Did Someone Say…Nut Butter?!

Artisana is one of the leading manufacturers of healthy nut and seed butters on the market today. Known for their raw and lightly roasted products, they focus on quality, taste, and pure ingredients to whip up some of the best tasting butters out there!

Last Thursday, they kindly sent me one of the most INCREDIBLE boxes of goodies to review.

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Thank you so much Jaisan for hookin me up!

{Note– Artisana didn’t compensate me in any way with this review, they just provided me samples. These opinions are solely my own.}

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Previously, I had only tried the cashew and a bit of the pecan, so I was pretty much an Artisana virgin and stoked to get started. I even shared some with my parents so they could experience the joy.

I have to say, I literally died upon receiving this package.

Of course, I had to incorporate nut butter in every snack and meal possible…not like that was a bad thing! ;)

Here’s my rankings of each flavor:

Enough of the stats, let’s dive in to some eats!

First, I tried some of the cacao bliss and coconut butter blended up with some spinach and chocolate protein powder in a smoothie. While it may be a disgusting color, it tasted like a tropical paradise! The coconut was SO rich and fresh and the cacao bliss made it almost like an almond joy candy bar in smoothie form :D

Then, I started to put random sampling globs with some of my meals–

Cashew butter on london broil steak and eggs stir fry anyone?

hey now don't judge, it tasted like heaven

What about some almond butter AND the entire pack of macadamia nut butter for dipping apples and dates in?  (sorry the dates got kinda cut out of the picture, my dad put his hand in front of the camera so i had to crop him out haha) I do have to say the almond was a bit blan– I guess I like salty almond butter better, but the macadamia tasted like a million dollars. Both were out of this world fresh!

Then I had to pair them with some pre-bedtime cottage cheese concoctions :)

cottage cheese, chocolate pb casein, and cashew butter blobs

cottage cheese, vanilla whey, cashew butter, pecan butter, and some coconut oil mixed in

Good thing nut butter isn’t a man because I sure couldn’t be faithful to just one haha

And finally, the tried and true favorite way of noshing on nut butters…straight outta the package! :D

mmmmmmmmm

I still haven’t tried the walnut yet, but my dad loves it and he’s not a nut butter fan at all. I’m really excited to try it in a baked sweet potato! :P

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You can see all of their products here if you’re interested in learning more about the company! Definitely check them out, take it from me, their products and customer friendliness are out of this world. :)

What’s your favorite type of nut butter? Do you pair it with foods or grab a spoon and dig in?

By the way, HAPPY LEAP YEAR DAY and WIAW!! :D

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65 thoughts on “Did Someone Say…Nut Butter?!

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  2. I’ve tried : peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter and hazelnut butter

    and my favorite is definitely hazelnut butter !!! and peanut too !!

    it tastes like heaven ! <3

  3. Mmmm I love Artisana, if it wasn’t so pricey, I would probably buy 6583123 jars of each kind! By the way, I saw that you live in Texas, so do I! Nice to meet a fellow texan girl in the blog world :)

  4. i think you just inspired me to make some cashew butter! those nut butters look so great but i think i’m the only blogger that doesn’t like nut butter. j, on the other hand, loves it and i might just have to whip up a batch inspired by your review!

  5. I received some samples to review as well! I’m so excited, but honestly I haven’t gotten a chance to break into them yet because I’m NEVER eating in my room.. But spring break? The nut butter taste test will be ON like DONKEY KONG. Great reviews!

  6. Eating it straight up is my fave too!! The cacao bliss is HEAVEN. I love that stuff. I’m not a big fan of the cashew butter though, at least not the artisana variety. But coconut butter and cacao bliss make my heart beat a little faster!

  7. NOM NOM NOM!!! Ah Artisana has the BEST nut butter collection. It makes me so sad that they’re not sold anywhere near me! They’re on my “to-order” list for when I get some extra $$ to spend on fun-food :-D I love your smoothie idea too! chocolate + coconut = one of the best combos everrrr

  8. Oh YUM! I get so jealous of all the yummy food you get in the US. Australia just doesn’t cut it! I’ve got to try some cashew butter, even at $7 for a little jar!

