Fact: I love Butter.
Huh? How exactly is that vegan, Miss Katie?
No wait! I’m talking about the likes of Hot Chocolate Butter, not the dairy stuff. Then, there’s peanut butter, cashew butter, banana butter, almond butter, and—of course—coconut butter. Don’t forget cacao butter, which is not only an ingredient in many chocolate confections, it’s also good for the skin. Yes, this little vegan loves butter.
Recently, another butter has made its way into my life, and I see no reason to dissuade it from staying. The name of this butter: Bean Butter.
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Bean Butter
- 1/4 cup (60g) refried beans (Regular beans’d probably work too… How about Chickpea Butter?!)
- 1/3 of a ripe banana (40g). If it’s not super-ripe, add some sweetener.
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (and other add-ins if desired)
- 1/16 tsp salt
**Banana-less version: Add extra sweetener and forgo the banana. Or sub another fruit, such as canned pineapple.
Directions: Blend all ingredients (or mash with a fork if you don’t have a blender).
This “butter” can also be used as a dip, or—dare I say it—a pudding. Bean pudding?! Hey, why not? Or, you can thin it a little with some non-dairy milk or juice for a fun sauce!
Below, another photo. ‘Cause a CCK post wouldn’t be complete without fake flowers:
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Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite type of butter? Almond? Hazelnut? Pumpkin butter?
Mine is probably coconut butter. But I do also have a soft spot for Banana Butter. And now I must find a space for Bean Butter. Don’t worry; there’s plenty of room for all!
Hannah Kaminsky has something like that (http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/beans-theyre-whats-for-dessert/) that is absolutely delicious. It’s like a sweet chocolate hummus, and your butter looks kinda similar.
I recently bought some coconut butter (after reading so much stuff about it- I’m looking’ at you ;))
I am completely obsessed with it! SO good and coconutty! Right now I’m infatuated with a combo of peanut butter and coconut butter, and generally jam (which really ties it off nicely!).
VEGirl
i love my hemp butter the best!
i really do need to try ur butter concoctions. i have quite a few recipes of yours ive saved- theyre so brilliant. bean butter sounds amazing!! <3
My favorite is a tie between macadamia nut butter and brazil nut butter.
Hmm, bean butter, interesting. My fave is almond butter, but it has to be runny not thick, its soo good with strawberries, chocolate, oatmeal, heck-anything, i just love it.
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Interesting sounding recipe Katie! Love the chocolate butter. 😀
interesting! does it taste sweet from the naner or savory? my fave is almond butter, closely followed by pumpkin or squash butter
If the banana is really sweet, it’s sweet. But you can always add sweetener if you want it more so. Try maple syrup!
This actually is an amazing idea! I’ll definitely try this with adzuki beans, I love anko so much and if I just use a really sweet banana I can eat the stuff for breakfast!!! I’ll also try with chickpeas…mmm, chickpea butter…
Have you ever had Apple Butter? I used to eat that stuff by the jar as a kid! So so god!
I haven’t had apple butter in years! Goodness, why did I forget about that stuff??
You AMAZE me with your clever, fun recipes. What goes through your head each day? I’d love a glimpse ;).
Definitely making this. I think I’ll try it with chickpeas, like some of the other commenters have said.
Nut butter is one of my top three favorite foods ever. I’m pretty nondiscriminatory…peanut, almond, cashew, pecan, macadamia, hazelnut, and certainly coconut. I love the drier, chunkier nut butter that settles at the bottom of the jar!
I have made a chocolate spread using chickpeas before, but I guess I thought of that as more of a sweet hummus than a bean butter 😛
PS—Yay for pale girls indeed! Though I am a sunscreen devotee…getting second-degree burns on 30% of my body from a full day out in the sun without sunscreen when I was 19 sealed the deal. Before it happened to me, I didn’t even know that was possible! I literally burned, blistered, and peeled all over my lower face, neck, arms, chest, shoulders, and upper back. It required prescription burn creams and took well over a month to start to heal. Gross, huh? 6 years later, the skin on my chest is still rosy-pink and sensitive. =[
Oh my gosh, that sounds horrible!! 🙁
(The burn, not the chocolate spread. The chocolate spread sounds AMAZING!!!!)
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