Who doesn’t love peanut butter? We eat a lot of it in my house and I love that making it only requires 1 ingredient; peanuts! I’ll show you how to make homemade peanut butter in a no frills recipe anybody can make.

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Peanut Butter with 1 Ingredient: Peanuts!

You only need 1 ingredient to make homemade peanut butter, and that ingredient is peanuts. Dry roasted works the best. There are a few tips to get you the best homemade nut butter possible!

Patience! It takes some time to blend peanuts into a paste. Trust the process!
It also takes a very good quality food processor because you’ll have to a) run it for a while and b) you have to stop, scrape, start it a few times during the process to get a smooth texture. I use a this one, but here’s a less expensive option that will work.
Use enough peanuts: The peanuts need to blend to a smooth texture and need a blade to run through them swiftly, so make sure the amount of peanuts you add are proportionate to the size of your food processor.

Steps to Making Homemade Peanut Butter

Prepare food processor. Some of them are tricky. Make sure its in the right spot and will turn on before you get the peanuts in there.
Add peanuts. Pulse consistently until a thick paste is formed.
Once you reach the consistency you desire, transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator.
Remember the peanut butter will slightly harden in the refrigerator! Just give it a stir.

overhead view of peanut butter in food processor

More Ways to Add Flavor

Salt: If you’re using salted peanuts, omit the salt, but if not, add some salt. Go light, and taste as you go.
Honey: Sweeten it up with a little bit of honey
Hot Honey: Make it spicy with the addition of hot honey!
Make it fun for the kids with the addition of sprinkles.

homemade peanut butter with dates in background

Recipes using Peanut Butter

Storing Homemade Peanut Butter

Homemade peanut butter should be refrigerated. Because the only ingredient is peanuts, unlike store bought, homemade peanut butter does not contain stabilizers.
I like to keep homemade peanut butter in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. The science says you can keep it for over a month, but it’s so easy to make fresh, I prefer small batches at a time that get used up for no waste.
Airtight containers, like mason jars, work great for storing peanut butter!

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Homemade Peanut Butter

All you need to make this recipe is one ingredient; peanuts!

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course protein, Snack

Cuisine protein, snack

Servings servings

Calories 162 kcal

Equipment

Food processor

Ingredients

16 oz peanuts

Instructions

Add peanuts to food processor. Process on high power for about 5 minutes.
As the peanut butter starts to blend, it will go through different textures before it becomes smooth, creamy peanut butter. The nuts will first become grainy like sand, then then a thicker paste, then it will for into a big doughy ball, and then finally what resembles thick peanut butter!
Continue to blend until desired consistency is reached. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 211mgFiber: 3gCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

Keyword peanuts, protein, snacks

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