Learn how to make homemade peanut butter with this simple step-by-step tutorial in recipe. It’s made naturally with tons of — you guessed it — peanuts!!
Today marks two weeks of living in my new loft without a fully functioning kitchen, which in the land of food blogging has proven a bit challenging. Let’s just say I’ve been eating a lot of salads and sandwiches. (Ok, ok, and maybe taking the opportunity to frequent my favorite taco shop across the street a few times.) :)
But one of the joys of moving was discovering some little hidden treasures in my pantry, including three containers of peanuts. Who knew? So for something different today, I thought I would take the opportunity to spruce up an old recipe on the blog for homemade peanut butter.
I first blogged about how to make homemade peanut butter four years ago, and have made it countless times since. It literally could not be easier. Just process peanuts in the food processor for a few minutes until their smooth, and you’re good to go. I used to add oil and honey to my peanut butter, but now I just like it plain with an extra pinch of salt. You can also use any kind of peanuts that you want — party peanuts, honey-roasted, unsalted, Spanish peanuts, mixed nuts, etc. Just about anything works, and the variations can be so fun!
So for anyone who has never tried this fun trick at home before, I snapped photos this time around for a step-by-step tutorial.
Homemade Peanut Butter | 1-Minute Video
First, you begin with your peanuts. You can use however many you’d like! I used all of the peanuts I had on hand this time, which was nearly 6 cups. But you can make as large or small a batch as you would like.
Simply pour the peanuts into the bowl of your food processor, and then watch the peanuts go through the various stages that come with homemade peanut butter.
First they turn into a fine ground…
…which I usually have to loosen a bit with my rubber spatula so that they don’t all stick to the sides of the food processor…
…then it will turn into a thick, gritty paste…and then sandy smooth…
…until finally the peanut butter reaches the really creamy, smooth state. Couldn’t resist a little lick.
So if you love peanut butter as much as I do, give this recipe a try!
Homemade Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 4 cups peanuts (any kind — party, honey roasted, mixed, dry-roasted, salted/unsalted, you choose)
- optional add-ins: salt and/or honey
Instructions
- Place the peanuts in a food processor, and process for 1 minute. Use a spatula to loosen mixture from the sides of the bowl if the mixture is sticking. Then continue to process until completely smooth, about 2-3 more minutes.
- Transfer to an airtight container, cover and refrigerate until use. Peanut butter should keep for between 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator. Stir each time before using.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
my husband is a peanut butter eatting fool! He’d love this!
Because we have just discovered the importance of flax seed to our diets, and we know our bodies can’t digest the seeds, I add up to 1/3 of the peanut amount as whole flax seeds. I love the taste, but if your kids balk, introduce it slowly.
Flax seed mixes well with almonds, too.
Cacilia
Hey this looks great! I’m gonna try it when I’ve run out of my Skippy!
Hey Ali! I just tried this in Spain because I have now eaten all of my peanut butter supply. It tastes good – but the machine I´m using as a food processer doesn´t chop the peanuts very well so I think it´s permanately in the paste stage. Oh well!
Just tried this recipe and it was delicious! I’m never buying store bought peanut butter again. Can’t wait to try it with almonds.
do you add spices? dried fruits? or other nuts to the mixtures??
hey there! i haven’t yet tried adding any other spices, dried fruits, or nuts — but i’m sure you absolutely could! i imagine there are some totally fun ways you could mix up this recipe. :)
let me know if you give any a try, and how it turns out!!
yessss! i can’t wait to do this…sounds so good.
Gotta try this!
I can’t wait to make my own nut butter!
“for all of you out there who are obsessed with the peanut-butter-making machine at Whole Foods…” It’s like you wrote this post about me! I would love to try this at home!
Many salted peanuts are sprinkled with hydrogenated fat to keep the salt on the nut. Buy unsalted nuts and add your own salt; and still make sure you read the list of ingredients as they sometimes add hydrogenated fat to the whole batch and then separate the peanuts not to be salted.