Guys, I’ve had total ants in my pants waiting to share this orange chocolate cashew butter with you. It’s a three-ingredient, three-minutes kind of recipe that will revolutionize your toast- and sandwich-eating and it couldn’t be easier!
What hasn’t been as easy? Actually sharing it with you! I don’t want to harp on the tech problems I’ve been having, but the extent to which they’ve escalated is almost laughable at this point. Unintended blog downtime last week, complete with a stir fry post that vanished (and was resurrected – yesssss). Then my seven-year-old laptop starting giving me attitude with multiple blue screens of death (!!). Then as if the universe wasn’t cruel enough I broke our coffee maker. Because if there’s one thing that makes computer problems the slightest bit easier to handle, it’s caffeine. WHYYY.
And have I mentioned that this past week, our TV has turned itself on at top volume TWICE in the middle of the night? Lord help me.
So here it is – finally – in all its orange-y, chocolate-y, cashew butter-y goodness.
All you need are cashews, unsweetened cocoa powder, orange zest, and a food processor
Then with a little more processing it becomes less crumbly and more cohesive. But it’s not done yet!
There. it. IS. Creamy, perfectly spreadable, orange cashew butter. Grab a spoon!
This cashew butter makes a killer OM & OCCB sandwich. I know you’re thinking right now WHAT is she talking about. That would be an orange marmalade & orange chocolate cashew butter sandwich and oh my gawd is it good. It’s a smidge fancier than your standard PB & J and makes me stare down the clock at work, willing it to hit 12 so I can run and grab it out of the fridge.
When you’ve got something this good in the house, lunch can’t possibly get all of the love. Pretzel chips dipped in this stuff? Incredible! Ditto for pita chips, crackers, apple slices…
The list goes on.
- 1 cup cashews, salted or unsalted
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp orange zest
- In a food processor, add all ingredients and process in intervals for 1-2 minutes total, or until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stop periodically and scrape down sides with a spatula. Refrigerate.
P.S. After years of searching, I’m finally happy with my food processor/blender situation! I bought this Ninja Master Prep blender/food processor set
, which is awesome. It blends everything evenly, has multi-tiered blades to really chop things up, and is SUPER affordable in relation to all those fancy pants models out there.
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How long will this keep?
Hi there! This cashew butter should stay for at least a few months if kept refrigerated.
Now that looks like some spreadable goodness right there Alyssa! I am loving this flavor combo. Pinned!
Thanks so much Kristi! I don’t think you can go wrong with orange + chocolate. 🙂
I hope you are done with your technology issues, because those are NO fun at all :/ This cashew butter looks amaaaaazing, seriously, pass me a spoon! I don’t need anything else 😉
Fingers crossed Denise I think I’m in the clear! 🙂 And oh gosh I’m surprised I had enough cashew butter left to take pictures of after all of those “taste testing” spoonfuls!
This looks SO good!! I love making things like this. I think more often than not this would end up being eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon rather than on top of anything…whoops. Truth.
Thank you Annie! Believe me, straight spoonfuls of this cashew butter happened quiteee a lot! 🙂
Love making homemade nut butters!! I’ve never thought of putting orange zest in, but that sounds so good! The chocolate and orange combo reminds me of those chocolate oranges you crack open that they sell around Christmas… so yummy! 🙂
Yessss I love those oranges Jess! I haven’t had one in forever, but I’ve been sneaking in orange to my chocolate recipes lately. Thanks! 🙂
This looks awesome, but my passion is chocolate and raspberry. I wonder how I could swap the orange for raspberry without the seeds. I’ll find a way. 😀
Hi Anne-Marie! Thank you! 🙂 Chocolate and raspberry is another one of my favorites (I mean, is chocolate + anything ever truly bad?). Hmm the seeds would make it tricky, but do let me know if you find a way. That sounds delicious!
Oh, I’m so sorry, Alyssa, but I’m laughing quite a bit right now about your TV switching itself on by itself!
Seriouslly, though, sorry you’ve had a crappy week. There’s nothing that stresses me out more than techy problems!
The orange-choc cashew butter looks divine, though … certainly something to cheer you up! Choc-orange is my very fave flavour, and cashews are my very favourite nut, so I guess that means I couldn’t go wrong with this!
Haha oh Helen – we cracked up about it (both times!) the morning after it happened. In my half sleep I was convinced someone had broken in and turned the TV on. Brian reminded me that any intruder probably wouldn’t blast the TV upon entering! I bet you would love this cashew butter – I know you love orange/chocolate like I do! 🙂
Ugh!!! Tech problems really are the worst! I’m sorry!
But I would definitely console myself with some of this! Chocolate and orange is such a great combo and in a homemade nut butter??? Genius.
Oh I definitely have been consoling myself with this cashew butter Ashley, haha! Fingers crossed everything is straightened out now, but my goodness. So stressful! Thanks!
Haha you made me laugh with the acronym. My 9 year old has a thing for them, and he makes acronyms out of the most random stuff 🙂 This looks totally amazing, and I can’t wait to try it! Hope your tech problems end soon!
Haha Sherri! So funny. He sounds like a hoot! Thank you. 🙂
I hope this week gets better for you, Alyssa! Technology can be such a pain. I’m really loving this cashew butter though! The added orange zest is such a great idea!
Fingers crossed it is! Haha A few spoonfuls of this definitely helped make it better. 😉 Thanks Danielle!
Laptops with attitude — haha! Too funny! Glad your technical difficulties finally got resolved because this nut butter sounds so good! I’ve never though to add citrus zest before and that’s such a good idea! Pinned.
Thanks Marcie! The orange definitely added a nice flavor twist! 🙂
Gahhh I’d totally be eating this with a spoon!!
Hope technology is being a bit nicer to you this week 🙂
Thanks Sues! Fingers crossed everything is looking okay. And eating this cashew butter with a spoon has definitely happened more than once!
It’s like you were cursed last week with technology! So glad your blog is fixed now. That stuff is the WORST! I’ve been lucky enough to avoid it, *knock on wood*. Ok, this orange chocolate cashew butter sounds amazing! Like a super fancy nutella! Kind of reminds me of those cute chocolate orange balls. The kind you would have to slam down on the table to fracture the chocolate ball into like “orange” segments. So good! And healthy too!
Oh girl, cursed is definitely the right word! And yes – super fancy Nutella is right! I *love* those chocolate oranges. I have memories of slamming them against the table. They are too good!
This cashew butter sounds fantastic, Alyssa! I’ve always wanted to make my own, so I’m loving this recipe. Such a great idea to add in some orange and chocolate, too. Sounds like it makes the perfect spread!
Thanks Gayle! I just love orange and chocolate together. Especially in simple recipes like this where the flavors shine through! 🙂