Name: Pumpkin Almond Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Fall
Ingredients: 2 cups almonds (raw, unsalted); 3/4 cup canned pumpkin; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1/8 teaspoon salt

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This pumpkin almond butter is the ultimate fall spread – requires only a handful of ingredients and it takes less than fifteen minutes to make. Spread this nut butter onto all the fall things.

Fall is in the air! The leaves are changing. The air is crisp. The sweaters and flannel are out in full force. And pumpkin as a main ingredient is on the scene once again.

If you love all things pumpkin this time of year, you’re going to swoon over my pumpkin almond butter! It only requires four ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make!

It’s delicious spread on toast, apples, stirred into oatmeal, you name it!

Ingredients in Pumpkin Almond Butter

Notes on Ingredients:

Almonds: I used raw, unsalted

Pumpkin pie spice: this is typically a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. If you don’t have it on hand, you can always make your own using a combination of those spices.

How to make Pumpkin Almond Butter

This recipe is ridiculously easy to make. First, you start by toasting your almonds in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let them cool for at least five minutes. Add the almonds to a food processor and pulse until smooth, about 5 minutes. Then add in your pumpkin, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and salt, and pulse once more until ingredients are combined and the almond butter is smooth.

Expert Tip! Be sure to toast the almonds before pulsing them in the food processor to give the almond butter a nuttier flavor! Plus, warm almonds blend easier in the food processor. It’s an extra step but it’s only 10 minutes and I swear it’s worth it!

If you don’t have the time or don’t have almonds on hand, you could use 1 cup creamy, unsalted almond butter instead.

Almond Butter FAQs

How do you use this almond butter?

Here are a handful of suggestions based on ways that I’ve used it!

Spread it on toast
Stir it into oatmeal
Use it as an apple dip
Spread it on top of waffles
Spread it on a sandwich
Use it in fall baking recipes or a dessert
Use it in my chocolate pumpkin almond butter cups!

Can I omit the maple syrup?

Sure but I think it tastes better with a hint of sweetness. Plus, maple lends another cozy fall flavor.

What if I don’t have pumpkin pie spice?

You can use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, and allspice, and make your own!

How do you toast almonds?

For this amount of almonds, I’d suggest spreading them onto a baking sheet and toasting them for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Want to enjoy more pumpkin recipes this fall? Check these out!

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