I tasted my first homemade peanut butter while serving in the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan in 2010. There is something about homemade peanut butter that is so good and so pure! Maybe it is its protein, or its versatility, or maybe it's the fact that while living abroad, it's either not available or the country's variety is subpar to your fond childhood memories of (American processed) peanut butter.
Making peanut butter at home is easy, relatively cheap, and healthier than any store bought versions.
Making peanut butter at home is easy, relatively cheap, and healthier than any store bought versions.
Ingredients
1 lb raw peanuts
honey*
1-3 tsp vegetable oil
pinch of salt
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Roast peanuts until fragrant and lightly browned. Make sure to shuffle peanuts around to ensure they are getting evenly roasted.
3. Pour hot peanuts into a food processor. Add salt, 1-2 tsp honey (or more if you like sweeter peanut butter) and 1 tsp vegetable oil. Pulse mixture 3-4 times.
4.Peanuts will look crumby at first, keeping pulsing and then fully blend together ingredients until creamy.
5. Feel free to add a little more oil to get your mixture well-combined and creamy.
*Omit honey is making a vegan version! Instead replace with agave.
**If you can't find raw peanuts where you are, you can certainly use roasted, unsalted peanuts.
1 lb raw peanuts
honey*
1-3 tsp vegetable oil
pinch of salt
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Roast peanuts until fragrant and lightly browned. Make sure to shuffle peanuts around to ensure they are getting evenly roasted.
3. Pour hot peanuts into a food processor. Add salt, 1-2 tsp honey (or more if you like sweeter peanut butter) and 1 tsp vegetable oil. Pulse mixture 3-4 times.
4.Peanuts will look crumby at first, keeping pulsing and then fully blend together ingredients until creamy.
5. Feel free to add a little more oil to get your mixture well-combined and creamy.
*Omit honey is making a vegan version! Instead replace with agave.
**If you can't find raw peanuts where you are, you can certainly use roasted, unsalted peanuts.