Peanut butter, lemon curd, etc.

[AndiFlatland]

I recently spotted in my local Sainsbury's a jar of almond butter, and although it was far more expensive than peanut butter, I decided to lash out and give it a try, and it was very nice. But it set me thinking: can butter be made out of any nuts? I believe I once saw cashew nut butter, but how about walnuts, brazils or hazelnuts? And in a similar vein, I was once quite intrigued to see in the shop, alongside lemon curd, jars of orange curd, which was also very nice - and the same question occurs: can any fruit be made into a curd? Wouldn't it be nice to get cherry curd, peach curd, pear curd! Name your favourite(s), whether they exist or not.

[NoMercy]

The local healthstore where my parents live stock cashew, brazil and macadamia nut butters. They're pricey!

[masma]

I've made damson curd - very nice! We went to a health store in Boston whilst on holiday last year and they have machines with all kinds of nuts in that you put a pot under the spout, press the button and hey presto nut butter!

[gingejbee]

Since nuts contain lots of oils, then they could all be made into "butters" ie be spreadable.
Waitrose does orange curd and used to do raspberry curd.

[vodkancoke]

You just blitz peanuts or almonds or cashews until they release their oil and become "butter-like". You need to add a bit of sugar. I use honey roasted nuts because the sweetness is already there. It can be stored in the fridge for ages.

I love lemon curd. I have made peach curd which was lovely :)

[pastafreak]

You can also buy-or make- seed butters. I've made pumpkin seed-add a bit of olive oil to make a spreadable consistancy.