Sunflower Seed Butter Puns

I bought a jar and gave it a taste, hoping to enjoy it right from the spoon. But the taste was kinda funky/yucky to me. I need some ideas of what to do with it since I can't stand to throw anything out.

Hi all,

Doesn't anyone know of any supermarkets that stock sunflower or pumpkin seed butters? In-store is preferable since delivery drivers always struggle to find my flat.

~thanks! x

I'm allergic to peanuts and almonds, but I'd like to try the couple of tablespoons of nut butter before bed hack (to wake feeling rested/ avoid the sleep-time low blood sugar).

2 tbsp Nutrition Facts:

Peanut Butter: 220 cal, fat: 17g, protein: 8g

Sun Butter: 210 cal, fat: 18g , protein: 8g

Seems like a perfect substitute to me, but can anyone help me learn any oversights?

Thank you!! :)

I didn't get a proper answer through googling, probably because sunflower seed butter isn't as popular as almond butter, peanut butter and tahini. Some say the omega 6 composition in sunflower seeds are not good, and sunflower oil has quite a bad reputation. I know oils are different from the actual seeds, though.

However, sunflower seed butter is delicious and an alternative for people with a nut/almond allergy, like me. Tahini is fine, but quite bitter so IMO it's not very nice to use tahini the same way as people use almond and nut butters, i.e. on toast and oatmeal (I know some people like tahini on oatmeal but I don't). But I'm a bit uncertain if the fatty acid profile of sunflower seed butter is too bad to consume as an alternative to nut butters? And if so, could the effect be "canceled out" if you consume flax, chia and/or hemp seeds as well, or even take an omega 3 supplement?

Edit: I might add that I'm referring to a seed butter with 100% seeds, no oils or sugar added.

Being allergic to peanuts, I started making my own sunflower seed butter to put in my oatmeal. It is (at least in Sweden where I live) a cheap and healthy alternative. 1 kg of sunflower seeds would make about three small jars and it costs less than 5 dollars.

Here's how to make it: Start by roasting the sunflower seeds in a pan. I usually use about 500 g of seeds, which makes about one and a half small jar of butter. When roasted, put the seeds in a food processor and blend until it becomes slightly runny or whatever consistency you prefer. This can take up to 15 minutes, so be patient :) You can add a bit of oil depending on how you want the consistency. At the end I blend in a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. You can of course add more or less depending on your taste. Scoop up the butter in disinfected jars and you're done!

Title. Unfortunately, I'm allergic to peanuts and tree nuts so most other butters aren't an option for me. But I just came into possession of a 5lb bucket of sunflower seed butter with a "best by" date at the end of August 2020. It's unopened. Will it last past August, and if so, how long?

I had some leftover sunflower seeds in the pantry, expired but fine to cook with. I just learned how easy it is to make peanut butter (as well as other nut and seed butters), and wanted to try this out. It turned out pretty good at first, but while I was adjusting the taste and adding some oil, it suddenly split and became very grainy, with liquid separating. I let the liquid run off and though it would still work, but it was a bit too dry to spread on a piece of bread.

Does anyone have any good ideas what to do with a grainy, dry, but delicious sunflower seed butter? When trying to spread it on bread I combined it with banana, and it was a good combination. Just having a hard time thinking of a good way to combine them that isn't literally eating it out of the bowl with a spoon.