How To Make Peanut Butter

If you want to know how to make peanut butter, take a look at this simple guide for a delicious homemade treat. Making peanut butter at home is really easy and satisfying.  It's also cheap and the fresh taste is far superior to anything you can buy.

You will need:

• A food processor

• 300g/10½oz/2 cups of peanuts

• 1 tablespoon of peanut, sunflower or any flavourless oil

• Salt (optional)

What peanuts to use?

For this peanut butter recipe, I like to use shelled unroasted peanuts that are still in their skins.  I like to roast the peanuts myself because the fresh roasted flavour is so good - but you can use skinless peanuts if you prefer and you can also use pre-roasted peanuts. This recipe is for unroasted peanuts so if you are using pre-roasted, just skip Step 1 and 2.

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Spread the nuts out on a oven tray and bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.  If you are using pre-roasted peanuts, skip this step.
3. Tip the roasted peanuts into a food processor with the oil and grind to the consistency you like.
4. You can also add a pinch of salt if you wish though I don't bother.
5. Store the peanut butter in an airtight container.  There's no need to refrigerate.  It will keep for about a month.

 

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