My Creamy Homemade Vegan Butter Recipe

I cannot explain my EXCITEMENT to share this vegan butter recipe!

Pre-vegan, I was a butter lover. I loved it on toast, sandwiches, crumpets, baked potatoes, scones, potato cakes.. you name it. So it’s been an aim of mine to re-create a vegan butter for a while now, and I’ve finally nailed it!

Personally, I don’t like using the supermarket hydrogenated spreads and margarines too often. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with them (in fact they’re brilliant in baking) but I actually don’t think they taste very buttery.

Therefore, I wanted to create a slightly healthier, more creamy, and super buttery vegan butter recipe – and here it is!

Oh, and how about spreading some of this vegan butter on a warm slice of my Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread? Mmm.

So, without further ado, here’s how to make vegan butter!

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Chewy Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Butter Balls

These 4 ingredient Chewy Peanut Butter Balls are the BEST energy booster! Chewy, sweet + filling = everything you need in a snack. If you like peanut butter, then these are definitely for you! They’re the perfect plant based snack, totally vegan, gluten free and soy free.

They take a total of about 10 minutes + require only 4 super simple ingredients! These tasty peanut butter balls are so easy to make and require absolutely no baking at all! You can store them in your fridge or freezer so you have a quick and tasty snack for whenever you get peckish. You’ll be thankful you made them when that 4pm afternoon slump hits.

Peanut butter is life. Fancy some more peanut butter themed treats? You’re in luck! What about trying my No Bake Peanut Butter Oaty Bars, or my peanut butter hot chocolate? my Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars?, or even my Peanut Butter Fudge?

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

There’s nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate, right? These no-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are SO delicious, as well as being ridiculously easy to make! They’re totally vegan, flourless and gluten free – making them the most perfect sweet treat to suit pretty much everyone. Not only are they really tasty, they’re also super satisfying.

I love using coconut flour – the texture is so perfect for these kind of no-bake treats! It makes the bottom layer just like the inside of Reese’s peanut butter cups.. YUM.

If you make these, please do make sure to either comment below or tag me in your photo on Instagram using @ginabnutrition or #ginabnutrition – I absolutely love to see your recreations!

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Double Chocolate Icebox Cookies

Double Chocolate Freezer Cookies

These Double Chocolate Icebox Cookies are one of my all-time favourite sweet treats on the blog. Not only are they made with wholesome, plant based ingredients, they’re also absolutely delicious and make for the perfect satisfying snack. I adore the chewy chocolatey-ness when eaten straight from the fridge/freezer. They’re totally vegan, gluten free, and super quick and simple to make.

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