Peanut butter is a sweet, viscous mass familiar to each of us. It can be of two types - pasty and with crispy, unground pieces of nuts. Delicious peanut butter has many useful vitamins, acids and minerals, but at the same time there are contraindications to its use. The product can be bought at any supermarket, or you can find out in this article how to make peanut butter yourself at home.

Peanuts, from which the dish is prepared, grow in many Asian countries, and from the beginning of the 19th century they began to grow it in Russia. But the peanut itself conquered the hearts and stomachs of yummy lovers much earlier. In addition to eating, it is also used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.

Composition of peanut butter

Peanuts are a common type of legume in our time, increasingly used in home cooking, in the manufacture of medicines, and even soap. For 100 grams of finished peanut product you have:

• 14 grams of carbohydrates;
• 6 grams of fiber;
• 25 grams of proteins;
• 50 grams of fat.

In this scenario, 100 grams of peanut butter has an energy value of as much as 588 calories! This can be singled out as one of the main disadvantages of such a tasty and healthy product, because, alas, you cannot eat a lot of it.

Now consider the vitamin composition:

• Vitamin E per 100 grams of the product is 45% of the required daily requirement;
• Vitamin B3 is 67% of the daily requirement;
• Vitamin B6 - 27% of the norm;
• Magnesium in the paste 39%;
• Copper - 24% of the daily requirement;
• Manganese makes up as much as 73%;
• In addition to all of the above, this product contains small amounts of vitamin A, B5, E, D, iron, potassium, iodine, phosphorus, zinc and selenium.

Do not forget that with a rich content of vitamins and other nutrients, the calorie content of the product is quite high due to the high fat content. Therefore, you should not use it every day.

Useful and harmful properties of the product

The vitamin composition is clear, but what else is useful in peanut butter and what contraindications can it have? The list of useful qualities can include such substances:

• antioxidants in the product significantly reduce the risk of stomach cancer;
• resveratrol - a substance that has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system;
• enzyme Q10 - a substance involved in the process of metabolism;
• betaine, phytosterols, phospholipids and the like improve digestion, immunity, support the functioning of the nervous system;
• Vitamin B4, or choline, is a substance that helps the body produce phospholipids that reduce the risk of gallstone disease and the appearance of fatty liver;
• Omega-6 and Omega-9 strengthen the heart and blood vessels, the reproductive and nervous system, regulate the amount of cholesterol in the blood and normalize the hormonal background in the body.

Of course, the benefits of peanut butter will be with its moderate use. Oversaturation with substances and vitamins can cause significant harm to the body, at least hypervitaminosis and an allergy to peanuts. With normal occasional use, you can:

• improve vision, recommended for eye diseases;
• have an additional beneficial effect in kidney diseases;
• improve the potency of men;
• take as a prophylaxis for osteoporosis;
• reduce the risk of colorectal cancer;
• reduce the chances of developing type 2 diabetes.

Despite the usefulness, there are also harms of peanut butter for the body:

• the possible content of aflatoxins can contribute to liver cancer, disorders in the development of children and their growth. Therefore, children are not recommended to give the product, and adults with normal health in moderation and infrequent use are allowed;
• Omega acids in excess disrupt the balance of these substances in the body and provoke cardiovascular diseases;
• Peanuts are a strong allergen, and products from it, therefore, too;
• The high calorie content of the product does not allow the use of pasta for people with obesity.

Video: Peanut butter is a healthy breakfast from Elena Malysheva

Making your own peanut butter

Making peanut butter at home is not difficult, and even interesting. The peanut butter recipe contains no impossible ingredients and is easy to find at any grocery store. Below are examples of how to cook a dish yourself, a step-by-step diagram is given.

Important! When buying peanuts, pay attention to their freshness. Shriveled dry nuts will spoil the taste of the dish.

Recipe 1 - classic

• raw peanuts 450 grams;
• salt to taste (1/2 a small spoon is enough for 450 gr);
• purified vegetable oil 4 large spoons.

