Peanut Butter alternatives...

[Demos]

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I am a vegan and am allergic to peanuts. I am looking for a peanut alternative. I hear this stuff is pretty good. Do you guys know anything about it? Can you recommend it?

Thanks a ton.

[Casey]

I've tried the I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter (original chunky) and I really like it. I find it a little sweeter than peanut butter - peanut butter tastes more salty, even though the sodium content is roughly the same in both - but it's very similar in texture (maybe a little "grittier") and it kind of smells the same. Since I'm not allergic to peanuts, I don't use it instead of peanut butter, just if I feel like a bit of a change. I've been meaning to try the chocolate flavor as well, but haven't gotten around to it yet. If you can't eat peanuts I think this a great alternative. And I think it would be really good in recipes (like for a "peanut" / satay sauce, or cookies), but I haven't personally tried that. I buy it at Whole Foods and I'd definitely recommend it.

(I just went and did a taste test - definitely sweeter, but very good! )

[Sylver]

Hi. I have seen No Nuts PeaButter in the peanut butter section at the grocery store...maybe you should take a look there. I have not tried it though so I don't know if it's any good! Hope this helps.
http://www.peabutter.ca/

[Christa]

I buy packs of IM Healthy Soy nut butter that comes with pretzels to dip in the soy butter. I put them in my kids lunches. They both seem to like it a lot. I do agree that the soy nut butter is a bit sweeter & grittier than peanut butter, but good. Can you eat other nut butters? Almond butter or cashew butter may be another thing to try.

[ArwenA]

My kids and I adore almond butter, although it can be pretty expensive. We try to buy organic when we can, but it can run up to $13 a jar! Our Whole Foods carries conventional almond butter in bulk, and it's much more reasonable. I can't remember the per pound price, but I'm pretty sure I've seen jars go as low as around $3-$4. Almond butter has the added benefit for vegans of being high in calcium.

For variety we occasional use cashew butter, which is also tasty.

[Dancer]

Have you tried apple butter? You can even get it organic! Granted, it's a light weight compared to peanut butter, but delicious, sweet.....you can add thin slices of banana and whole wheat bread....a great snack or lunch.

Dancer