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White Bean and Peanut Butter Spread

Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Vegetarian

This protein-packed spread combines beans, nut butter, and milk.

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Makes 2 1/4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup cooked white beans (or one 15-ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed well)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted natural peanut butter or almond butter
  • 2 tbs. honey
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative 
  • 2 tbs. toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

  1. Combine the beans, peanut butter, honey and milk in a food processor and blend until smooth.
  2. Toss in the sesame seeds and pulse two times. Chill about 1/2 hour before serving.
  3. Use this spread on sandwiches, wraps or whole wheat English muffins, or serve with sliced apples, bananas, celery and whole-grain crackers for a great snack.

Recipe presented by Conscious Cuisine.

This recipe was excerpted from “White Beans” which was published in the December 2009 issue of Experience Life.

Cary Neff is the vice president of corporate culinary services and Morrison Healthcare and the author of the New York Times bestseller Conscious Cuisine.

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