No special cooking instructions are required.

1. Cooking begins with roasting the peanuts until light golden, stirring occasionally so as not to burn. This process will make the taste of the pasta much richer. You can use the microwave. Select the most powerful mode. Fry for 5-7 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes.
2. Next, the nuts are removed from the burnt ones, placed in a blender and ground to a mushy state in the form of lumps. Now you can add oil, salt and mix again until smooth. Oil is necessary to obtain a liquid mass without crumbs. Therefore, if necessary, you can adjust its amount when added.

Homemade peanut butter is ready! It is recommended to store in a tightly closed jar in the refrigerator for no more than two months.

Recipe 2 - dessert with honey

Delicious sweet peanut butter is obtained by adding some ingredients. Cooking is practically no different from the first option:

• 500 gr peanuts;
• 4 large spoons of oil to choose from: sunflower, sesame, olive;
• 1-2 large spoons of any honey of your choice;
• 1/2 small spoon of salt.

The cooking scheme is simple:

1. Peanuts are also roasted to a light golden color, ground in a blender or ground by hand using a wooden bowl and pusher.
2. Then salt and oil are added to the dish, mixed again until smooth, and after that honey is introduced, finally mixed.
3. Now you can put the finished product in a jar and send it to storage in the refrigerator.

Note! If you are allergic to honey, you can replace it with sugar.

Recipe 3 - dessert with chocolate

Here's a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter. Sweet tooth will definitely appreciate!

For cooking you will need:

• 200 gr peanuts;
• 20 grams of real cocoa or unsweetened chocolate;
• Optionally, you can add honey or sugar to taste;
• 1/4 small spoon of salt.

Step by step cooking process:

1. Prepare peanuts in the same way as in previous recipes - fry and chop.
2. Now add salt, grated chocolate or cocoa, honey, beat well again until smooth.
3. Everything, homemade peanut butter with chocolate is ready. Transfer to a container with a tight lid and place in the refrigerator.

Video: Very Easy Peanut Butter Recipe

Lily

Peanut butter is one of the most mysterious foods for me. I remember, as a child, I always watched with curiosity how in almost every American film / series, the characters, closing their eyes in pleasure and smacking appetizingly, eat peanut butter with spoons. Oh, how I wanted to taste a spoonful of this pleasure! And when the opportunity presented itself to make peanut butter at home, I, of course, took it. To be honest, the first taste was unsuccessful, mainly because I expected a different taste from it. It seemed to me that peanut butter would be akin to chocolate paste - sweet, tender and very chocolatey. Indeed, as a child, I could only truly enjoy sweets. :) In fact, it turned out that peanut butter has a viscous texture, a very rich nutty flavor and a rather unusual sweet-salty taste, which I did not immediately understand and accept. You know, there are such dishes (products) that at the first bite seem disgusting, and after the third or fourth it is impossible to tear yourself away from them? Here, that's just it! Peanut butter is a must try. In fact, this is an insanely delicious combination! The only negative is that you can’t eat a lot of it, although you really want to. It is very filling and nutritious! I can’t eat it with spoons, but buttering a piece of white bread (you can also have a little jam on top), and with a cup of hot coffee is just yummy!

Ingredients:

• fresh peanuts - 1.5 tbsp.,
• liquid honey - 1 tbsp. l.,
• vegetable oil (any odorless) - 1 tbsp. l.,
• salt - 1/3 tsp

Powerful blender!

How to make peanut butter

In fact, the process is not at all complicated. To begin with, we take fresh peanuts and fry them, like seeds: in a dry, hot frying pan, stirring constantly so that the nuts brown evenly. After a while, the peanuts will begin to crackle and partially lose their husks - this is an indicator that it is time to reduce the heat of the stove to medium, otherwise they will start to burn. Reduce and fry until done. We choose the degree of frying to your taste - the stronger the peanuts are roasted, the darker the oil will turn out. I roast pretty hard.

