Peanut Butter Recipe – Cookie and Kate

Peanut butter lovers: Have you ever tried making your individual? I don’t know what took me so lengthy to strive it. It’s really easy to mix in a meals processor and tastes unimaginable. Take your PB&J to the subsequent degree with home made peanut butter.

Do-it-yourself peanut butter is lusciously creamy, with wealthy and irresistible peanut taste. Notably, there’s no grit or annoying oil to stir into the container. Do-it-yourself peanut butter tops all of the store-bought choices in taste and texture, and I’ve tried each pure peanut butter on the market!

With home made peanut butter, you’ve got full management over the components. There’s no want for sugar if you happen to choose unsweetened peanut butter (although if you happen to take pleasure in a bit of sweetness, I’ve choices beneath). There’s definitely no want for oils like hydrogenated vegetable oil or palm oil. My dry-roasted peanuts blended into creamy oblivion with none added oils.

In case you’re eager about making your individual peanut butter, this recipe is for you! You’ll discover ideas, variations, and the complete recipe beneath—plus a video so you’ll be able to watch it come collectively.

Do-it-yourself Peanut Butter Ideas

Peanut butter on toast has been a breakfast mainstay for way back to I can keep in mind. I as soon as begged my mother to ship peanut butter throughout the ocean throughout a semester in France. Seems, all you want is peanuts and a meals processor to make your individual.

Begin with unsalted dry-roasted peanuts.

Sometimes, for nut butters, I begin with uncooked nuts and roast them earlier than mixing. Nevertheless, it’s been tough to search out unroasted peanuts recently. Dry-roasted peanuts are the proper possibility. Whereas oiled nuts would work, you’re introducing an pointless ingredient into your peanut butter.

Select unsalted peanuts so you’ll be able to management the salt degree. Double-check the components earlier than shopping for (the one ingredient ought to be peanuts) and style them earlier than mixing. Unhealthy peanuts will make unhealthy peanut butter.

Use your meals processor, not a blender.

I’m nonetheless on workforce Meals Processor for nut butters, peanut butter included. Nut butters are so thick that blenders, even nice ones like my Vitamix, require quite a lot of guide assist to get going. It’s simpler to throw the nuts in my meals processor and let the processor work it out.

I’m joyful to report that peanut butter blends far more simply than my different nut butter recipes. When you make peanut butter, you’ll need to strive the remainder!

Watch Easy methods to Make Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Taste Variations

Attempt only one or strive all of them! Crunchy cinnamon-honey peanut butter sounds great to me.

Naturally sweetened peanut butter

Honey and peanut butter is perfection, however maple syrup can also be unbelievable. With home made peanut butter, you’ve got full management over the sweetness degree. I discovered 1 teaspoon to be flippantly candy, 2 teaspoons noticeably candy and barely honey-flavored (it thickens the combination fairly a bit!), and 1 tablespoon tastes like a deal with, with gentle honey taste. 

Cinnamon peanut butter

Attempt including some floor cinnamon for some warming spice. Use 1/2 teaspoon for refined taste, or as much as 1 tablespoon if you happen to’re an enormous fan.

Crunchy peanut butter

For some crunch, reserve about 3/4 cup of the peanuts. Mix the remainder as directed, then add the reserved peanuts again to the processor and course of simply till they’re damaged into small bits.

Combined nut butter

Substitute almonds, cashews, pecans, walnuts or pistachios for a number of the peanuts.

Peanut Butter Serving Ideas

I like peanut butter for breakfast. It’s exhausting to beat peanut butter on toast! To take it to the subsequent degree, drizzle it with honey. Stir a dollop of peanut butter into your morning oats to make them extra hearty—strive my in a single day oats, oatmeal, and steel-cut oats.

My toddler’s favourite snack is apple slices with peanut butter dip—merely stir a beneficiant spoonful into some Greek yogurt. Add honey or cinnamon if you happen to’d like.

Flip your peanut butter into one thing candy, like Peanut Butter Oat Cookies, Monster Cookies or Chocolate Peanut Butter Crispy Bars. You may as well use peanut butter to make my Straightforward No-Bake Granola Bars.

Peanut butter can lean savory, too. Make peanut butter dipping sauce and serve it with spring rolls or drizzle it over these mango burrito bowls. Or make Vegetarian Peanut Soup!

After all, we will’t overlook the basic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which is a daily in my daughter’s lunch field. You’ll discover extra makes use of for peanut butter right here.

Extra Nut Butters to Attempt

Please let me know the way your peanut butter seems within the feedback! I like listening to from you.

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