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Peanut butter
- Total Time: 05 mins.
- Yield: 1½ Cups 1x
Description
Peanut Butter is a protein-packed delicious spread – super smooth, creamy butter that is commonly used in sandwiches, baked goods, snacks, and desserts. It is so simple to make with a few ingredients like ground peanuts, a bit of honey, a pinch of salt, a little peanut oil, and a food processor. Learn how to make peanut butter at home.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
- 1–2 tablespoons honey or sugar (optional)
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil or any flavorless vegetable oil
- Salt as per taste (optional)
Instructions
To make peanut butter
- Put a pan on the flame, then dry roast the raw peanuts.
- While roasting, they will start to make a popping sound too.
- Continuously stir and roast well until the peanuts become a little dark in color and crunchy on the inside.
- Turn off the flame and let them cool a bit.
- Now transfer the roasted peanuts to a kitchen towel and rub the peanuts vigorously to peel off the skin.
- Take a high-power blender or food processor and add all peanuts into it.
- Now grind them well to make a coarse powder.
- Add honey, salt to taste, and peanut oil (or any other flavorless cooking oil).
- Grind it for another 4-5 seconds. Do not over-grind.
- Delicious Peanut Butter is ready to use.
- Store in the fridge for up to three months and at room temperature for a month.
Notes
- Roast well the peanuts, if using raw peanuts. You can also use pre-roasted peanuts bought from the store then skip the roasting process.
- The best way to remove the skin of peanuts is to use a cloth, add peanuts to the fabric and rub it to peel off.
- You can add any flavorless cooking oil to the butter but do not add mustard and coconut oil.
- For storing, you can refrigerate the peanut butter in a sealed container for up to several weeks.
- After a couple of weeks, if your peanut butter becomes thick, you can add a tablespoon of oil and blend it once again, it will become smooth.
- You can substitute any nut like almond, pistachio or any other nut to make butter. It has exactly the same method.
- Prep Time: 05 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins.
- Category: Side dish
- Cuisine: American
