Ever wondered how to make homemade nut flour? From almond meal to almond flour, hazelnut meal and even cashew meal, this step-by-step tutorial will teach you how! Stop paying for overpriced almond meal, almond flour and other nut flours make make cheap almond flour and the likes at home!
If you’re a THM regular then you know how much I love my nut flours. And apparently you love them too! When I asked you guys what type of tutorial you wanted to see here, it was a resounding request for diy nut flours. My guess is because nut flours can be insanely expensive to buy but also make great grain-free substitutes in baking.
So today I’m walking you through the process on how to make nut flours at home using your blender. It literally takes 10 seconds and while the nuts themselves certainly aren’t cheap, it’s substantially cheaper than the jacked-up prices you often see for nut flours in stores. But first, let’s chat about nut flour…
Nut flours are made from nuts that have been ground into a fine consistency. You can use most nuts for this, including almond, hazelnut, macadamia, pecans, walnuts, etc. Any of these will produce a healthy and delicious flour that can be used in several ways, from baked goods to savory cooking.
What is nut flour?
Nut flour is essentially ground up nuts that can be used in place of wheat or types of gluten-free flours. Sometimes it is a 1-to-1 replacement ratio but oftentimes less nut flour is needed since it tends to be more dense. It’s flavor tends to be a bit sweeter and earthier than traditional wheat flour.
Technically if the skin is still on the nut it is considered a “meal” rather than flour, but a kitchen hack to make almond flour (rather than almond meal) is to just buy slivered or sliced blanched almonds and grind those! So much easier and cheaper than buying almond flour or blanching the almonds yourself.
Nut flour isn’t just almond meal or almond flour. It can include any nut. Today I’m also showing you how to make cashew meal and hazelnut meal both of which make an awesome low-carb and grain-free substitute to standard grain flours. Even better, they tend to be higher in protein and nutrients than traditional grain-based flour.
To Make Almond Meal:
Place almonds in blender and blend on high for 10 seconds or just until almonds are broken up but do not blend for long enough that they become “butter-like” consistency.
HOW TO MAKE WALNUT FLOUR – Easy & Quick Method
FAQ
Is walnut flour just ground walnuts?
What nuts can be turned into flour?