I am finding such great joy with so many things I can make myself at home like peanut butter. Just buying pure simple ingredients and processing them myself. I experimented with peanuts this week and we made peanut butter with honey. If you have ever eaten fresh homemade peanut butter, you may never buy the store bought stuff again. We all thought the homemade peanut butter tasted amazing. You have just got to try this. Half the jar was gone within a week. Learn how to make peanut butter with the super simple directions below.
How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter
How to Make Peanut Butter Ingredients:
1lb Peanuts
2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup honey
Directions on How to Make Peanut Butter:
1. Take one pound of roasted peanuts and put them in a food processor. (This is extremely difficult )
2. Pour the honey in with the peanuts. Use my method of pour the honey around the container twice. I rarely ever measure anything. Add more if you like a sweeter peanut butter.
3. Turn the processor on high for around 10 minutes. After a few minutes turn off the processor and scrape the sides and then turn it on again.
4. The peanuts will reach a magic moment where they will become a smooth round ball of fresh peanut butter heaven in the food processor. That is the magic moment they go from boring peanuts into peanut butter. Yes! Turn off the processor and scrape the sides. Be sure to get the little bits off the bottom. Keep on processing for a while until is it smooth and creamy. If you want an easily spreadable peanut butter add a little peanut oil. Then you will have smooth and creamy peanut butter.
I store my homemade peanut butter in the fridge. You may not need to do this, but remember there are no preservatives in this peanut butter. You won’t have to worry too much about it, since you will want to eat the entire jar at one sitting anyway. Seriously it is THAT good. You know you want to Pin this and give it a try. I am amazed how awesome fresh items taste. Just think of all the yummy recipes you can make now that you know how to make peanut butter yourself.
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I would love to do this…I love homemade peanut butter…but no food processor…:((((
Awe that is so sad. I don’t know how I would live without one. My old one died a while back, so I got a new one as a gift from my husband. He knows how I go gaga over new kitchen appliances!
I had no idea this was so easy to make! huh, must try this weekend. thanks for posting 🙂
How exciting! I’ve already been trying to convince my man we need a food processor – this might do the trick! Peanut butter is one of my very favorite foods.
You could tell him how much healthier you could be by processing your own food. Then think of the money you would save buying just ingredients and processing them yourself. It might just pay for itself!
love this oh so yummy and good for you
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Oh yum!! I love making almond and cashew butter the same way. Healthy, delicious, and you can make whatever quantity you want. 🙂
Your Peanut Butter looks delicious. Your recipe is fabulous and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
I’ve been making my own peanut butter for years, and I’m always amazed when people look at me like a lunatic. It’s so easy to do, and definitely tastes the best, yet so few people know about this.
I’ve read that peanuts can be sprayed with lots of pesticides in the growing process. I’ve just been buying them in the store cans, but I’m wondering if there is a better/more frugal way. Possibly buying in bulk? I need to do a little more research, I think. But, I’m curious if anyone else has any leads on this?