Homemade Peanut Butter
Homemade Peanut Butter needs few ingredients and just minutes to make. Once you make peanut butter at home, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been making it yourself at home!
This 3 ingredient peanut butter recipe is truly simple and easy to make. It turns out rich and creamy peanut butter, which simply melts in the mouth! You start making it at home and I bet you’ll never look back at store bought peanut butter.
Peanut butter recipe is probably the easiest, fastest thing you could ever make. Couple of ingredients, a food processor and less than 10 minutes. After roasting the peanut, remove the skin and throw peanuts into the food processor. Run the processor and watch as the peanuts turn into crumbs, then a thick paste, and finally smooth, shiny peanut butter. Voila you get a ridiculously delicious peanut butter. It’s almost magical!
Peanut butter is one of the ultimate comfort foods! The good thing about making peanut butter at home is that you can tweak the recipe by adding or removing the ingredient as per your preference like – sweetner, salt and oil. These are optional ingredients in peanut butter. You can make peanut butter with just one ingredient i.e. peanut which is the main ingredient in making peanut butter.
INGREDIENTS USED TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER
This recipe uses only three ingredients.
● Peanut
● Brown sugar
● Oil
Though sweetner and oil is optional, we have used it for better taste and texture. It yields shiny, smooth, creamy and spreadable peanut butter. You can also add a pinch of salt. Brown sugar can be substituted with honey or maple syrup.
SOME IMPORTANT TIPS AND TRICKS TO FOLLOW WHILE MAKING PEANUT BUTTER
● If you are making crunchy peanut butter, add ½ to ⅓ cup of the roasted peanuts onto the food processor. Pulse 5 to 6 times, or until the peanuts are coarsely chopped. Transfer them to a bowl and reserve for later.
● Preferably use raw shelled peanut, roast them freshly and use them only after removing the skin.
● Roast the peanuts on medium heat and not more than 5 minutes.
● Roast the peanuts only until light browned and smell nutty. Do not burn them. It will completely spoil the taste and colour of the peanut butter
● Stir the peanuts frequently while roasting to prevent from burning and even roasting.
● You can use honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar.
● Start the processor on low and work your way up to medium, then high. This reduces wear and tear on the motor, and blends everything better.
● Do not pulse the processor for too long. To prevent overheating your machine, process in short intervals of about 30 seconds.
● Press ‘stop’ and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula midway through processing. This makes sure that anything that gets stuck on the edges of the blender actually gets incorporated
● At the final stage add little oil for a shiny, smooth, creamy and spreadable consistency.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER
Here are the step by step method to make this homemade peanut butter.
In a heavy bottom pan roast the peanuts on a medium flame for 3-5 minutes. Stir them frequently for even roasting. You need to roast the peanut only until the peanuts are lightly browned and smell nutty. Be careful, they get burn easily. Remove from the heat and let cool for sometime.
Place the peanuts in a kitchen cloth or towel and rub them to remove the skin easily. You can do this using your hands. Rub them in between your palms.
Add the roasted peanuts and sugar to the bowl of a food processor. Run the processor on low to medium speed for 1 minute. The peanut will look like crumbs at this stage. Scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula.
Run the processor for another 1 to 2 minutes. The mixture will turn thick.
If you’re using honey and salt, add them at this stage. Add your desired amount of salt and honey then process until combined. (You can add ¼ teaspoon of salt and tablespoon of honey).
Finally add in the oil and process for about 1 minute or until the peanut butter is creamy, smooth and spreadable consistency.
Your 3 ingredient peanut butter is ready. Transfer them in sterilized jar and enjoy!
For crunchy peanut butter, stir in the reserved peanuts. (Check notes #1)
NOTES:
● If you are making crunchy peanut butter, add ½ to ⅓ cup of the roasted peanuts onto the food processor. Pulse 5 to 6 times, or until the peanuts are coarsely chopped. Transfer them to a bowl and reserve for later.
● Roast the peanuts on medium heat and roast the peanuts only until light browned and smell nutty. Do not burn them. It will completely spoil the taste and colour of the peanut butter.
● You can use honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar.
● A dash of salt can be added.
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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER VIDEO TUTORIAL
HOW TO STORE HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER?
The best way to store peanut butter is in an airtight jar. You can store it in room temperature for atleast a week. For longer duration you need to refrigerate which will go through for several weeks.
If refrigerated before serving you can remove from the fridge and keep it in the counter for few minutes to soften it up so that it spreads easily.
DO I HAVE TO ADD THE SUGAR OR HONEY?
The sugar or honey helps balance out the saltiness of the peanuts. Honey in peanut butter gives a nice texture. but if you want to keep things sugar-free, just opt them out.
USES OF HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER
There are many ways to make use of peanut butter. The sky is the limit! Here’s some
● blend into smoothies and milkshakes
● make sandwich cookies.
● make peanut butter cookies
● peanut butter cheesecake
● dips and sauces
● salad dressings
● use in energy bars, acts as a great binder too.
● peanut butter truffles
● use as filling for cupcakes, French toast, pancakes and crepes.
● use in no bake cookies
● spread it on burgers and sandwiches
● make hummus, acts as a great substitute for tahini
SIMILAR RECIPES
● Chocolate Sauce
● Homemade Mango Jam
● Chocolate Ganache
● Raja Mircha Sauce / Chilly Sauce
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Homemade Peanut Butter
Equipment
- Mixer grinder
- Heavt bottom pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups (400 grams) peanut
- 1 tablespoon briwn sugar or honey /maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom pan roast the peanuts on a medium flame for 3-5 minutes. Stir them frequently for even roasting. You need to roast the peanut only until the peanuts are lightly browned and smell nutty. Be careful, they get burn easily. Remove from the heat and let cool for sometime.
- Place the peanuts in a kitchen cloth or towel and rub them to remove the skin easily. You can do this using your hands. Rub them in between your palms.
- Add the roasted peanuts and sugar to the bowl of a food processor. Run the processor on low to medium speed for 1 minute. The peanut will look like crumbs at this stage. Scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula. (Check notes #1)
- Run the processor for another 1 to 2 minutes. The mixture will turn thick.
- If you're using honey and salt, add them at this stage. Add your desired amount of salt and honey then process until combined. (You can add ¼ teaspoon of salt and tablespoon of honey).
- Finally add in the oil and process for about 1 minute or until the peanut butter is creamy, smooth and spreadable consistency.
- For crunchy peanut butter, stir in the reserved peanuts. (Check notes #1)
Video
Notes
- If you are making crunchy peanut butter, add ½ to ⅓ cup of the roasted peanuts onto the food processor. Pulse 5 to 6 times, or until the peanuts are coarsely chopped. Transfer them to a bowl and reserve for later.
- Roast the peanuts on medium heat and not more than 5 minutes.
- Roast the peanuts only until light browned and smell nutty. Do not burn them. It will completely spoil the taste and colour of the peanut butter
- Stir the peanuts frequently while roasting to prevent from burning and even roasting.
- You can use honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar.
- Start the processor on low and work your way up to medium, then high. This reduces wear and tear on the motor, and blends everything better.
- Do not pulse the processor for too long. To prevent overheating your machine, process in short intervals of about 30 seconds.
- Press 'stop' and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula midway through processing. This makes sure that anything that gets stuck on the edges of the blender actually gets incorporated
- At the final stage add little oil for a shiny, smooth, creamy and spreadable consistency.
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Why have I never thought of making it at home? ☺️ It looks really creamy and delicious 😋