I am not sure what category to put this in but we have started to make our own peanut butter. A few things about this...it's so easy as in you don't have to do anything to it other than press blend and let it go for about 5 min. Second of all we have only made it one time so I am sure there is more tweaking to be done and I can update if something dramatic changes. I will attach the recipe below from Pinch of Yum and also give you some of my notes on the process:
1.) It may take longer than 5 min. If it does do not panic. You want it to go until it is smooth however long that takes probably depends on your quality of food processor. There will be a point where you think this is a joke and it is not going to work. Hang in there. BE patient.
2.) I bought 2 canisters of great value brand unsalted peanuts. It needed some salt so I added about a teaspoon in the mix and the end and mixed for another 30 sec or so. Next time I will do half and half as in get half unsalted and half salted.
3.) I added 2 tablespoons of honey per the recipe and have stored it in the fridge. It is not AS creamy as traditional peanut butter but it is good and it is still plenty spreadable. If you wan it to be a tad more creamy you could add some oil but we have personally been happy with no extra oil added.
We have 3 out of 4 people who drink smoothies any given day of the week so we go through a lot of peanut butter. It is a big help to us and its a more natural way to go. Once you get used to the more stripped down taste nothing is better. I love the more natural taste of it and it feels good knowing I am feeding something great to my kids who are slowly getting used to it. Enjoy!!
Homemade Peanut Butter
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