When the peanuts are roasted, remove them from the stove and let them cool, and when they cool down, we clean them from the husk. To do this, we transfer the roasted peanuts to a suitable container (I have this ordinary strainer), so that when cleaning the husk does not fly in all directions, and we begin to rub the nuts with our fingers. Literally a couple of movements - and peeled peanuts remain in the hands.

If you have not been able to get fresh peanuts, ready-toasted peanuts are quite suitable for butter. Only usually roasted peanuts are sold already salted, which means that in this case we exclude salt from the ingredients.

We send the peeled peanuts to the blender bowl. It is more convenient to use not a submersible blender, but a stationary one or a grinder - a container for grinding with replaceable knives. Plus, the blender must be quite powerful, otherwise you will simply destroy the device. By the way, my first experience of making peanut butter ended up like this - with a burnt immersion blender.

Immediately add salt to the peanuts and start the grinding process by turning on the blender at full power.

Peanuts quickly turn into crumbs and begin to stick to the walls and bottom of the mill. We stop and mix the mass. The blender also needs stops so that it does not overheat. I took small breaks about every minute.

Very soon you will notice that the peanut mass becomes heavy, oily and the blender turns it with difficulty - you are on the right track! A little more and the peanut butter will be ready.

As soon as the mass is more or less homogeneous, add honey to it and vegetable oil. Honey will make the butter slightly sweet, and vegetable oil will add smoothness.

From now on, the longer you churn the butter, the thinner and smoother it will become. I whipped my butter to the consistency of boiled condensed milk. The density of peanut butter can be adjusted by the amount of honey and vegetable oil. No other liquids need to be added to it!

Transfer the finished peanut butter to a jar and use as needed. Due to the fact that the oil is very satisfying, it is consumed slowly. You can store it both in the refrigerator and at room temperature, say, in a cabinet. It happens when peanut butter sits for a long time, it begins to exfoliate (vegetable oil separates from peanuts). Don't worry, it's not harmful, it's not scary, and it doesn't mean the product has gone bad! This is a natural process! Just stir the oil with a spoon and eat until it runs out.

Pasta is a foreign delicacy that has taken root in our country. It's easier than ever to buy pasta from the store, but cooking at home has its perks. Firstly, it is not sold in every supermarket. Secondly, at home you yourself regulate the taste of the future delicacy.

Classic Peanut Butter

There are a lot of options for this delicacy. But, in order to truly appreciate all the taste qualities, you should initially prepare its classic version.

Classic homemade peanut butter recipe step by step:

Chocolate Peanut Butter

This paste is more suitable for avid chocolate lovers. However, the time spent on cooking and the complexity of the recipe is practically no different from the usual version.

Required Ingredients:

1. Raw peanuts - 200 g;
2. Natural cocoa in a bar - 20 g;
3. Honey - 1 tsp;
4. Sea salt - ¼ tsp

Calories: 270 kcal.

How to make chocolate peanut butter at home:

1. Prepare raw peanuts. For these purposes, you can use the oven, microwave or in a pan;
2. Peanuts take about 10 minutes to cook;
3. Remove the husk at will, pasta can be cooked with husks;
4. Place the nuts in a blender, beat for 5 minutes;
5. As soon as the chopped nuts begin to release oil, add salt. Whisk;
6. Grate or melt chocolate in a water bath;
7. Enter cocoa and honey;
8. Bring the resulting mixture to homogeneity and pour into jars;
9. Keep refrigerated.

Almond Peanut Butter

This delicacy is distinguished by its aroma and satiety. It is used as a spread on bread and cookies. Also added to various pastries, coffee or ice cream. Or they just eat.

Required Ingredients:

1. Almonds - 200 g;
2. Peanuts - 200 g;
3. Sea salt - to taste;
4. Honey - 1 tsp

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Calories: 602 kcal.

