Hormone Balancing Adaptogenic Activated Nut and Seed Butter (Keto, Paleo, Raw Vegan)

Adaptogenic Activated Nut and Seed Butter (Keto, Paleo, Raw Vegan)

Author: Greens of the Stone Age

Recipe type: Breakfast

Prep time: 18 hours

Total time: 18 hours

Serves: 500ml

This hormone balancing Adaptogenic Activated Nut and Seed Butter uses maca, mucuna, and ashwagandha to fight oxidative stress, energise, and calm the mind.

Ingredients

To activate the nuts and seeds:

150g/1 cup organic raw cashews
150g/1½ cups organic raw walnuts
150g/1 cup organic pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp sea salt
Cold filtered water

For the nut and seed butter:

A batch of activated nuts and seeds (see above)
2 tbsp organic virgin coconut oil
2 tbsp cold-pressed flax oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla powder
¼ cup powdered coconut sugar or erythritol
2 tbsp organic cinnamon powder
2 tbsp maca powder
2 tbsp mucuna pruriens powder
2 tbsp ashwagandha powder
A few dashes stevia powder (optional)

Instructions

Start by soaking your nuts and seeds in a large non-metal bowl with your sea salt and filtered water. Pour enough water to leave a couple of inches of water covering them. Also, ensure you leave an inch or so from the top of the bowl as the nuts and seeds will expand as they absorb the water. Leave to soak for 8 to 10 hours then thoroughly rinse with cold water. Shake any excess water off and dehydrate in the oven or a dehydrator at 50°C/120°F or less until dried throughout - another 8-12 hours or so.
Next, add all of your nuts to the bowl of your food processor followed by your oils and vanilla extract. Pulse a few times and blend until the nuts start to come together into a thick paste. This could take around 10 minutes. Scrape down the sides and keep processing until the mixture thins out then add the remaining ingredients and blend until super smooth. Decant into clean jars and store in a cool cupboard out of sunlight for up to 2 months.

Notes

If seed cycling, feel free to swap the pumpkin seeds for sunflower seeds and the flax oil for cold pressed sesame oil. You could also use 4 tbsp coconut oil and do ½ cup sesame seeds, and ½ cup sunflower seeds.

For a thicker and more spreadable nut butter use 2-3 tbsp of oil in total.

Recipe by Greens of the Stone Age at https://greensofthestoneage.com/hormone-balancing-adaptogenic-activated-nut-and-seed-butter-keto-paleo-raw-vegan/