Homemade Peanut Butter
Serves 1
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Sign inPeanut butter is a food product usually consisting of roasted and ground peanuts, sometimes sweetened. It is commonly sold in grocery stores, but can be made at home. Many styles are available; the most popular are creamy (smooth) and crunchy, but honey-roasted or wholenut varieties can also be found. Creamy peanut butter is made by grinding all of the mixture very finely. The crunchier styles leave portions of the mixture with a coarser grind, resulting in larger pieces of peanut interspersed with the creamier fine ground mixture. Used in sandwiches (particularly the classic peanut butter and
Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Peanuts, Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) raw shelled peanuts
- 1 tablespoons any natural oil, such as vegetable oil, peanut oil or canola oil (optional)
- ½ teaspoon white sugar (optional)
- 2 teaspoons honey (optional)
- 1 pinch of salt
Method
- Place tinfoil on a baking pan, add in peanuts and bake the peanuts at 200–350 °F for about 10 minutes.
- Let peanuts cool. You can shake the peanuts to peel its skin.
- Process or blend for a while. Blend to a desired consistency. This will take around 10 minutes.
- * At first, it will be crumbly, but as you blend it comes together into a ball, and eventually it will turn smooth and creamy.
- If desired, add in oil, sugar, honey and salt. Process or blend until combined.