The Important Reason We Dry Roast Our Almonds

Posted on : May 12th, 2017

roasted almondsAppearances can be deceiving. For example, think about a jar of Maisie Jane’s almond butter. Despite that surprisingly basic, one ingredient listed on the label, an awful lot of thought goes into that simple little ingredient to make each pretty jar of delicious Maisie Jane’s almond butter a real taste bud treat. Did you know that Maisie Jane’s uses a special dry roast process for all their tasty butters? And do you know the single, most important reason why we use the dry roast process for all of our almond butter varieties?

Wait, Aren’t All Almond Butters the Same?

To wander down the aisle at any grocery store in search of the best nut butter, one might conclude that they are, or that any distinctions are marginal at best.

But they aren’t.

There can be some significant differences, and one of the biggest ones comes down to how the almonds are prepared prior to your enjoyment of its resulting creaminess.

Do you know how your almond butter is made? Most commercially accessible almond butter products are made with not-so-fresh, inferior nuts to which is added any of a number of vegetable oils – including sunflower, safflower, canola and others – resulting in a less-than-satisfactory, not truly authentic “almond” flavor – in addition to potentially compromised health quality.

No wonder people are blown away when they try Maisie Jane’s nut butters.

So, What’s the Difference?

Maisie Jane’s is committed to bringing out the simplicity and wholesome deliciousness of the nut in its truest flavor and nutritional properties. And to do that, a special process of dry roasting is the only method employed, using barrel-style fire roasters which enhance the exceptional taste and quality of all the fresh, first-rate nuts used in every one of Maisie Jane’s products.

The main thing about this process is: there are no oils added.

That’s right. Since many other commercial almond butters are the result of taking the healthy original ingredient – the almond – and turning it into a less nutrient dense, less flavorful as well as a fattier, more calorie-laden product, isn’t it just a bit disappointing to think that your go-to healthy snack might not be as healthy as you once thought?

Maisie Jane’s almond butter is dedicated to setting the bar higher so that you can have delicious, flavorful, wholesome, addictive and good for you – all at the same time!

So, What Else Is Not in the Jar?

Some of the best things in life need the fewest enhancements because they simply have the ability to stand on their own feet.

You guessed it. There are more wonderful traits to tout where Maisie Jane’s butters are concerned, each one recommending the products more fully to those interested in high-quality health food options, special diets, those dealing with peanut allergies or merely wanting a tasty snack alternative.

And it has to do with what is NOT added. You will find Maisie Jane’s nut butters free of:

  • Added oils
  • Added sugars
  • Salt
  • Preservatives
  • GMOs
  • Wheat or gluten

Less is certainly more in this case.

Maisie Jane’s products are also guaranteed to be:

  • Kosher
  • Vegan
  • 100% dry roasted

And?

The creamiest, nuttiest, most flavorful, health-conscious-but-your-taste-buds-would-never-believe-it yumminess that can be used effortlessly in sweet and savory recipes, spread on fruits and veggies, crackers and bread, or enjoyed with a spoon. That’s it, plain and simple.

What Makes Maisie Jane’s So Different?

All of Maisie Jane’s products are made with specific values in mind: transparent sustainability, par excellence in flavor, satisfied customers. And you can taste that success story in every single bite of every nut-laden goodie sold. Maisie Jane’s prizes quality ingredients, efficiency in production, family farms, organic farming and green energy, caring for bees and other native pollinators, and in giving back to the community at large. It’s a family business whose passion for almonds has spanned four generations – and the legacy of hard work but supreme satisfaction in providing exceptional quality from field to consumer plans to stretch far into the future.

So even if taste didn’t figure in (which it most certainly does), Maisie Jane’s is a company you can feel good about supporting.

In conclusion, then, the important reason we have deviated from the main line process of making almond butter and instead dry roast our almonds used in each and every product is you – to deliver a superior nut butter that you can savor freely and still feel good about its impact on your health.

Good for you, good for your family, good for the farmers, good for the environment, good for the planet. Does it really get any better than that?

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Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products, Inc. was founded on strong beliefs and passion for offering unique, flavorful, top-quality, nut products. We strongly believe in earth-friendly practices that start on our family owned and operated orchards. We use Organic farming practices and continue in the process by using all natural ingredients with no preservatives or GMOs. We believe in honest, friendly and helpful customer relations at all levels. We take pride in every task, every day, with every person.