Make your own sunbutter

Make Your Own Sunbutter 3 cups unsalted, shelled, raw sunflower seeds ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar (or honey or agave) 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 9on sunflower oil) Put sunflower seeds in bowl of a large food processor. Pulse a few times to begin to break up seeds.

Add salt and sugar. Process sunflower seeds continuously for about 5 minutes. The consistency may look a bit dry and almost powdery. Do not add oil yet. Keep processing to break down the seeds and allow their natural oils to be released and fully processed. After another 5 minutes of processing, the mixture should look like wet sand. Keep processing—eventually it will become glossy and wetter looking. Drizzle in about a teaspoon of oil and process. Check the consistency. Add more oil and process if you want your sunbutter to have a looser consistency. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.