    How good is cottage cheese and nut butter?! I’ve never thought to add protein powder to it also, will try tonight :-)

  9. I think peanut is my favorite but I have not ventured out and tried too many. I have never tried cashew butter, so since that was the top winner, I think I’ll have to give that one a try my next grocery shopping trip! ha
    What a fun review! Getting to try yummy new nut butters! ha

  10. Lucky you! My favorite thing to do is mix peanut butter and nutella into a bowl and microwave it. Then I dig in with a spoon! Sometimes I ad marshmallow fluff to this. I also do this with peanut butter and jelly, but I don’t microwave it.

  11. Nut butter, yum!
    I have a cottage cheese question! I bought a tub o’ cottage cheese and I have no idea what to do with it! Any advice? I like the nut butter idea, any more? :)

    • I like mixing coconut flour, protein powder, or peanut flour in my cottage cheese too, but I think my favorite way to eat it is with a spoonful of peanut butter and a spoonful of jelly mixed in! It’s also really delicious with blackberries or other fruits! :) Oh and in a sweet potato with peanut butter, that’s like crack!!

  12. AH They sent me a jar of the cacao bliss and coconut butter. Glad they did – I liked the cashew flavor but wasn’t a fan… It tasted weird to me! Maybe I’m just not used to eating cashews. The macadamia well… I’ve never had that nut before so I can’t quite judge it lol I found that the flavors stood out SO Much more once they were cold.. Like I tried the walnut butter warm but once I put it in the fridge I found the walnut flavor stood out.

    The almond butter was a total miss for me. It just did not satisfy me at all!

  13. that cashew butter is to DIE FOR!!! It is the smoothest nut butter eva! I immediately looked into ordering a jar after i tried the sample packet….then I discovered it was about 15 bucks a jar. Didn’t happen. Haha!

  14. Great review girl! I love how you made up that rating chart! :D I’ve only tried Artisana’s coconut butter, but I absolutely love it! Is cacao bliss the chocolate coconut butter? I really want to try that one too!

    My favourite nut butter is my one true love: soy nut butter. My oatmeal just doesn’t taste complete without it. <3

  15. Great review – I love the ranking chart and I have only ever had pb….I know, I’m sheltered what is wrong with me. I want to try all of them.

    I have had cacao bits though and LOVED them. so I think I’d love the butter too

    I am usually a grab a spoon kinda girl but I definitely put it in things too!

  16. Holy shebangles those all sound so good! Sunflower seed butter is my current favorite, although I usually opt for PB based on price (and the fact that it is still amazing even if slightly less amazing than SSB). I REALLY want to try cashew butter–and your review isn’t helping that, haha–but wow, really pricey around here. I wish I could find some in those cute single serve packets around here, would be an affordable way to try it. Although maybe I’m saving myself a new expensive-food obsession :D

  17. Dude, I want in on this sample package! I always want to try all the different kinds of butters out there, but can’t commit to a whole jar of each (pricy!!). I am very curious to try cashew and coconut butter, though.

    I also love the PBs from PB&Co!

  18. YUMMMM…I usually stick with almond/peanut butter but it looks like I’ll have to branch out a little bit! Last time I was at the store I picked up a jar of cashew butter but then put it back for no good reason at all, next time I’ll go for it! Thanks for the review!

  19. can I just say how extremely jealous I am of your goodies!! Ive been wanting to try them for forever! I love the little table you made as well. Super cute, and you covered all the categories!

  20. This is such an AMAZING review! I’m totally a table person, so I love that! I’ve got to get my hands on some of those flavours they all sound soooo great, and I’ve pretty much stuck to the regular old fashioned nut butters! Have a great Wednesday! :)

  21. Oh you lucky lucky girl- these all sound heavenly (I love the ratings chart by the way)! Call me boring but peanut butter is my favorite nut butter, with hazelnut butter not too far behind. As much as I love almonds, I can’t see what all the hype about almond butter is- perhaps I need to give it another shot :) !

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