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If you’ve ever been to Canada, then you know this country’s obsession with maple. The second you cross the border you are bombarded with all things maple. If you didn’t know any better you would think Canadians lived off a diet of maple cookies washed down with pure maple syrup.
Though I can’t speak for all, many Canadians struggle with what it means to be a Canuck. Besides Celine Dion, hockey and definitely maple syrup we don’t have anything that stands out as distinctly Canadian. Okay, maybe poutine. As a result Canadians can be extremely pushy about their maple syrup. Unless you’re my roommate who insists on Aunt Jemima, you proudly eat the real stuff (I still love you Sab!).
Unlike most grade schoolers who go on field trips to the zoo or the acquiarium, Canadians visit The Sugar Shack where we stand in the freezing cold and witness the arduous task of making maple syrup. It’s sad to me that Canadians try so desperately to find an identity. What I love most about this country is how multicultural we are. This is especially true in Toronto where you are surrounded by an infinite number of languages and cultures. We should pride ourselves on the fact that everyone is different, rather than one cohesive personality.
Maple is pretty damn good, but Canadians are so much more than a sugary condiment!
Maple Cinnamon Sunbutter
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Prep Time: 10 mins
Keywords: blender raw dairy-free gluten-free vegan nut-free sunflower seeds
Ingredients (Yields: 1 cup)
- 2 cups raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1 T coconut oil, melted
- 1 T maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
1. Add sunflower seeds to a food processor and process for 2 mins.
2. Add in coconut oil and maple syrup and continue processing until butter is smooth. May take several minutes. Scrape sides as necessary.
3. Add in vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt and process until well-combined.
4. Keep at room temperature for several weeks or longer in refrigerator (but will harden in fridge).
Have you ever been to Canada? Does your country have a national identity?
I think I like sun butter better than peanut butter (gasp)! However I haven’d had much luck making my own; I’ll try this out next time 🙂
I want to dive into that! Ive never made my own homemade nut butter, basically because I am too lazy, but this looks so freaking good!
I kind of want to dive into it too…Might just go at it with a spoon.
I’m back, with spoon and sunbutter in hand lol
Aunt Jamima??! I can’t get over that! But this nut butter is something I could definitely get down with. Real syrup fo sho!
100% Canadian here 🙂
I don’t know, does any country have such a specific “identity”? I’m not really sure what I’d call Americans.. (welll I can think of a few choice words… just kidding!!!).
Canada to me is overly polite, hockey loving, maple syrup and butter tarts, and that good ‘ol accent, eh?
When I here Mike Babcock speak I laugh because he just sounds sooo Canadian.. and I’m not sure anyone reading a healthy cooking blog will know who that is but it sure helps my Canadian ID? 😉
Recipe looks delish, I keep meaning to see what the hype is over sunbutter!
I actually had to google him haha and then watched a youtube video and he sounds SO Canadian! Woah!
How could I forget butter tarts?!?! The best Canadian invention ever!
Honestly, I am not such a big fan of sunbutter. But gosh, the stuff you made here sounds incredible! If I take a jar of sunbutter and add the ingredients you list here to it..I wonder if that might work? I’ve done that before with other nutbutters..added pure maple syrup (of course), cinnamon, salt, chocolate, and more. I may have to try it out.. 😀
Definitely an acquired taste! I used to hate it and am very particular but I have so come around!
There are three things I associate with Canada: Maple Syrup, Joni Mitchell and Poutine.
I’ll let you guess which is my favourite of them 😉
ohhhh Joni! Each has a special place in my heart, not sure that I could choose a favourite! And if you’re anything like me then you couldn’t either 😉
I just messaged my mum telling her I’m forwarding her a recipe to make in her food processor. Since I ran out of Sunbutter and love the hint of sweetness- You got me covered. STOP CHURNING OUT RECIPES! I already have the morning glory muffins on my list to make first thing in Sydney for food prep!
Why didn’t I know you in 2011? fail.
You wouldn’t have wanted to know me in 2011. Height of my rave days. NSFW big time!
Canada is basically my second home country! I actually have dual citizenship— US and Canada. Nearly all of my relatives live there, so I’ve been up there almost every year of my life. I must say, the maple syrup is pretty fantastic. As are the maple cookies and poutine 😉 The best thing in Toronto though? The Asian food…the DIM SUM? Can’t beat it.
I’m obsessed with sunflower seed butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon, so this looks like the perfect recipe! Thanks for sharing, Davida!
LOVE Dim sum!!! Did you go in China town? So good!
All the time! We go to dim sum on a daily basis whenever we’re there.
I haven’t been to Canada in years! Would love to visit again – all the pics I see are gorgeous!
And your post reminded me that I need to buy a better food processor. I’m missing out!
I really think you should visit again 😉
Stooooop, we have the same brain. I literally made maple sunbutter last night with some cinnamon, coconut sugar and maple extract (didn’t have any on hand and my grocery closed down so now I have to walk a reeeeeally long way to get anything… definitely going to start getting more creative in the kitchen with what i have on hand haha)
Great minds think alike 😉