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This post shows youhow to make homemade peanut butter, which only takes about 5 minutes to make a delicious batch.It’sso easy and good that you’regoing to wonder why you haven’t made it yet.
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I lovetackling something new in the kitchen. It almost seems silly to say that I’m “tackling” homemade peanut butter, because really, it’s one of the most simple things you can make. But, making homemade peanut butter is one of those things that I had want to do for quite a while, so I decided to give it a try.
This homemade peanut butter turned out so good that when I made it, I made several batches. And, I’ve made it numerous times since I first posted this. We love peanut butter in our house, soweuseitup in no time.
To make homemade peanut butter like I did, you’ll need 1 pound of peanuts. I used salted party peanuts because I have a ton to use up, but you can use almost any kind you like. Put your peanuts in a food processor with a metal blade and get ready to give them a ride!
Ingredients Needed for Homemade Peanut Butter:
Cooking Equipment Needed for Homemade Peanut Butter:
Turn your processor on (use high power, if you have an option) and allow it to grind those peanuts down. Within the first minute, they will look crumbly like this:
But you aren’t going to stop there — keep the power going and within the first few minutes, you’ll see the peanuts starting to form a ball like this:
It’s getting there! But not done yet. Keep processing your peanuts and almost like magic, you’ll start to notice that the peanuts will thin out and become smooth. The more you process it, the more smooth it will become. Keep processing until it’s a smooth as you like. When mine was done, I added about 2 teaspoons of honey and a touch of salt. Give yours a taste to determine if this would be good for yours. You will also notice that there is no oil in this recipe. While I know many peanut butter recipes call for it, I have found that it’s not necessary.
I’ve been storing my peanut butter in mason jars. This peanut butter recipe fits in a 16 oz jar with room to spare — or fits perfectly if you stir in additional chopped peanuts to make a chunky peanut butter. I’ve also used 4 oz mason jars — three of them to be exact (and they are filled very full).
My favorite jarred peanut butter I buy is Jif and this homemade peanut butter is very different than that — it would be more easily compared to the all-naturalpeanut butters on the grocery store shelves, but I think this is even better.I’m not planning to totally give up buying jarred peanut butter at the grocery store, but now that I’ve learned how easy it is to make peanut butter at home, I will definitely be making this regularly.
How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter
Here’s the complete recipe, which you canprint. If you aren’t ready to make this homemade peanut butter recipe yet, be sure to save it to one of your Pinterest boards so you can find it easily next time.
How to Make Peanut Butter (in only 5 minutes)
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- Author: Brandie Valenzuela
Description
This post shows youhow to make homemade peanut butter, which only takes about 5 minutes to make a delicious batch.It’sso easy and good that you’regoing to wonder why you haven’t made it yet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces peanuts (your favorite variety – I used salted party peanuts)
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Salt (optional)
Instructions
- Place peanuts in food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Turn processor on high and chop/grind peanuts until smooth (usually no more than 5 minutes). You may find it necessary to scrape down inside of the processor bowl halfway through.
- When your peanut butter is as smooth as you would like, add in the honey. Season with salt, if necessary.
- Place the peanut butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
Notes
–If you wish to have chunky peanut butter, chop 1/3 – 1/2 cup peanuts and stir in at the end.
- Category: Sauces
- Cuisine: American
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