Branch out and try the grown-up flavors and textures of tree-nut butters — found at your favorite health-food store.

Cashew Butter

This delicately flavored butter (pictured left), which packs 8 grams of fat per tablespoon (the same as peanut butter), is a good source of copper and magnesium.
Sandwich suggestions:

Cashew butter with salami.

Cashew butter with ginger preserves.

Cashew butter with turkey and cranberry or lingonberry preserves.

Almond Butter

Sweet, smooth, and silky, this creamy butter has a fruity note, making it a perfect partner for jelly. Almond butter has only 9 grams of fat per tablespoon and contains healthy amounts of magnesium.
Sandwich suggestions:

Almond butter with guava jelly.

Almond butter with citrus marmalade and sliced almonds.

Almond butter with sliced pears and chestnut honey.

Macadamia-Nut Butter

Velvety and candylike without being cloying, this citrusy-tasting spread is a good source of thiamin. The taste, the price, and the fat content (12 grams per tablespoon) make it pure decadence.
Sandwich suggestions:

Macadamia-nut butter with sliced pineapple or papaya.

Macadamia-nut butter with sliced banana and grated coconut.

Macadamia-nut butter spread between 2 chocolate wafers.

Hazelnut Butter

Intensely nutty, with a toasty, caramel-like taste and a slightly oily texture, hazelnut butter is a decent source of copper. It packs 9 grams of fat in each delectable tablespoon.
Sandwich suggestions:

Hazelnut butter with orange marmalade and goat cheese.

Hazelnut butter with Cheddar and apple slices.

Hazelnut butter with sliced strawberries.