How to make Almond Peanut Butter:

1. Dry the almonds in the oven: put on a baking sheet and cook for 5 minutes;
2. It should change color a little - become a few tones darker;
3. Dry the peanuts in the same way, but for 10 minutes;
4. Peel the nuts from the husk;
5. Place the almonds in a blender and grind for 5 minutes;
6. Add peanuts and continue cooking for another 10 minutes;
7. Pay attention to your blender - some can be used for no more than 5 minutes. Therefore, you can take breaks to cool the motor;
8. Add salt, sweetener and continue to beat for another 5 minutes;
9. The finished paste should have a homogeneous mixture;
10. Pour into jars and store in a cool place.

Peanut butter PP without oil at home

In pursuit of an ideal figure, many refuse various delicacies. This dish is considered very high-calorie, but many do not think about its usefulness at all. In addition, the treat is very satisfying and will pass for a wonderful snack.

Required Ingredients:

1. Peanuts - 300 g;
2. Salt - to taste;

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Calorie content: 580 kcal.

How to make a PP treat without oil:

1. Peanuts can be bought already roasted or raw. You can also buy already salted;
2. Depending on the type of nuts, you should go through the preparation process: if bought raw - fry and peel, if fried - peel, if the peanuts are salty - then do not add salt to the recipe;
3. Place prepared nuts in a blender bowl;
4. Start grinding;
5. The mass will initially be crumbly, after which the oil will come out and it will turn into a paste;
6. There is no oil in this recipe, so the mass will turn out thick.

Crispy peanut butter

Everyone is used to seeing the paste exactly homogeneous and without any lumps. But what if you cook a treat in a slightly different form;

Required Ingredients:

1. Peanuts - 4 tbsp.;
2. Salt - to taste;
3. Honey or sugar - to taste or desire.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Calorie content: 580 kcal.

How to cook:

1. Fry the peanuts in a pan and remove all the husks;
2. Place the product in the blender bowl and start grinding;
3. As soon as the nuts are a little crushed, set aside a few tablespoons in another bowl; The number of set aside nuts depends on your desire - the more set aside, the more pieces will come across in the paste;
4. The rest of the nuts continue to chop;
5. The process time depends on the power of the blender;
6. The gruel should be homogeneous;
7. Add salt, it is better to use sea salt;
8. Sweeten the paste if desired.
9. Add a little crushed nuts to the finished mass and mix well.

1. Peanuts are most often used as the basis for pasta, but other nuts can be used, or a combination of them;
2. Depending on the ratio of the number of nuts, the taste of the pasta also changes. Accordingly, with a little experimentation, you can achieve the desired result;
3. When grinding nuts, every few minutes you should take breaks and mix the future paste with a spoon;
4. Grinding time depends on the type of nuts. For example, peanuts can be turned into a paste in a few minutes;
5. The taste of the finished treat depends on the ingredients. It can be made into a salty spread or made into a sweet treat;
6. Various additives can be added to the dish: ginger, honey, vanilla, paprika, cinnamon, syrup, and so on;
7. In order not to spoil the delicacy with additives, make a test batch. Mix a small amount of pasta with additives and taste;
8. Pasta will taste better if you tune in a little;
9. In the refrigerator, the consistency of the spread will become thicker;
10. Oil makes the paste softer;
11. You can use different types of butter, but peanut butter is ideal;
12. After adding the oil, beat the pasta again until smooth;
13. Peanut butter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to six months;
14. You can set aside a small amount of chopped nuts and add to the finished dish. So the texture will become much more interesting;
15. Before cooking, the peanuts are roasted to make the spread more tasty;
16. The taste of future pasta also depends on the degree of roasting;
17. The main secret is the right combination of nuts and additives;
18. The consistency of the mass should resemble oil;
19. After frying, the nuts should be slightly cooled, but not completely. Warm nuts release oil faster and better;
20. In addition to oil, water can be added to improve the consistency, but the shelf life is reduced to a few weeks;
21. Store in a glass container with a tight lid and refrigerate.
22. Pasta can be served with toast, pancakes and pancakes. Use as a pastry filling or decoration. It is also used as a separate ingredient in sauces and other dishes;
23. For cooking, it is better to use a blender. But another food processor is also possible. Even a meat grinder is suitable, but in this case, the nuts must be skipped several times. And the mass will not turn out so homogeneous;
24. Salt improves the taste of nuts, it is included in the recipe.

