I have done something unspeakable to almond butter: microwaved it in plastic. I bought chunky almond butter in bulk and stored it an old soynut butter container. As I neared the bottom of the jar, since I hadn’t consistently stirred it before consumption, the butter at the bottom was dry. In order to make the muffins below, I microwaved the almond butter in order to make it stir-able, and I went thirty seconds too far. Oh well. The muffins suffered no ill effects, and my brother ate probably half the batch before and after the bike races in which he participated last weekend.