1/4 cup raw honey (liquid is easiest to work with) Level 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
You can mix in any nut and dried fruit that you
prefer, but if you really want to take these bars to the next level there are a few musts - Honey
Roasted Cinnamon Blue Diamond
Almonds, goji berries and dried blueberries.
1 juicy clementine or tangerine, peeled and broken into segments 1 small beet, peeled and chopped 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) red berries of choice (such as raspberries or strawberries) 1⁄2 ripe banana, preferably frozen 2 tablespoons (30 mL) raw or
roasted almond butter (I
prefer roasted) 1 tablespoon (15 mL) chia seeds 1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened
almond milk 1⁄4 teaspoon (1 mL) pure vanilla extract pinch fine sea salt (omit if using salted
almond butter)