Nut Butter: Over 50 Clean and Simple Recipes to Fuel a Healthy Lifestyle

Carolyn Cesario · Julie Sullivan

Sept 2021 · Andrews Mcmeel+ORM

About this eBook

The cofounders of Ground Up share "the formulas to their grinds, espresso stout to cinnamon snickerdoodle, plus ways to use them beyond toast" ( Portland Monthly).
Nut Butter is a guide for those looking to make their own nut butters, as well as to incorporate more nut butter into your life in a healthy way. After making countless nut butters over the years, from some major hits (Cinnamon Snickerdoodle was a happy accident) to some, well . . . odder, concoctions (don't ever make balsamic nut butter!), Julie and Carolyn share their wisdom so that you can make the perfect nut butter at home, too. All recipes will be peanut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free . . . but they're so delicious that you wouldn't even know it!
You'll come away with the tools and know-how to make your own nut butters, as well as some helpful tips and recipes on how to use nut butters in your everyday cooking. But more than that, you'll feel less intimidated to start preparing healthy and delicious food. Food that fuels your body and makes you feel great!
"Profusely illustrated and comprised of fifty palate-pleasing, appetite-satisfying, kitchen cook-friendly recipes that celebrate and showcase nut butters." — The Midwest Book Review

Ratings and reviews

Nut Butter Over 50 Clean and Simple Recipes to Fuel a Healthy Lifestyle by Carolyn Cesario; Julie Sullivan Andrews McMeel Publishing The authors are more than business women and nut butter makers. They had a vision to provide women with business knowledge, skills and eventually empower them. Their business hires women, teaches them from where they are and in the process produces interesting delicious varied nut butters that do not include peanuts, are healthy and for the most part plant based. Why did I want to read and review this book? Because I have been making peanut butter since I moved to Lebanon in 1978 and could not find it on the grocery shelves. At that point in time I didn’t branch out much but it was a mainstay and something I made weekly...along with ketchup. There are peanut butters with chocolate and jelly and honey and other things but this book has some very unusual flavoring ideas that include espresso powder, rose water, cardamom, hot pepper and...others. There are recipes for basic spreads but also variations and suggested additions. There are recipes for breakfast, snacks, dressings & sauces, savory, sweet treats and at the end there is a list of items to stock in the pantry. There is information on how and where to store nuts, what does and does not work, what to put the finished product into and wisdom shared from the many versions they have tried. I believe this would be a fun cookbook to add to my collection. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars

About the author

Carolyn CesarioCarolyn is the creative mastermind behind Ground Up's delicious and unique nut butter flavors. She has cultivated her cooking skills through her travels, food blog, and her work as a freelance recipe developer. But the most inspiration came when Carolyn was diagnosed with SIBO at 26 and was forced to vastly transform her diet to one free of any additives including sugar and oil. Her homemade nut butters became her "sweet treat" and soon friends began asking for it. Soon after she met Julie, Ground Up was born where Carolyn handles all marketing, social media, and product development. Carolyn has a business degree from Babson College and a background in online marketing and digital consulting. Julie Sullivan Julie leads sales and partnerships at Ground Up, and as an avid athlete, nut butter is an easy sell for her! From biking to running to swimming, Julie is careful about what she puts in her body, and uses nut butter as fuel for her many adventures . Julie also oversees Ground Up's employment training program; after working in Uganda running a similar training program for 150+ women, Julie returned to her hometown of Portland, Oregon looking to start a company that could similarly provide women an opportunity to get back on their feet. Julie has a degree in Sociology and Business from Whitworth University.