The Best Healthy Nut Butters We've Ever Tasted

The Best Healthy Nut Butters We've Ever Tasted

Go nuts for these delicious, low-sugar spreads

Nut butter: It's one of those miracle foods that tastes fabulous and also can be really healthy. Of course, along with all the great brands and flavors out there, the shelves are also full of jars laden with sugar, hydrogenated oils, and other undesirable ingredients. Here's a collection of some of our faves that are delicious and nutritious, too.

1: Barney Butter Smooth Almond Butter

Almond butter tastes great, but if there’s one drawback to it, it’s often kind of gritty. Not so with Barney Butter, which is silky-smooth and free of bitterness, thanks to the blanched almonds (that is, the skins are removed). You can feel good about this nut butter in other ways, too: The palm oil is ethically sourced and the ingredients are non-GMO certified, so the butters are as good for the planet as they are for you. 

2: Nuttzo Crunchy Seven Nut & Seed Butter

Organic cashews, Brazil nuts, almonds, chia, flax, pumpkin seeds—the ingredient label on this crunchy spread reads like a who’s-who of the healthy nut and seed world. Why choose among all those little nutrient-rich crunch bombs when you can have them all in one jar? If you like your spreads smooth, move along; this one is all crunch, all the time. Its rich flavor makes it fantastic for sandwiches, spread onto apple or banana slices, or just licked right off a spoon (not that we would ever do that…).

To buy: $16; amazon.com