How to Make: Peanut Butter Recipe

Let’s talk about why you need to make peanut butter at home.

It’s simple to make — all you need is a food processor and 15 minutes. You have the control — the amount of salt or honey is completely up to you. Plus, you can get creative. We make our basic peanut butter crunchy. Sometimes though, we add almonds. And when we’re feeling bold, we make chocolate peanut butter. (It is seriously good).

If you’re like us, you probably have a favorite store-bought peanut butter (ours is from Trader Joe’s). So yes, we still buy regular peanut butter. We also like to make our own (you can never have too much peanut butter in the house, right).

We love that we can make something we eat almost daily, at home. It feels good.

What do you think? Are you game for whirling up some peanuts and making your very own peanut butter?

Peanut Butter Recipe Crash Course – How to Make Peanut Butter at Home

You really can make our peanut butter recipe in 15 minutes. In fact, most of that time is roasting the peanuts.

After roasting, throw peanuts into the bowl of a food processor. Turn on and watch as the peanuts turn into crumbs, then a thick paste and finally smooth shiny peanut butter. It’s almost magical.

Best of all, you can adjust based on your tastes. We add a little salt, a touch of honey and for perfect consistency to spread on toast–a tiny bit of oil. See what works for you.

Homemade Almond Peanut Butter Recipe

Now that you’re pros at making basic peanut butter, get creative and play.

One of our favorite twists is to use equal parts of peanuts to almonds. By the way, if you only use almonds, you can make almond butter. 

The process is exactly the same, roast then add all the nuts to a food processor, turn on and watch the magic happen. Add salt, honey (or maple syrup) as needed then check the consistency — we have found the peanut almond butter needs a little more oil added.

Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Recipe — Pure Joy

OK, now for our favorite. Chocolate Peanut Butter. Think of it as a peanut-ified Nutella.

It’s quick and easy to make. Start with the basic peanut butter then instead of adding honey, add cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

The end result? Creamy, chocolaty goodness – we’re absolutely in love with it.

(Chocolate and peanut butter has to be one of our favorite combos — see our Easy Bar Cookie Recipe with Peanut Butter Cups or our Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats)

You decide. Basic peanut butter recipe, peanut almond butter, chocolate peanut butter or would you make your own version? We want to know. Just leave your response in the comments below.

You May Also Like

• Alton Brown’s Homemade Peanut Butter Recipe
• How to Make Peanut Butter from Baking Bites
• You could even see how Michael Rhulman fries his peanuts before making his peanut butter.

5.0 from 2 reviews

How to Make Peanut Butter – Peanut Butter Recipe

 

Save Print

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

15 mins

 

Why we love this recipe. This peanut butter recipe is so simple to make — all you need is a food processor and 15 minutes. Plus, you can get creative. We make our basic peanut butter crunchy. Sometimes though, we add almonds. And when we’re feeling bold, we make chocolate peanut butter. (It is seriously good).

What you need to know. Making peanut butter is almost magical. Add them to a food processor, turn on and watch as the peanuts turn into crumbs, then a thick paste and finally smooth shiny peanut butter. It’s best to start with raw peanuts, however, if you cannot find them, use roasted. Since they’re roasted you could skip roasting in the oven, but we actually do it anyway — it sort of brings them back to life. Regarding the oil — add as needed. Give it a taste, if it seems dry, add a little oil — maybe 2 teaspoons at a time.

Equipment you’ll need. You will need a round or square cake pan, measuring cups and spoons, a food processor and a rubber spatula.

Created By: Joanne and Adam Gallagher

Serves: 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

Basic Peanut Butter

• 2 cups (300 grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
• 1/4 to 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil or vegetable oil, plus more as needed

Almond Peanut Butter

• 1 cup (150 grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
• 1 cup (150 grams) unsalted whole almonds
• 1/4 to 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 to 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 to 2 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable oil, plus more as needed

Chocolate Peanut Butter

• 2 cups (300 grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
• 1/4 to 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable oil, plus more as needed
• 1/2 cup (46 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups (173 grams) powdered sugar

Method

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Add peanuts to a round or square cake pan (or rimmed baking sheet). Roast peanuts for 3 minutes, stir or shake pan then roast another 3 to 5 minutes or until they are lightly browned and smell nutty (careful, here, nuts can burn quickly). Let cool until you can handle them.
2. To make peanut butter, add roasted peanuts to the bowl of a food processor. Process 1 minute then scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Process another 2 to 3 minutes until peanut butter is shiny and smooth. Now, add desired amount of salt and honey and process until combined. (We usually use a 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons of honey, making the peanut butter slightly sweet). Check the consistency, we like to add 2 teaspoons of oil. Add oil as needed.
3. If you are making crunchy peanut butter, before you start measure a 1/3 cup of the roasted peanuts then add to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 8 – 10 times until peanuts are chopped into very small pieces. Transfer chopped peanuts to a bowl and reserve for later. Then once you have made the peanut butter, stir reserved peanuts into peanut butter.
4. Roast peanuts and almonds as stated above. Then, add roasted peanuts and almonds to the bowl of a food processor. Process 1 minute then scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Process another 2 to 3 minutes until almond peanut butter is shiny and smooth. Now, add desired amount of salt and honey and process until combined. (We usually use a 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons of honey, making the peanut almond butter slightly sweet). Check the consistency, we like to add add 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil. Add oil as needed.
5. Roast peanuts as stated above. Then, add roasted peanuts to the bowl of a food processor. Process 1 minute then scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Process another 2 to 3 minutes until chocolate peanut butter is smooth. Add salt, oil, cocoa powder and powdered sugar then processor another minute until combined and is shiny.
6. Transfer peanut butter to a food-safe container, cover and store in the refrigerator up to one month.

3.2.1753

About the Author

Joanne

I'm Joanne Gallagher and alongside my husband, Adam, I develop, test and share favorite recipes from our kitchen. I'm completely in love with food and you'll most likely find me covered in flour, chocolate or both.