Artificial Flavors Free Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter
Creamy, nutty, and deeply satisfying, this homemade sunflower seed butter is the kind of spread that makes you wonder why you ever bought the jarred stuff. Store-bought versions are notorious for sneaking in artificial flavors, preservatives, and mystery additives — but every single ingredient here is something you can actually recognize and pronounce. Raw sunflower seeds go into the oven first, where roasting coaxes out a rich, toasty depth that forms the backbone of the whole recipe. From there, the food processor does the heavy lifting, slowly transforming those seeds from a crumbly meal into something impossibly silky and smooth. A touch of honey, cinnamon, and sea salt round out the flavor in the most natural way possible, with a splash of pure vanilla extract as an optional finishing move. The result is a clean, wholesome butter that works on toast, stirred into oatmeal, or eaten straight off the spoon — no guilt, no guesswork, no artificial anything.
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16 servings
- 3 cups raw sunflower seeds (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Spread the sunflower seeds in a single, even layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
- 2
Roast the seeds for 12–15 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until they are lightly golden and fragrant — watch closely in the final few minutes, as they can darken quickly.
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