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Newly updated! Making your own condiments is easier than you may think. With just 4 simple ingredients, you can make your own Peanut Butter From Scratch at home!
Is there anything more satisfying than that moment when you make your own condiment? That thing that you've been buying in a jar or a tub for your whole life and then *boom* you make it yourself! The power! The excitement! That's exactly how I felt the first time we made this Peanut Butter From Scratch! Even better, it's incredibly easy to makeandthe ingredients are super simple.
Ingredients Needed
- Peanuts - the best peanuts for peanut butter are raw, unsalted, and skinless.
- Honey - Or another sweetener of choice.
- Salt - Kosher is our go-to!
- Peanut oil - You can also use a neutral flavored oil but for the ultimate peanut flavor, peanut oil is the best.
Easy to Make
Pan Fry Peanuts
While you can totally skip this step, you don't want to. Giving the peanuts a quick lil pan fry in, peanut oil, brings out even more of the peanut flavor!
Tip: If there are any that are super burned, pick those out before you add them to your blender or food processor. You don't want them to add any burnt flavor to your homemade peanut butter.
Blend
Add it all to a blender and blend until perfectly creamy!
Recipe Tips
Don't Burn the Peanuts
Be sure that you watch your peanuts when you're frying them. You want to slowly stir them the whole time you're frying on high to avoid this.Once you start to see them brown, that's all you need.
Let the Peanuts Cool
Be sure to let them cool completely, for at least 30 minutes.
Adjust to Taste
Like a sweeter peanut butter? Just add a little more honey! Like a little saltier peanut butter? No problem, just add a little more salt! You can totally adjust this homemade peanut butter to your taste!
Adjust the Creaminess
We've made this peanut butter from scratch many many times and have found that for super soft and smooth peanut butter that's not oily, you'll need 3/8 cup of peanut oil. But if you like a much looser peanut butter, just add more oil.
Smooth or Chunky?
You can have either with this recipe! For smooth, just blend until creamy. For chunky, see the recipe notes.
Why buy store bought when you can have a creamy dreamy Peanut Butter From Scratch at home?
Homemade peanut butter is truly one of the easiest condiments you can make at home, from scratch. And one that once you taste it homemade, you'll wonder why you've been buying it from the store!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Peanut Butter From Scratch
With only 4 ingredients you can make your own Peanut Butter from scratch!
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 8 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
Cooling time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 1/4 cup
Author: Tracy
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb peanuts unsalted and skinless
- 3/8 cup peanut oil + 1 tablespoon, divided
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Heat peanut oil in a wok or large frying pan on high. Lower heat to medium high and add peanuts, stirring constantly until all of the peanuts are coated in the oil and pan fry for about 2-3 minutes OR until they start to brown.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels. Add fried peanuts and let cool for at least 30 minutes. Remove any peanuts that are black or really burned.
Once they are cooled put the peanuts in a food processor or blender. Add honey, salt, and peanut oil and blend until creamy.
Add to a mason jar or an airtight container and store in the fridge.
Notes
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months.
Pan Frying the Peanuts
This adds so much flavor to your peanut butter. But be sure that they don't burn, that's why you want to just fry them quickly, and stir them often. If there are any that are super burned, pick those out before you add them to your blender or food processor. You don't want them to add any burnt flavor to your homemade peanut butter. A few are ok though.
Substitutions
Peanut Oil - You can use another neutral flavored oil like vegetable oil or canola oil.
Make it Chunky
Make it a chunky peanut butter by adding 1/4 cup of peanuts after everything is fully blended and pulsing to combine and chop the added peanuts. Since chunky peanut butter is often looser, you may want to add another 1/8 cup of oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
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Reader Interactions
Comments
Tisha
I've always wanted to try doing this! Now I don't have an excuse great post!Reply
- Monica | Nourish + Fete
Love this! I'm always interested in making more things from scratch but have yet to try peanut butter. I love how you could easily adapt this, too, with more or less salt, honey, or even other spices potentially! Yum!Reply
- Saima
I love peanut butter but was too lazy always to look up the recipe online to make at home! Always had store bought peanut butter. Your recipe is the perfect incentive for me to try it!Reply
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