Sun butter; Because buying peanut butter isn't complicated enough.

I jest. We eat peanut butter.

We eat a LOT of peanut butter.

But, sun butter is my favorite.  And, because seeds are much less inflammatory than beans, I grabbed a couple of boxes of shelled sunflower seeds when I saw them in Walmart today.  They were under 3 bucks each.

You have to be sure to get roasted seeds or nuts, otherwise, the oils won't release from the seeds, and you won't get butter.  Also, you need a super strong blender.  I have a Pampered Chef blender, but I know a VitaMix will do nut butters.  I suspect a Ninja might, but don't quote me on that.

 

I also added a couple of spoons of stevia- because I like my sun butter a little sweet.

But, this might be my favorite thing.  My blender has a self cleaning mode. Add some water, add some dish soap, and set it to clean.  It still needs the sides washed a little, but the blades come out clean.  

I looked on Walmart's website.  This is the sun butter they sell.

And this is the sun butter I made for under $6. 

I can't decide if I am going to have it on some paleo waffles tomorrow, or if I will add it to a smoothie.