Who among us has not watched American films? Yes, there are none. Many things for us in them are unusual, incomprehensible, for example, why they walk there in shoes at home. Agree, everyone asked this question to himself, but we also always looked with interest at the menu of those who live so far from us. Very often, in the same films, we saw that people constantly eat peanut butter for breakfast, make sandwiches for school and work, and this product is as familiar there as butter is for us. And so I want to try something new and so far from us. Now you have such an opportunity, because today we will tell you the recipe for peanut butter, yes, yes, the same one, and you will make it at home and with your own hands.

Where did the tradition of eating peanut butter come from?

It is difficult to say exactly who first prepared the product, beloved in many countries, now. In general, peanuts have been consumed for hundreds of years, and on the American continent, information about it can be found as far back as a thousand years BC. The ancient Incas valued a natural product, used it for food, after which peanuts gradually began to spread around the world - first appeared in Africa, then in sunny Spain, then in Western countries and reached our country.

Pasta or butter has been prepared for a long time, but if we talk about official data, then this is 1890. Since that moment, the product has entered the lives of millions of people, and it was all like that. A doctor named John Kellogg, who was also a nutritionist, discovered that peanut butter is an excellent alternative to meat, fish and all animal products, it is healthy, nutritious and can fill the deficiency of protein and other necessary substances. Also, it can be suitable not only for vegetarians, but also for those who, in general, have intolerance to meat products, who cannot chew them for one reason or another.

Attention! Although peanut butter, the recipe of which you will learn a little later, was an alternative to various foods, but you must remember that nuts are a product that has a high risk of causing allergies. Be carefull!

So, the production of the product was put on stream, and now it is known in all corners of the planet, but, unfortunately, knowing and being able to buy are two different things. The fact is that not in every provincial town you can find the same peanut butter from the films. In addition, in our country it often happens that the quality of the product is an order of magnitude lower than somewhere abroad. But you can buy peanuts almost everywhere and make peanut butter at home, which will be as useful as possible - without additives, preservatives, dyes and other harmful substances.

For information! To select a good pasta in the store, you should look at the ingredients, which should contain only peanuts, butter, a small percentage of salt and sugar, and some kind of additive to preserve the treat. The oil has a brown tint, a pleasant peanut aroma, and the consistency of thick sour cream.

The benefits and harms of peanut butter

Helper for our health

The oil is very useful for our body, because it contains many vitamins - group B, PP, E, A, D, macro- and microelements - copper, magnesium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus. There are also amino acids, protein, linoleic and folic acids, vegetable fat, biotin in the product. All this composition as a whole is beneficial to health, about it later.

• It has a beneficial effect on the state of the cardiovascular system.
• It is cancer prevention.
• Promotes fat burning.
• Reduces the risk of blockage of blood vessels.
• It has a beneficial effect on the body during various kinds of lung diseases.
• Due to the content of coarse fibers, the product saturates the body, has a positive effect on the digestive system.
• Due to its beneficial composition, it helps to boost immunity.
• Magnesium is useful for people suffering from diabetes.
• Antioxidants in the composition help to remove free radicals, harmful substances from the body that provoke cancer and other diseases.
• It has a beneficial effect on the state of the nervous system, kidneys and liver.

This is interesting! The main supplier of peanut butter these days is America. More than 50% of the harvest goes to the manufacture of the product. But South America is also not far behind, so on the shelves we can see oil from Chile and Argentina.

Of course, homemade peanut butter will diversify your menu, brighten up everyday life, and improve your mood. Just imagine that one sandwich can make up for a fiber deficiency per day by 6-8 grams, while the norm is 25-30 grams. But it is worth warning overweight people, because the calorie content of the product is 588 kcal, which is a lot. And peanuts and seeds are in many ways similar in that it is difficult to refuse products, you want more and more. So watch your weight.

