How to Make Cashew Butter (Small Business)

Cashew butter is a delicious and creamy nut butter spread that you can make at home. Similar to peanut butter, cashew butter is made of ground cashews, but it may contain additional ingredients, including oil, which can make this butter creamier. It has a “rich” flavor, is a popular sandwich spread, and can be used to make soups, sauces, and dips. Typically, you can use this butter just as you would peanut butter.

Ingredients:

• 10 kilograms cashew nuts (uncooked)
• 1 gallon cooking oil
• 5 kilograms sugar
• 750 grams margarine
• 750 grams lard
• 5 teaspoon salt

Procedure:

1. Fry the nuts
2. Strain the cooked nuts.
3. Mix sugar, cashew nuts and teaspoons salt.
4. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
5. Grind the mixtures until it becomes fine.
6. Pour the margarine (liquidized) and lard (liqidized).
7. Mix well until the margarine and lard are evenly distributed.
8. Place the butter in a dry, clean bottle.
9. Cover and seal, then label it.

For more information, contact:

DA-BPRE, CLSU Compound
Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija
Tel: (044) 4560-213/290/282/287
Web: www.bpre.gov.ph

source: DA-BPRE, wisegeek.com, photo from vitaminia.com