Step Up the Flavor by Adding These 8 Healthy Nut Butters to Your Grocery Cart

Thrive Market
Thrive Market

I think we can all admit that peanut butter is pretty much the perfect food. Luckily for all of the peanut-butter lovers out there, the choices have expanded way beyond just smooth or crunchy. Not only has the world of flavors expanded, some of them are actually pretty darn good for you (like there are actually more peanuts than sugar). We're sharing eight of these healthy nut butters that'll help make your next smoothie, slice of toast, or bowl of oatmeal just a little more special.

WIld Friends Almond Cashew Super Butter
Wild Friends

WIld Friends Almond Cashew Super Butter

If sweet and salty is your jam, you'll love this almond cashew butter from Wild Friends. With a touch of honey and a dash of sea salt, it still clocks in at only three grams of sugar per serving. Try it in your next jar of overnight oats.

Julie's Real Cacao Espresso Almond Butter
Julie's Real

Julie's Real Cacao Espresso Almond Butter

Julie's Real Cacao Espresso Almond Butter's mix of roasted cacao nibs and espresso beans is literally like eating a spoonful of heaven. The only sweetener in all of Julie's Real Paleo-friendly products is honey, so you could totally use it to make these Paleo almond butter cookies.

Justin's Maple Almond Butter
Justin's

Justin's Maple Almond Butter

Justin's Maple Almond Butter is made with maple sugar, a byproduct of maple syrup production. What's really great about Justin's, though (other than the taste), is that you can get it in single-serve snack packs — perfect when you are on the go.

Artisana Organics Raw Pecan Butter
Artisana Organics

Artisana Organics Raw Pecan Butter

This raw pecan butter is made with only two ingredients (yes, you read that right), pecans and cashews. No hydrogenated oils and no sweetener, just pure, nutty goodness. You could use it to switch up the flavor in this peanut butter and jelly smoothie.

Yum Butter Superfood Cashew Butter
Yum Butter

Yum Butter Superfood Cashew Butter

Yum Butter's Superfood Cashew Butter is more than just nut butter, it really is a superfood. It contains chia seeds, hemp seeds, and goji berries, which give you a little boost of omega-3s and antioxidants!

Barney Butter Bare Crunchy Almond Butter
Barney Butter

Barney Butter Bare Crunchy Almond Butter

The name says it all. Barney Butter Bare Crunchy Almond Butter is made with only almonds and palm fruit oil. No salt, no sugar, just lots of almond goodness. Almond butter plays nice with chocolate, just like peanut butter, so try it in these no-bake peanut butter balls.

Thrive Market Cashew Butter
Thrive Market

Thrive Market Cashew Butter

Thrive Market Cashew Butter wins the prize for fewest ingredients — it is made with just cashews and nothing else. Like everything at Thrive Market, this cashew butter is GMO free and (like many of its products) it is also certified organic. Why not give it a whirl in the blender with this cracked-oats smoothie recipe?

Nuttzo Organic Paleo Power Fuel
Nuttzo

Nuttzo Organic Paleo Power Fuel

This power fuel from Nuttzo is made without peanuts, but it is made with just about every other nut and seed you can imagine. What does that mean for you? No added sugar, plenty of protein and healthy fats, and loads of flavor.