Is there any harm?

Well, we have already said about the allergenicity of the product, high calorie content. Therefore, for everyone who may have individual intolerance and overweight, oil is contraindicated. Normally, about four tablespoons per day of this delicacy. You also need to remember that an excess of fiber can also have its side effects - blockage of the stomach, nausea, vomiting. During pregnancy and lactation, you need to be very careful with the paste, it is better to consult a doctor in advance. Well, we move on to the most interesting - this is the answer to the question of how to make peanut butter yourself at home.

Recipes for delicious homemade peanut butter

Option one

We will need:

• peanuts - 2 cups or 500 grams;
• sunflower oil, but you can take another - olive, corn, peanut - 6 tablespoons;
• sugar - a spoon, it is better to take cane (brown) or honey - 2 tablespoons;
• salt - half a teaspoon.

Cooking pasta. Rinse the nuts first, then roast them. It is better not to buy a ready-made fried product right away, but make it yourself, so the oil will be more useful. Frying is carried out without oil for 10 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees or in a pan. After that, pour the nuts into a food processor or blender and grind thoroughly. We introduce the remaining components, again interfere. If the creamy consistency does not work out, then add a little more oil.

Advice! If you are not a fan of sweets, then cook the pasta without honey, adding a little more salt to taste.

Option two

We will make a real delicacy for children and adults - with cocoa.

We will need:

• peanuts - 500 grams;
• cocoa powder - about two tablespoons with a slide;
• butter - a bar of 35-40 grams or two or three tablespoons of melted product;
• sunflower oil or other - 3 tablespoons;
• cane sugar - 3 tablespoons.

Cooking chocolate dessert. Again, wash and fry the peanuts for 10 minutes. Melt the butter in a microwave oven or in a water bath. Combine it with sugar and cocoa powder. Crush the nuts in a food processor, add the cocoa butter and sugar here, then mix everything well. Next, you need to pour in vegetable oil, mix everything again. Store the product in the refrigerator. Remember that homemade peanut butter according to these recipes will not be stored as purchased for 6-12 months, because it is a natural product.

Advice! You can also use raw peanuts if you like, just experiment and find the best combination. You can also add vanilla, cinnamon or other spices to taste. Roasted peanuts do not forget to clean from the husk.

How do you like the information - simple, useful and accessible. Get your pasta ready and bon appetit!

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Each of us, if we haven’t eaten peanut butter, has definitely seen it on the shelves in the store. It is usually sold in small plastic jars that are filled to the brim with a dark yellow paste. There is plain peanut butter and crunchy. The only difference is that in the crispy there are pieces of unground nuts.

The taste of peanut butter (or paste, as the domestic price tags say) is sweet, fatty, and slightly viscous. And although one would think that this product is a big fan, peanut butter has won the hearts of millions of consumers.

Invented peanut butter in America in the 19th century. Quite quickly, the product gained love and popularity. Today, its production is established not only in the USA, but also in England, Australia, Canada, Nigeria, South Africa and China. It is presented to the market in the following forms: refined, unrefined, purified (deodorized) and non-deodorized.

Each nation has its own taste preferences. Regardless of the method of preparation, all varieties of peanut butter have a high energy and medicinal value.

Often when watching American films, you can hear the phrase: "Will you be peanut butter?" or "I made you peanut butter sandwiches." What kind of product is this and what is its taste, almost no one in the CIS knows. Nowadays, absolutely everything is possible, even the preparation of nut butter. If you cook it at home, this is a 100% guarantee of quality, because you put all the ingredients yourself.

For information!

Composition of peanut butter

Unfortunately, despite its popularity and good taste, peanut butter is one of the most nutritionally imbalanced foods.

100 g of peanut butter contains:

• Carbohydrates: 20 g (13% of calories), of which 6 g is fiber.
• Proteins: 25 g (15% of calories), proteins are similar in composition to proteins from other plant foods.
• Fats: 50 g

And it makes up as much as 72% of all calories. There are 588 calories in total. Although peanut butter is high in protein (a quarter serving), it does not contain all of the essential amino acids. So, for example, the paste does not contain the amino acid lysine, which is necessary for growth, development and regenerative processes in the body.

