Pistachio Butter

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Pistachio butter?

What?

I thought you were the peanut butter type?

Oh, I am.  Trust me.

These pistachios were actually an impulse buy.  I passed a giant bag at the grocery store and grabbed it (I think it was the packaging... it was just so pretty!).  Little did I know in my moment of weakness, I had accidentally grabbed a bag of roasted pistachios.

While the roasting process adds a deeper, stronger flavor to nuts, it also destroys some of the nutrients... that's why I stick to raw nuts and nut butters.  Nonetheless, the minerals and healthy fats are still present!

So even though I was never really a fan of pistachios, I knew that they always added beautiful colors and presentation to a dish.

Even though this is green, it's gorgeous.  Not to mention, incredibly delicious and amazingly addicting!

Yes, even to a peanut butter lover...

Pistachio Butter:
(makes ~1 cup)
  2 cups Pistachios, roasted and unsalted

Directions:
1.  In a food processor (I used a large blender and it still worked!), process all the ingredients until mixture smooth and buttery (about 5-10 minutes;  no oil is necessary), scraping down the sides when necessary (add 1/8-1/4 tsp of sea salt if you like)
2.  Scoop into a mason jar (or any other cute jar) and store covered in the fridge.

Now where can you use this pistachio butter?

1. Top your morning oatmeal with it (like Ashley)
2. Spread it on toast with a drizzle of honey
3. Spread it on my Pistachio Cake Bars!
4. Reese's Pistachio Butter Cups
5. Pistachio Butter Cookies (use pistachio butter instead of peanut butter, and maybe erythritol instead of sugar)
6. Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookies (same thing, just chocolatey!  Plus, you can use my DIY Brown Sugar!)
7. Pistachio Butter & Jelly Uncrustables--did someone say scare the kids??
8. Make my green cookie dough a little more green  :)
9. In any recipe that uses a nut butter
10. Finally, Lemon Pistachio Krispy Treats with Honey-Vanilla Fondant & Strawberry Jam!