Protein Nut Butter...intrigued??

Please don't tell me you fall into the category of those that consider nuts a protein. PLEASE! Look at the nutrition label. What is the "overwhelming" macronutrient (fat, protein, carb) in that can of cashews. Protein? Nope. Try fats. "Good" fats, yes. Although, I'm going to go ahead and recommend to not go buck wild on them because they are "good" fats. So scooping out peanut butter for that afternoon snack might not be a bad idea, but don't consider it a significant protein source. Eat a piece of chicken.

...moving on. So lately I've been seeing a lot of "protein" nut butters, marketed primarily on Instagram. G-Butter, ManBake, p28...basically, different flavors of nut butters, packed with additional goodness, in the form of flax, protein, etc. Right before shelling out $15 (before shipping) to ManBake for some "cookie butter" nut butter, I decided to have a peek at the label, and see if I could make something similar myself. What did I find? Yep...let me go about it the "do it yourself" way. Here's what it's looking like:

finished product! cooling, as it
gets pretty hot from the high speeds!

butter me up!

1 cup raw cashews (or use whatever blend of raw nuts you'd like)
2.5 scoops of protein of choice (I used MusclePharm Mint Chocolate Chip...why? because it had it)
2 Tbsp ground flaxseed
1 Tbsp chia seeds

Toss it all in the Vitamix (pretty crucial to have a high powered blender or food processor, otherwise it just won't "butter," no matter how much you kill the engine). If it needs to be smoothed out at all, add in a little bit of coconut oil, to create a more creamy texture.

There ya have it! Customized protein nut butter with other healthy goodness....just store in a mason jar! Cost me about $6, if that, and literally took 5 minutes to make.