With the onset of the pandemic and us spending most of our time at home, I started to explore more in the kitchen.
One of the best things I’ve learned is making my own peanut butter. It is ridiculously easy to make, I regretted not learning to make it earlier.
Homemade Peanut Butter – A Good Source of Protein
Peanut butter is a good source of protein. Homemade peanut butter is best because it is cheap, delicious, and most importantly, you know what goes into it. You can also customise it according to your preference.
I’ve also baked mouth-watering Dairy-Free and Egg-Free Peanut Butter Cookies with my homemade peanut butter. It is so yummy and perfect for vegans.
All you need to get started is a good blender and maybe an oven because toasted nuts elevate the peanut butter a notch higher. It warms the oils in the nuts and helps to make everything blend together easier.
We need a good and powerful blender or food processor to blend peanuts into smooth and spreadable peanut butter.
When you first start the blending process, the peanuts look impossible to mix but allow the blender to go a little longer and you’ll see it magically turn into amazingly rich peanut butter.
Ready to surprise the children with your own homemade peanut butter? Let me show you how:
Homemade Peanut Butter
Equipment
- Blender
- Oven
Ingredients
- 300 g roasted peanut
- 4 tbsp peanut oil You may also use vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp brown sugar According to your sweetness preference
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Roast raw peanuts at 170C until brown.
- Once roasted, remove the skin. Alternatively, you can also just roast skinless peanuts. It is easier and faster this way.
- Sieve to get rid of the skin.
- Add oil, butter, roasted butter and brown sugar into a blender or a food processor.
- You can substitute brown sugar with honey but I personally prefer it with brown sugar.
- I added some salt to improve the overall flavour of the butter.
- Blend until smooth.
- When you first start the blending process, the peanuts look impossible to mix but allow the blender to go a little longer and you'll see it magically turn into amazingly good peanut butter.
- To make crunchy peanut butter, just add coarsely blended peanuts into the peanut butter and mix well.
- Pour into a clean and dry container.
- Spread onto your favourite crackers or bread. It is even good to eat it on its own.
Now that you know how to make peanut butter, you can also make your own almond butter or any other kind of nut butter that you like.
Watch this video to see how easy it is to make your very own peanut butter:
