Peanut butter is an amazing ingredient to keep on hand. You can use it to make sandwiches, spread onto apples or bananas as a healthy snack, or make rich, decadent desserts with it. But, if you make it yourself at home it’ll be much healthier and you really only need one ingredient!
Ingredients
- 2 cups of unsalted unroasted peanuts, extra if you like crunchy peanut butter
- Salt to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Start by roasting the peanuts on a sheet tray in a 325 F oven for just 5 minutes to develop a nice roasted flavor.
- Let them cool for a few minutes before you pour the peanuts into the food processor.
- Turn the food processor on and let it run for 4-5 minutes, scraping down the sides if necessary.
- After a certain point, you will see the peanuts go from crumbs eventually to a more liquid, smooth state, and all you have to do is keep the motor running until the texture is where you want it.
- Once it’s as smooth as you like, add salt, run it once or twice more, and pour into a jar.
- If you do like crunchy peanut butter, take some of the extra peanuts and roughly chop them, and then fold it into the peanut butter!
