Nut butter

A spread made by grinding roasted nuts such as peanuts, almonds or cashews into a smooth or chunky paste.

Nut butter: Jars of smooth peanut butter and almond butter with a spoon lifting a ribbon
  • Baking ingredients and additives

Also called: peanut butter, almond butter

Grinding releases the nuts' oils, turning them into a creamy paste. Natural nut butters separate, with oil rising to the top, and must be stirred; no-stir versions add stabilizers. In baking, the type matters: natural nut butters can make cookies drier and more crumbly than stabilized ones.

Peanut butter cookies, bars and fillings are classic; almond butter and cashew butter work similarly.

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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

  1. Nut butter (Q10752679), Wikidata