Keto Chocolate Sunflower Butter

Who doesn’t want to add a little chocolate to their breakfast or their baking? That’s exactly what this Keto chocolate sunflower butter recipe is made for. Homemade sunflower butter is prepared with roasted sunflower seeds that are then blended into butter. Add some natural cocoa powder and Keto-friendly sweetener, and that’s all you need! You can add more sweetener or chocolate to taste. Spread a tablespoon of chocolate sunflower seed butter on Keto toast or over low-carb biscuits. You can dress it up with sweet toppings, like fresh strawberries or whipped cream. Use can also use chocolate sunflower butter in baking when you make cookies, cakes, or brownies.

Sunflower butter health benefits

Sunflower seeds are a rich source of healthy fats, B vitamins, iron, and manganese. Not only may sunflower seeds boost your energy levels and immune system, but they may be good for heart health too. Eating sunflower seed butter may help you lower your risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.

Other ingredients you can include

Need your butter to taste sweeter? Opt for liquid stevia drops. That way, you can add more sweetness without adding any carbs. To make chocolate sunflower butter more spreadable, you can add olive oil or avocado oil to the mix. If you’ve used unsalted sunflower seeds to make the butter, you’ll likely want to add salt to taste as well.

Storing your sunflower butter

Store completed sunflower butter in a jar or container you can seal airtight. Keep the container in your refrigerator for up to two weeks or possibly longer. If you use your sunflower butter in baking, it may take on a greenish hue. This is an entirely natural reaction from the sunflower seeds reacting to baking powder and soda, and they haven’t gone bad.