The fats in peanut butter have the following composition:

• Monounsaturated - 50%;
• Saturated - 20%;
• Omega-6 polyunsaturated - 30%.

It is omega-6 polyunsaturated acids that compromise peanut butter.

Vitamins and minerals in peanut butter

Peanut butter is very nutritious.

100 g of the product contains a huge amount of essential nutrients:

• Vitamin E: 45% of the daily requirement;
• Vitamin B3 (niacin): 67% of the daily requirement;
• Vitamin B6: 27% of the daily requirement;
• Folates: 18% of the daily requirement;
• Magnesium: 39% of the daily requirement;
• Copper: 24% of the daily requirement;
• Manganese: 73% of the daily requirement;

Peanut butter also contains a small amount of vitamin B5, iron, potassium, zinc, and selenium. However, do not be fooled by such a high content of vitamins and minerals. Do you remember that just 100 g of the product contains almost 600 calories, and most of them are fats? The simple conclusion follows is that peanut butter loses in terms of usefulness to any other plant product, such as broccoli.

Homemade peanut butter, how to cook?

You can make simple and delicious peanut butter at home in minutes.

Peanut butter turns out to be very tasty, most of us will love it, including children, and start using it in more quantities! Him to The culinary uses are almost limitless - on sandwiches, in smoothies, baked in hundreds of varieties of cookies, breads and other baked goods...

Today I'm going to show you how to make easy creamy peanut butter and give you some simple tips on how to turn it into delicious honey, roasted peanut butter and other interesting goodies.

We will need:

• 2 cups raw peanuts
• Peanut butter (optional)
• Additional Flavors (Honey, Cinnamon, Chocolate)
• Salt to taste

Kitchen "tool":

• Food processor or blender
• Putty knife
• Finished product storage container

Ready!!!

Add peanuts to food processor. Start grinding! Grind peanuts at one-minute intervals.

If you want crunchy peanut butter, add about 1/4 cup medium chopped nuts to final stage of preparation.

Continue grinding the peanuts at one-minute intervals, scraping the sides of your food processor bowl.

Be patient, keep grinding until your peanut butter reaches your desired consistency so you can eat it.

NOTE: With just a food processor, your peanut butter will not be as smooth as store bought. This is fine! After all, it's homemade! 🙂

Oil is optional. It is added to create plasticity in peanut butter. If you do intend to add butter, start with small amounts, gradually. Keep adding until you're happy with the texture. Everything is done to your taste!

You can add salt. But this is already, as they say, in taste and color ... Again, with salt, you must start adding in small quantities! You can always add salt later.

Once the salt and oil have been added, blend the peanut butter again in a food processor for 1-2 minutes to ensure it is smooth.

NOTE: Liquid peanut butter was added to this recipe to harmonize with the already natural peanut flavor of the resulting paste (butter). Of course, you can experiment with other oils as well. I would recommend using neutral oils like peanut, sunflower, almond...

You can leave your peanut butter without any additives to enjoy the natural taste.

But you can add to improve the taste:

Dark chocolate: 1/8 cup dark chocolate or 2 tablespoons cocoa powder Mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

White chocolate: 1/8 cup white chocolate Mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

Honey: Roast the peanuts in the oven until golden brown. Add a tablespoon of honey. Mix.

Transfer the resulting product to a container with a tight-fitting lid. Keep peanut butter in the refrigerator to extend its shelf life and keep it fresh. Enjoy your homemade peanut butter. It's really delicious!

Basically this peanut paste! But let it be as the author wants - peanut butter! 🙂

Try adding a teaspoon of oil to your morning oatmeal and you will love this porridge forever!!! oatmeal in the morning.

More! You can make nut butter with any kind of nuts! But I would add Vologda butter to it, but everyone has their own taste preferences! 🙂

Bon appetit!