Mixed Up Foods at Madeline's
Mixed Up Foods makes small-batch blended nut butters, ground and jarred in Vermont. It was founded by Kent Arnold in May 2020. The first recipe came together a few months earlier, when a local store discontinued a nut butter his father loved and Kent, a home cook finishing his last semester at the University of Vermont, set out to recreate it. That blend became The New Favorite, the product that started the brand.
The throughline is blending rather than single nuts. Most jars combine several nuts, such as almonds, cashews, pecans, and walnuts, and lean on late-season Vermont maple sugar for sweetness instead of refined sugar. There is no palm oil and no artificial preservatives.
From there the lineup gets seasonal and regional. Maple Bliss layers pecans and walnuts with cashews and maple; Mud Season, named for Vermont's bittersweet fifth season, folds in cacao nibs and Vermont-roasted coffee for a lightly caffeinated crunch; and a limited Strawberry Creemee folds freeze-dried strawberries into a maple base for a strawberry-shortcake character.
Mixed Up Foods products at Madeline's
Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details, weights, and ordering.
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"The New Favorite" - Almond, Pecan & Cashew Nut Butter (8 oz) ($14.95). A versatile four-ingredient nut butter of roasted almonds, cashews, pecans, and sea salt, recreated from a discontinued grocery favorite. The blend that started the brand, ground and jarred in Vermont.
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"Maple Bliss" - Maple, Walnut & Pecan Nut Butter (8 oz) ($14.95). A blend of US-grown pecans and walnuts with cashews, sweetened with a hint of late-season Vermont maple sugar. No palm oil, refined sugar, or artificial preservatives.
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"Mud Season" - Crunchy Cacao Nib & Coffee Nut Butter (7.5 oz) ($14.95). A crunchy nut butter of almonds and cashews with cacao nibs, Vermont-roasted coffee, vanilla bean, maple sugar, and sea salt. Named for Vermont's fifth season, bittersweet and lightly caffeinated.
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"Strawberry Creemee" - Vanilla Cashew Butter (9 oz, Limited) ($17.95). A seasonal limited-batch cashew butter that folds freeze-dried strawberries into the brand's maple base, with a hint of pecan and real vanilla bean for a strawberry-shortcake character.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy Mixed Up Foods?
You can buy Mixed Up Foods nut butters online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries The New Favorite, Maple Bliss, Mud Season, and the limited Strawberry Creemee. The products listed above are live and in stock.
What makes Mixed Up Foods different?
Mixed Up Foods makes blended nut butters rather than single-nut spreads, combining nuts like almonds, cashews, pecans, and walnuts and sweetening with late-season Vermont maple sugar instead of refined sugar. There is no palm oil or artificial preservatives, and everything is ground and jarred in Vermont.
Who started Mixed Up Foods?
Mixed Up Foods was founded by Kent Arnold in May 2020. He first developed the recipe after a local store discontinued a nut butter his father loved, while finishing his last semester at the University of Vermont.
What is the Mud Season nut butter?
Mud Season is a crunchy nut butter that blends almonds and cashews with cacao nibs, Vermont-roasted coffee, vanilla bean, maple sugar, and sea salt. It is named for Vermont's bittersweet fifth season and is lightly caffeinated.