Cinnamon Roll Pecan Butter
 
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This cinnamon roll pecan butter just may be your new favorite nut butter! Requiring just 5 simple ingredients, this homemade nut butter is NOT difficult or time consuming to make. The recipe can easily be doubled, and it makes for the perfect homemade gift for the holiday season too! This pecan butter tastes delicious! Toasted pecans bring a huge depth of flavor, and when combined with cinnamon sugar it takes this nut butter from good to HEAVENLY. As in, addicting and you won’t be able to stop eating it by the spoonful.
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Recipe type: Nut Butter, Condiment
Serves: 1-1¼ heaping cup
Ingredients
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 2 tablespoons brown or coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Sea salt, to taste (I don't measure; add to taste. Likely ¼-1/2 teaspoon).
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place pecans on a nonstick baking tray (no need to grease or line tray).
  3. Bake at 350 degrees about 10-15 minutes, until fragrant then they turn a slightly deeper brown color. Watch closely so they don't burn!
  4. Add pecans to a food processor. See photos above for step-by-step process.
  5. Process pecans until they become crumbly. Scrape down sides as needed, and process until it begins to form a paste.
  6. Add in brown or coconut sugar, coconut oil, cinnamon, and pure vanilla extract. Process again until creamy, drippy, and smooth.
  7. Enjoy! See post for recipes ideas to eat this yummy cinnamon roll pecan butter on.
Recipe by Audra's Appetite at https://audrasappetite.com/cinnamon-roll-pecan-butter/