Stop spending an arm and a leg to feed your gourmet peanut butter habit! I’ll show you How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter in three delectably creamy, all-natural flavors — plain, chocolate, and strawberry. YUM!
Roast the peanuts: Preheat your oven to 180°C (356°F). Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes, until toasted. Remove the tray from the oven and allow the peanuts to cool for 30 minutes.
Blend: Add the roasted peanuts to a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend for 3-4 minutes. First, they will turn into a coarse meal.After several minutes, the mixture will start to form a nut butter consistency. Tip: If using a blender such as a Vitamix, start off on a lower setting until the mixture starts to come together, then turn up to high speed.
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Follow steps 1+2 as for creamy roasted peanut butter.
Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals and stir until melted. Alternatively, melt it over a double boiler.
Add the melted chocolate, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt to the blender with the peanut butter.Blend for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Turn off the blender and scrape down the edges with a spatula in intervals, as needed.
Strawberry Peanut Butter
Follow steps 1+2 as for creamy roasted peanut butter.
Add the freeze-dried strawberries, salt, and vanilla to the blender. You can add the entire pod here as it will be blended up.Blend for 4-5 minutes until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Turn off the blender and scrape down the edges with a spatula in intervals, as needed.
Serving and Storage
Serving: Spread on Sandwiches or Toast, drizzle on Pancakes, Waffles, or Oatmeal, mix into homemade Peanut Butter Sauceor use as an ingredient in cookies, bars, tarts, brownies, ice cream (or ice cream bars), or even homemade fudge and candy. Please note that for most of these recipes, I suggest using homemade plain, unsweetened peanut butter.
Storage: Transfer the peanut butter to a clean airtight jar and refrigerate. It should last for up to 2 months.
Notes
If you’re using peanuts that still have skins on them, rub them vigorously with your hands after roasting to remove them.
Blending nuts into a velvety spread takes time. At first they’ll look quite coarse and dry, but just keep blending.