MaraNatha Nut Butters

MaraNatha Nut Butters

I was asked if I would try MaraNatha Nut butters and I jumped at the chance. I LOVE almond butters and all natural peanut butters anyway vs. the sugary kind and super processed kind.

Please check out their website at www.maranatha.com. Their company was founded in Oregon in 1982 and their products are made in small batches. They are gluten free, low sodium, cholesterol free, high in protein, rich in monounsaturated fat (the good kind of fat) and are vegan AND it tastes great too! So you can’t beat that! They were kind enough to send me some recipes that I can share as well as THEIR photos.

Savory Almond Butter Dip

Makes about 1/3 cup – Serves one

· 1 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy

· 3 Tbsp. Organic or natural low fat mayonnaise

· 2 Tbsp. Organic or natural low fat sour cream

· 1 tsp. Fresh lime juice

· 1/8 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

· 1/2 tsp. Onion powder

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl. Use as a dip for vegetables such as celery, carrots, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and cucumbers.

This dip can also be used as a sauce over steamed vegetables – great with asparagus or broccoli.

I'm bananas for almond butter smoothie!

Serves one

· 2 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy

· 1 Medium banana

· 1/4 cup Organic or natural nonfat soymilk

· 2 Tbsp. Organic or natural nonfat vanilla yogurt

· 1 cup Crushed ice

Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.

For an indulgent treat add any of the following:

2 Tbsp. Chocolate syrup
1 Tbsp. Chocolate chips

Nutrition information: 320 Calories, 10g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrates, 7g Fiber, 22g Sugars

Cilantro Chicken wraps with creamy almond butter sauce

Makes about 1 cup sauce – Serves 4

· 4 Multigrain tortillas

· 12 oz. Broiled chicken breast strips

· 2 to 3 Slices, red onion

· Packaged shredded carrots

· Cilantro leaves

· Lettuce leaves

Sauce:

· 1 Tbsp. MaraNatha No Stir Almond Butter, Creamy

· 1/2 cup Organic or natural light mayonnaise

· 1/4 cup Organic or natural light sour cream

· 1 tsp. Fresh grated ginger

· 1/2 tsp. Garlic powder

· 2 tsp. Sesame oil

· 1 1/2 tsp. Rice vinegar

· 2 Tbsp. Cilantro, finely chopped

Place all ingredients in a medium size bowl. Whisk until smooth.

Place large tortilla on flat surface and cover with green leaf lettuce. Spread 2 – 3 tablespoons sauce over lettuce. Place grilled chicken breast, shredded carrots, red onion slices (to taste), and 8 to 10 cilantro leaves. Fold in sides of tortilla and roll

Don’t these recipes look fantastic? I received two free jars of the almond butter and regular natural peanut butters and they are both wonderful. You need to refrigerate them after opening and kind of stir them up before each use.

Please visit this site to get coupons for this product AND to enter a sweepstake to win a years supply of nut butters!

Have any of you tried this product???

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5 comments

  • I use their peanut butter (the creamy organic no-stir kind) and LOVE IT. Especially love the list of ingredients: Peanuts, salt. That’s it. Nummers!

    That wrap recipe looks really really good!

  • Yay Jenn thanks so much for submitting this to Friday Firsts! 🙂

    Isn’t it funny how much your tastebuds change to love the natural stuff? I ran out of all natural peanut butter and used some of the old stuff w/ HFCS in it and it tasted like some kind of peanut dessert it was SO sweet! Crazy to believe I used to think that was the norm!

    I’ve never tried MaraNatha brand, but I do love the look of that smoothie! I think I’m going to add a spoonful of PB to my Amazing Grass smoothie tomorrow morning to see what it adds!

  • I’ve never tried almond butter but your recipe ideas have really made me want to! I’m looking forward to trying them.

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