Nut Butter Universe: A Review and a GIVEAWAY!

If you read vegan blogs, you’ve been reading all about Robin Robertson’s latest cookbook Nut Butter Universe.

Nut Butter Universe by Robin Robertson

I was provided a review copy of the book and I must tell you it is loads of fun!  First, who doesn’t love nut butters? (Well, unless you’re allergic).  Second, nuts and seeds are one of five fabulous vegan food groups (along with vegetables, fruits, beans and legumes, and grains) so how great to have an entire book devoted to helping us get nutritious nuts and seeds into our diet?

I’m cuckoo for nut butter! After taking a cooking class at Natural Gourmet Institute and learning that one cup of nuts, one food processor and 12 minutes is all you need to make your own, it’s a staple for me. Enter Robin’s book – the recipes and possibilities are simply limitless.  While the title is nut “butter” don’t be fooled! Robin also provides recipes for nut-based mayo, cheese, and cream and sour cream.

Robin starts with the basics about nut butters and then moves into recipes:

  • Soups: Peruvian Peanut Potato Soup, Cream of Chestnut Soup, Creamy Mushroom Soup, and more.
  • Starters: Smoke and Spice Almond Hummus, Savory Three-Nut Pate, Spinach-Walnut Crostini, and more.
  • Salads: Crunchy Coleslaw with Creamy Cashew Dressing, Pecan Lover’s Potato Salad, Mixed Greens and Papaya with Thai Peanut Butter Dressing, and more.
  • Side Dishes: Spicy Walnut Green Beans, Roasted Tahini Cauliflower, and more.
  • Main Dishes: Vegetable-Cashew Korma, West African Vegetable Stew, Sun-Butter Macaroni Pie, and more.
  • Sandwiches: Thai Tofu-Vegetable Wraps, Open-Face Peanut Butter and Tomato Broil, and more.
  • Breakfast & Beyond: Ginger-Walnut Scones, Apple-Almond Butter Pancakes, Pineapple-Coconut Smoothie, and more.
  • Desserts: Almond Joy Pudding, Tree-Nut Butter Cookies, and more.
  • Sweet Treats: Peanut Butter Cups, Power Ball Energy Bites, and more.

A solid addition to the appendices is a gluten- and soy-free recipe index.

I’m sure after seeing just a sampling of the wide variety of recipes included in this clever book that you want a copy, right? No problem, I‘m hosting a giveaway! Simply enter below!

If you can’t wait, or don’t win, no worries.  Nut Butter Universe is available on Amazon!

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98 thoughts on “Nut Butter Universe: A Review and a GIVEAWAY!”

  1. I use cashew butter and make it into cream and serve with poached pears – learned about this from Linda Watson.

  2. YES! I want to try all of those recipes! I’m betting that heaps of these will be kid-friendly, too.

  3. I wasn’t expecting much from the name of the book (yes, I’m a blog reader and this is the first time I’m hearing of this book!), but the recipes sound intriguing!

  4. I like using it as a spread on bread, as in a sandwich, or on some vegetables. I’m excited to try the nut-based mayo as a replacement for mayo/vegan mayo that I’ve been using so far.

  5. I’d love to try the recipes in this book! My bf’s non-veg mother usually requests a cashew “cheese” dip I make (a combination of recipes from 2 different books) for our get togethers. I don’t use nuts nearly often enough, so it’d be great to have a bunch of recipes in one book.

  6. Yum! Sounds wonderful. Really want to make that cashew queso. I love raw unsalted almond butter with blackberry jam on sprouted wheat toast or rice cakes.

  7. Since dealing with anemia, I’m discovering the wonders of peanut butter but I wonder whether there are other nut butters that have a good iron content or enhance iron absorption?

  8. I pretty much put pb on everything. Sweet, savory, I don’t really care. I can’t think of a food that would not be better with the addition of pb or some type of nut butter.

  9. I use all natural peanut butter to make one of my favorite recipes which is Chinese style noodles with peanut sauce……..YUM!!

  10. This book sounds wonderful, I am dairy free and use like alternatives to dairy that are not soy based.

  11. Looks like arming oneself with this book and Miyoko Schinner’s and you’ll have access to every recipe you’ll ever need.

  12. For a comforting sweet treat I put some nut butter in a little bowl, add a spoonful of jam and then eat with some gluten free pretzels.

  13. One of my new favorite breakfasts is oatmeal with some cocoa powder and a spoonful of peanut butter mixed in. Yum.

  14. I wish I had access to nut butters that aren’t ridiculously expensive. 🙂 So far, I’ve had to stick to plain peanut butter (good thing I’m obsessed).

  15. There is a tie in the way I like to use nut butter. I use it in smoothies with coconut water for extra creaminess and I use it to make peanut sauce, which I could (but don’t) drink by the gallon. This books looks like a dream!

  16. I am a fan of peanut butter, but I look forward to trying “Crunchy Coleslaw with Creamy Cashew Dressing” and “Pecan Lover’s Potato Salad.” Along with “Spicy Walnut Green Beans” and “Vegetable-Cashew Korma!”

  17. I love peanut butter slathered on celery .. I’m pretty tame, I suppose. I heard recently that the estimates of calories for some nuts are off, because we don’t really absorb all the calories in some nuts (like almonds). Of course, the jury is still out on that – but it’s interesting to wonder about!

  18. Had a PB&J for lunch today – always a good use of nut butter. Otherwise, I also use it to make homemade salad dressings.

  19. I don’t use nut butters often, but when I do, I like to mix them into oatmeal with some bananas!

  20. Love Robin Robertson & love nut butter! This book sounds like a winning combination!! Thanks for the giveaway offer.

  21. I love baking with nut butter so some ideas about how to use it in savoury dishes would be great!

  22. I LOVE nut butter, I probably eat is every day. I recently got a vitamix and I would love to get some nut butter recipes to make in it.

  23. I’m just starting to dabble in making my own nut butters. This book sounds very interesting!

  24. I have a borderline (aka full blown, not willing to admit or change it) addiction to nut butters of all kinds. I actually cannot leave a whole peanut butter jar in my kitchen because it will be gone in under 24 hours! But this book…oh my! forget my addiction, I will have to restock all the nut butters!

  25. That book sounds really interesting and inspiring! I love using nut butters, and I’m sure there are tons of creative uses for them I haven’t yet thought of, so Nut Butter Universe would be a most welcome addition to my bookshelves!

  26. My favorite way to use nut butter is in vegan thumbprint cookies. I like eating it on toast, in oatmeal, with granola, milk and fruit, but pb & j cookies are so good! My daughter and I like to bake them together.

  27. I use nuts and seeds in so many of the recipes that I cook now that I am vegan! I love love tahini and make a fantastic lemon tahini salad dressing! I also put peanut butter in with fruit. I hope I win this book because I can’t wait to try Robin’s new recipes!

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