SunButter Creamy Sunflower Seed Butter To Go Cups, Nut Free, 36 Cups

What I Tested: SunButter Creamy Sunflower Seed Butter, 16 oz (Pack of 6) Real‑World Results: Creamy, delicious alternative to peanut butter for a peanut‑allergy household Not overly sweet — easy win for picky eaters but still a healthy choice The 6‑pack is a great value, noticeably cheaper per jar than local retail Works in everything: pad thai, sunbutter‑and‑jelly sandwiches for picnics, celery dip, lunchbox snacks Things to Watch For Heat during transport can affect the seal, so I always check lids on arrival Bottom Line: If you need a reliable peanut‑free spread that fits into lots of kid‑friendly meals, this is an easy pantry staple.

My kids with multiple food allergies (including peanuts) already have enough on their plate without having to explain why they're eating weird looking stuff. So I am thrilled to be able to recommend Sunbutter as a peanut butter substitute. My kids don't have to do without that childhood lunch staple, the peanut-butter sandwich. Sunbutter doesn't taste like peanut butter; it tastes like sunflower seeds. However, this is not an unpleasant taste, just different. It has the exact same texture and mouth-feel as peanut butter, though, so it can be used as a straight substitute for peanut butter in all kinds of recipes. We've used it as a substitute to make peanut-free peanut sauce, peanut butter cookies, and peanut butter fudge. It functions exactly as peanut butter does, and as long as the sunflower-seed taste goes well in the recipe, it does just fine. I should warn you, though, there are some contexts where the flavor just doesn't work with the recipe. On the other hand you may find that some people will prefer the flavor. Our neighbors don't have a single peanut-allergic kid, but they bought some Sunbutter anyway because their kids had it over at our peanut-free house and loved it. Sunbutter does have a couple of quirks. First, if you expose it to alkali, it turns green. So if you use it in a recipe that is heavy on the baking soda, you may get an unexpected result. And of course since detergent is alkali, if you leave any on the knife and put it in the dishwasher, that which doesn't wash off will be a harmless but very ugly fecal shade of green. Rinse thoroughly before putting Sunbutter-covered utensils in the dishwasher. Second, it has more of a tendency than peanut butter to separate into oil and solids. I used to buy it in the large tubs but when we'd open one up there was an inch-thick layer of sunflower oil on the top. We tried to mix it in but then we found that the stuff at the bottom was so thick and dry that it couldn't be spreaded at all. We developed two workarounds for this: one, upon opening a new container, we'd dump it in the mixer and mix it all up. Two, buy smaller jars. Overall, three cheers for Sunbutter!

This is my new obsession 🥰 this sunflower butter, is the best thing I’ve ever ate! It has a whipped like texture, and is top quality. I didn’t even have to stir it🤗 just open, and spread it on a cracker, or bread. Actually , I’ll even eat a spoonful . This will forever be repurchased. The best thing is , it’s a non gmo, gluten free, kosher certified, and is healthier than rather peanut butter 👏👏👏

My son has Celiac disease and while he is not allergic to peanuts or tree nuts - his best friend is. They sit next to each other during lunch in school, so I have to be careful to not harm his buddy with what I pack in my son's lunch. I really think that this product is superior to the soynut butters that I find. My family likes the taste of those, but I'm not comfortable adding an abundance of soy to my family's diet. My son has had absolutely no complaints with this. He even asks for it at home when regular peanut butter is an option for him. I wish I would have looked for this on Amazon sooner because they have a better deal than what I can find in my local stores. I think that if more people would be aware of this product, more schools would agree to implement school-wide peanut free policies if they have peanut-allergic students. (In fact, I think I'm going to point this product out to my son's school.) It doesn't taste like peanut butter - but it is still very good. It tastes just like sunflower seeds. The texture is similar to some organic peanut butters. It's not quite as thick as Jif or Skippy and is a little oily. It spreads on easily - which is something that I'm extremely happy about being that gluten free bread is so crumbly. While I haven't gone crazy in using this in baking recipes, it has worked for the ones that I did try. I can't really comment on how long this product lasts. I keep it in the refrigerator and we usually use it up within a few weeks. While I realize that I've never had an open jar all that long, it never did taste rancid or off during that time.

I love this product and have purchased it in a variety of ways for around 15 years. However, there is a serious packaging and logistics problem. For a while, I bought Sunbutter through Amazon exclusively to save money, both in packs of six one-pound jars and packs of two five-pound tubs. Unfortunately I've noticed the one-pound jars tend to become rancid when they are within six months of the label's expiration date, even when unopened. In the stores, the expiration date tends to be about a year away, but it's often within six months when ordered through Amazon or other direct-to-consumer shipping services. It seems they want to ensure the retail stores get the fresher batches. With the five-pound tubs, the issue is less about rancidity and more about packaging. Years ago, the tubs burst open in the boxes a couple times for me. Last time I bought them, they were fine. I had hoped the company had fixed this problem. Today, I received my five-pound tubs, and they had burst open, just as they have in the past. I received a refund and always have in the past, so I am not giving Sunbutter a one or two-star review. It's delicious, filling, and SAFE for those with many types of allergies. There just need to be changes in the packaging and quality assurance departments. Oh, Sunbutter, you have a serious problem. I do hope you will change this situation and continue making one of the best ever peanut-free spreads on the market.

As someone who developed an allergy to peanuts later in life and absolutely loves peanut butter, I was trying to find something that would replace my beloved pb. AH HA! Oh my goodness. This is absolutely delicious. So is their chocolate sunflower butter. I hardly miss my pb now that I've found you, Sunbutter :)

These are a lower oxalate option for those of us who can no longer eat nut butters, & they taste good.

My son has severe NUT allergies so this was a miracle find for us because he loved PB&J until we found out about the nut allergy with a severe reaction that triggered every nut under the sun, including the Peanuts!! We have used both the 'natural' and the 'creamy' versions. I even made sunbutter cookies (faux peanut butter cookies) with this and they were very good!! The only thing is that I used the 'natural' jar and next time I will use the 'creamy' jar of sunbutter. The natural had a little too much oil and made it hard for cookies to hold together, but the creamy is much thicker so in the future I will use the natural for sandwiches as it is easier to spread, and the creamy for baking. I buy this by the Pack of 6 as sold and go thru it in about 4 months, that's how much my kids love & eat it!! Highly recommend product, especially for those with NUT ALLERGIES, this is a must buy.