In the name of helping our nut-allergic author, this faithful RLG reader sponsored a battle of two different kinds of almond butter to see if anything could lead me down a different path than my beloved Reduced Fat Skippy. Heather brought home some samples of Barney Butter (from the Healthy Living Summit swag bag) and I had also recently purchased a sample size of Justin’s natural Almond Butter from our friends at Hannaford.
I used each butter on one side of this whole wheat mini-bagel to compare the two and there was most definitely a clear difference during this intense comparison.
Justin’s Natural Almond Butter ingredients: Dry Roasted Almonds, Organic Palm Fruit Oil.
Barney Butter: Almonds, Evaporated Cane Juice, Palm Fruit Oil, Sea Salt.
Guess which one was favored by this self confessed peanut butter addict? Barney for sure.
If you are looking for a substitute for peanut butter, then Barney’s your guy. It was creamy, tasted great on the whole wheat mini-bagel, and I think I’d buy it again for sure. Justin’s butter tasted just like the all natural product it claims to be and it tasted like ground up almonds.
One last comment from Cindy’s son Ryan who was asked what he thought of the almond butter (he had it on his bagel too). He said…"it smells like Cheez It’s"
Thanks Cindy for this great taste test comparison!
What is your favorite nut butter?
