Peanut butter vs. almond butter

[IIOY]

I made a chocolate cream tart recipe today, the filling of which called for almond butter (other ingredients: avocado, cocoa powder, sweetener, homemade whipped cream, milk). I had no almond butter, so I used peanut butter (no added ingredients) instead. The flavor of the PB overpowers the other flavors in the recipe, IMO and is not that good.

I've never had almond butter and am wondering if it generally has a mellow flavor. I can't decide whether to try the recipe again using AB or walk away. Thoughts?

[sarahbear]

Almond butter is less sweet, at least the one I bought. But i also think a natural peanut butter would be less overpowering too.

[rugbywife]

I don't know if I have ever seen 'sugared' almond butter...I have natural almond butter, peanut butter and sunflower seed butter at home. I would definitely agree that peanut butter (even the natural stuff) has a stronger 'taste' than almond butter, more distinctive to say the least. I read some book that said I wouldn't be able to tell sunflower seed butter from PB. They lied.

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Aug 5, 2012 7:03:21 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

I don't know if I have ever seen 'sugared' almond butter...I have natural almond butter, peanut butter and sunflower seed butter at home. I would definitely agree that peanut butter (even the natural stuff) has a stronger 'taste' than almond butter, more distinctive to say the least. I read some book that said I wouldn't be able to tell sunflower seed butter from PB. They lied.

We share the same opinion. I think almond butter is pretty mild and the flavor doesn't tend to come through in recipes quite like peanut butter.

I really dislike sunflower seed butter. Total letdown. I was expecting it to taste like peanut butter with a hint of sunflower seed, it's totally overpowering in just about everything. Sunflower oil is the same way.