It’s nutty, creamy, and rich, with a milder flavor and grittier texture thantraditional peanut butter.
Here’s how these almond butters ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the overall best.
The only two ingredients are almonds and sea salt.
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The look:TJ’s almond butter comes quite separated and requires several minutes of stirring to incorporate.
It has a thick layer of oil on top and the butter is heavily speckled and textured.
The taste:This almond butter was more oily than othersalmost liquidyeven after well stirred.
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It was also the grittiest in the bunch, but the flavor was slightly off, almost stale tasting.
The taste:This almond butter tasted fresh, nutty, and simple.
However, the texture was slightly more drying than others in this test.
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It’s also unsalted and lacked a bit of that savory flavor dimension.
It’s about as natural as you could get, and the texture and flavor back that up.
Find it at retailers including Giant and Stop & Shop.
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However, the texture is on the grittier side, and I found it dry and gummy.
It contains palm oil in addition to almonds.
It’s shiny and uniform.
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The taste:The MaraNatha almond butter was the smoothest-feeling and richest-tasting butter in this test.
It also comes in handy single-serve packets for travel.
The look:Justin’s almond butter is smoother and more uniform than the butters made without added oil.
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It still has flecks of texture from the dry-roasted skin ground into the mixture.
The taste:This butter is dense and thick, but soft and spreadable.
It’s moist and creamy with a fattier flavor than oil-free butters and very little grittiness.
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Find it at retailers including Giant Eagle, Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Central Market.
The golden-brown butter is heavily flecked with bits of darker roasted almond skin.
The taste:The Fix & Fogg almond butter tasted rich and nutty with just a touch of saltiness.
