Some things in the world are just too too easy. Peanut butter is one of those things.
I suppose those easy things work to compliment the tasks in life that are far too complicated for their own good. These complicated tasks include, but are not limited to, matching your socks fresh out of the dryer, finding your other slipper in a closet full of shoes, and emptying your vacuum bag and finding replacements of the same size and shape… seriously, why is that so hard!?
Where these little bits of life are difficult, some things, like homemade peanut butter, are easy peasy. Thank goodness for the little things.
This recipe is so easy that I almost feel bad typing it out for you. In essence, if you throw shelled peanuts into a food processor, with or without a pinch of salt, whirl it up for several minutes, you’ll have the magic of peanut butter in your kitchen. It’s really that easy, and you skip all the dirty hydrogenated oils that sometimes complicate our food.
Peanut butter…. make it.
Homemade Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
makes just over 1 cup of peanut butter
1 1/2 cups honey roasted peanuts (you can also used roasted unsalted peanuts, or roasted and salted peanuts, adjusting the salt to taste)
pinch of salt
Place shelled peanuts in the bowl of a food processor with blade. Make sure the lid is on tight and turn on the food processor. Nuts will move from course to finely ground then begin to form a paste. Feel free to stop the food processor once the paste begins to form to scrape the sides of the bowl. Turn on food processor again until the peanuts resemble a thick, but mostly smooth, and shiny (from the peanut oil) peanut butter. This took me about 4 minutes of food processing
Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Place in a warm water bath or in a low microwave for 30-45 seconds to soften and spread. Delicious!
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This is the only kind of peanut butter my husband will eat now. He had no idea it could taste so good! But the honey roasted is a great idea I will have to try it.
Congratulations!!!! World’s 50 best food blogs!!! You so rock!!!! So well deserved!!!
(And the peanut butter looks great).
Congrats on making the World’s 50 Best Food Blogs!! I also think you should have been higher up than 50, but hey. :)
Hello?! This is what I’m talking about! I love my Jif Extra Crunchy, but homemade is da bomb! Recently, I’ve been enjoying homemade almond butter with a few nut additions such as cashew and hazelnut. Mmm..mmmm…good!
Hey Joy! I could not believe how simple this was! I added melted chocolate and shredded coconut to mine. It was heavenly on a toasted cinnamon-raisin bagel.
Thanks for the inspiration!! :o)
I can’t wait to try this…I LOVE peanut butter. Can you make chunky peanut butter using this recipe though? Would you just not process it as long, or add in chopped peanuts afterwards?
Good god, I wish I wasn’t allergic to peanuts! I guess I could try this with other nuts though…hmmmm….
hey you can try it with sunflower seed xx
Wow, I can’t believe so many people didn’t know how to make this! Homemade isn’t as creamy as store-bought unless you put in those transfats, but homemade is SO much better! Thanks for making the world a lot less ignorant. :)
Wow I didn’t realize peanut butter was so easy to make! It is one of my favorite foods and I am definitely making my own from now on so I don’t wind up with all the extra sodium, trans fats, etc from the store-bought ones.
Oh, don’t feel guilty. I had no idea it was that easy, but now that I do I’m going to give it a try! I’m a total nut fiend… This is right up my alley!
Could you do this in a blender if you don’t have a food processor?
yes you can it may take a bit longer and only do a little at a time xx
simplicity is my favorite thing in life.
and peanut butter.
thanks :)
Wow, this is easy. Everyone should be doing this in light of the recent PB scandals. I have been avoiding the stuff because of the salmonella, but now you have inspired me to make my own. Thanks!
This is so ridiculously easy that I’m almost embarrassed I didn’t know this before. Thanks for bringing all of us out of the dark!
WOW! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for posting this easy recipe…….and I’m so happy I found your fun and interesting blog!
I just made my first batch of homemade peanut butter this morning. I had been buying the natural peanut butter but am now going all homemade. Wow, absolutely amazing.
My mom makes this all the time :-). She even packs PB for the new grandbaby. And he loves it.
Hey guys – anyone know how long this would last in the fridge? Thanks! A
hey have been looking at different websites and the ranges last between 1 and 2 months as long as it is stored correctly xx
Do you have to refrigerate the peanut butter immediately or even at all in order to preserve it’s life?
I wouldn’t say you need to refrigerate this peanut butter as soon as you make it, but once you’re done using it, put it in a good tupperware container and store it in the fridge… just to keep it super fresh.
How long does fresh peanut butter typically last in the fridge?
I would be interested in making this in bulk for baking purposes. Could one freeze and thaw when needed?
I eat peanut butter by the spoonfull so I am very excited to try this.
Thanks!!
I got a peanut butter maker; I tried to make the peanut butter from shelled roasted peanuts, The color was tan like the peanuts; how do
I make the peanut butter brown like one usually sees it?
peanut butter was delicious
You must pour 1 tablespoon of oil over the nuts and roast them in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes before you put them in the food processor. make sure you stir the nuts often in the oven so they don’t burn. Good luck with it. I made some nutella the other day and it turned out divine.
I have 20 peanut plants growing in the garden right now—my first time growing them since I was a child-I hope they do well and I can have really healthy peanuts to make some peanut butter with. I also have 2 very large freezer bags of raspberries that I want to can–looks like I can have some yummy peanut butter & jelly sandwiches soon!
This sounds wonderful! I have been thinking of making my own, but wasn’t sure how difficult it would be. I am so glad to hear how easy it is…PB is one of my favorite things to eat…gotta try this soon.
FYI, we made peanut butter for the first time yesterday and LOVE it. I got a fast new Kitchen Aid food processor for Christmas and it whipped up peanut butter in no time! And it makes for a great healthy snack w/celery! Thanks and I hope you had a great Christmas!
What kind of peanuts do you use? I made some today w/ Spanish peanuts, and it did not come out creamy. It was almost doughy. Thanks!
How long does fresh peanut butter typically last in the fridge?
I would be interested in making this in bulk for baking purposes. Could one freeze and thaw when needed?
I eat peanut butter by the spoonfull so I am very excited to try this.
Thanks!!
Peanut butter should never be frozen. Changes the molecular structure of ingredients. Difficult to mix back to same consistency
I bought a Vita-Mix blender a couple of years ago. When it was being demonstrated, peanut butter was one of the foods made using it. It was the first time I’d ever tasted homemade peanut butter. Definitely better than the kind sold in a jar.
i made this last night and it. is. AMAZING. so good – especially on ritz crackers!! :) other recipes i’d seen call for 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp peanut oil as well – would that make any difference? i’m already looking for excuses to use the peanut butter (other than just eat it by the spoonful)!
I LOVE peanut butter…and have never attempted to make my own (guess I thought it was harder than it is). In July I adopted a pit bull, and, at 3 months of age, he has come with skin conditions and allergies–and while we try to figure it all out, I’m trying to avoid any sort of non-natural food, any type of grains, etc–so for Christmas I bought him a new kong toy and can’t wait to make my own peanut butter to stuff in the middle of it…(*does it freeze well?) Going to try to make it with no oil and very LITTLE salt. I have a question though, I bought a bag of peanuts ( unsalted, in the shell), it says pre-roasted…so do I need to shell them and then roast again, or just go with it ?
Can “raw” peanuts be used? If not, what due I need to do to them to make them “usable” …. roast them? … boil them?
Thnx
roast them for sure!
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