How to Make Pistachio Butter (2024)

By Trang Doan - Sep 24, 2018 (updated Sep 19, 2018) - This post may contain affiliate links.

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Learn how to make this creamy Pistachio Butter that will give peanut butter a run for its money. This delicious spread is made with 4 ingredients and takes just 20 minutes. You won’t believe how easy it is to make your own homemade nut butter.
Pistachio is one of my favorite nuts, right up there with macadamia. Ever since I made these Pistachio Cupcakes, I’ve been itching to use them in another recipe. And this Pistachio Butter is definitely going to give peanut butter a run for its money. It’ll be toast and jelly’s new best friend in no time.

How to Make Pistachio Butter

The first step in making Pistachio Butter or any nut butter for that matter is lightly roasting the nuts. This will make them easier to process as well as bring out their flavors. I bought raw shelled pistachio in bulk for this recipe. You can skip the roasting step and just make raw pistachio butter if you wish. You can also buy roasted pistachio, but I would recommend the unsalted type so you can control how much salt is added to your final product.

You’ll need a food processor or a high speed blender for this. When you start processing the pistachio in your food processor or blender, the texture will start to change, just allow it to process until a creamy butter forms. I added honey for a little bit of sweetness, a tiny bit of salt to balance the flavor and coconut oil to keep the pistachio butter smooth and spreadable.

Store your homemade Pistachio Butter in an airtight container or jam jar in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. This stuff is so good, it won’t last that long, trust me. You’ll be eating it straight out of the food processor by the spoonful. But if you manage to save some, I’ll show you how to use it in desserts coming up in the next couple posts.

If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment, rate it and don’t forget to tag me @wildwildwhisk on Instagram. I’d love to see what’s cooking up in your kitchen. Cheers!

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Pistachio Butter

Learn how to make this creamy Pistachio Butter that will give peanut butter a run for its money. This delicious spread is made with 4 ingredients and takes just 20 minutes.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes minutes

Servings: 20 tablespoons

Calories: 78kcal

Author: Trang

Ingredients

▢ 2 cup shelled raw pistachio
▢ 1 tablespoon honey
▢ 1 tablespoon coconut oil
▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spread pistachio in one layer on a baking sheet and roast in the middle of the oven for 5 minutes.
Take baking sheet out of the oven, stir the nuts and flip them over, roast for another 2 minutes.
Add the roasted nuts to the food processor and process for 10 minutes.
Add salt, honey and coconut oil and process for another 1 to 2 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
Store in an air tight container for up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.

Notes

Roasting the nuts is optional, the nut butter can be made with raw pistachio nuts.
This recipe yields 1 ¼ cup total.

Nutrition

Serving: 14g | Calories: 78kcal

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Dawn
January 23, 2023 at 8:58 am
I don’t know where to get raw pistachios. Can already-roasted pistachios be used? I live in a small mountain community, and am limited to a couple of grocery stores.
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- Trang Doan
  January 23, 2023 at 9:24 pm
  Hi Dawn, yes already-roasted pistachios are good to go!
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Cory Mercer
November 27, 2021 at 1:05 pm
I make this for Christmas gifts. What is the storing process? How long can it be in the pantry, unopened?
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- Trang Doan
  November 30, 2021 at 6:58 am
  I would store it in the fridge. Homemade nut butter doesn’t have any preservative so they would go rancid quickly if kept at in the pantry. In the fridge they would last several weeks.
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Brunella
August 13, 2021 at 3:05 am
Can I use another oil instead of coconut oil for the pistachio butter ?
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- Trang Doan
  August 13, 2021 at 9:53 am
  Yes!
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Katy
April 23, 2021 at 11:49 pm
Hello! Do you think I can use this as a bottom layer of a pie?
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- Trang Doan
  April 24, 2021 at 4:03 pm
  Hi Katy, are you planning to use it instead of a pie crust? or do you mean you want to spread it on top of the pie crust as another layer? I wouldn’t use it in place of a pie crust but it could work as a layer yes. But why don’t you try a pistachio frangipane like the one in this pear tart.
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Aletha
March 18, 2021 at 11:00 pm
I just discovered something I did not know about pistachios which is what lead me to look for this recipe and something that may help many of you health wise. Pistachios are the highest recorded natural Melatonin source. Eating just 2 before bed helps you sleep and a handful is equivalent to a full dose of a Melatonin Suppliment. Sweat Dreams all us Pistachio lovers
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- N
  November 26, 2023 at 12:58 am
  Interesting tip! Thanks for sharing it!
  See Also
  Creamy Courgette & Bacon Pasta
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Naomi Scott-Milton
December 21, 2020 at 11:37 am
Insane! LOve this!!!!!!
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- Trang Doan
  December 21, 2020 at 6:54 pm
  Thank you Naomi!
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Stacy
September 06, 2020 at 12:39 pm
Can you substitute other nuts for the pistachios and just keep the other ingredients the same or do you need to change them depending on what but you use? I love nut butters but have never tried to make them.
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- Trang
  September 06, 2020 at 2:01 pm
  Hey Stacy, yes you can certainly sub other nuts and keep all other ingredients the same or adjust as you please, some nuts may need a little more sweetener, etc. However, just to warn ya, I used coconut oil with peanuts and didn’t like it very much. See my post for homemade peanut butter for tips, but in general you can use canola or vegetable oil.
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Lilyn
March 21, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Hi, Trang
Can I use extra light olive oil instead of coconut oil?
Thanks
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- Trang
  March 22, 2020 at 10:38 am
  Hi Lilyn, yes you can, the flavor will be different but it will serve the same purpose.
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Kenny
January 08, 2020 at 10:37 pm
Hi, what can I use as a substitute for the honey? Thanks!
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- Trang
  January 09, 2020 at 7:24 am
  You can use maple syrup in the same amount or some other liquid sweetener. Some liquid sweetener might have a different level of sweetness, so start small and add more to your taste.
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Mimi
December 31, 2019 at 11:15 am

This is delicious but I had to add more than double the oil to get a smooth paste, and even then it was quite dry–did not look as creamy as the photo.
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- Trang
  January 01, 2020 at 9:41 pm
  Thanks for the feedback Mimi, I wonder if you needed to process the pistachio a bit longer to get it smoother. I’m glad you still enjoy it!
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  - Ruru
    September 27, 2020 at 12:45 am
    I have purchases pistachio sause the one creamy i need it to be little bit smoothy , i have tried to add little water and little olive oil but it get dry after few days, what other ingredient which will keep the sause more soft
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    - Trang
      September 28, 2020 at 6:28 am
      Hi Ruru, I have not used store bought pistachio butter before so I can’t give you much advice here but it shouldn’t just go dry, what do you mean by that? Like if you have peanut butter, it doesn’t just dry out because the nuts have their own oil.
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Marj
April 24, 2019 at 10:36 am
Ok now this is unholy good stuff.
How many hours on the treadmill after I eat the whole jar?
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- Trang
  April 24, 2019 at 1:53 pm
  Well Marj, how about don’t eat the whole jar and just spread a spoonful on toast as you would peanut butter? 😉
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- Aletha
  March 18, 2021 at 11:03 pm
  you wont be on a treadmill you will be asleep lol pistachios are the highest recorded source of natural melatonin. Just a handfull is equal to a full dose of a Melatonin suppliment
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Lorraine
October 13, 2018 at 5:36 am

Can I do this Homemade pistachio butter like how you just did then add to my pancake mix for breakfast big bro?
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- Trang
  October 13, 2018 at 10:20 am
  Hi Lorraine, yes you can. It would be similar to adding peanut butter or any other nut butter to your pancake mix. I’ve never done it before but I use nut butter in many different things. When you mix your pancake batter up, reduce liquid ingredient (like milk) a little bit and watch your batter texture to make sure it doesn’t get too runny.
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Marie
October 13, 2018 at 3:22 am

I can’t wait to try this. I love the idea of adding honey as I already know how well pistachio and honey are together and the coconut oil for spreadability is such a great tip.
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Mimi
September 24, 2018 at 7:03 am
oh wow – this is fun! I’m not sure I’d even need the honey. Brilliant!
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