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diy homemade peanut butter

cyrene avatar
Recipe by
Linda Kauppinen
@cyrene
Greenwood, FL

Courtesy of Pickyourown.org: Here's how to make your own natural homemade peanut butter from fresh or roasted peanuts. There are many reasons to do so: taste, nutrition and safety. Almost all of the commercial peanut butters contain added sugar, salt, oils, and often preservatives. Home-made peanut butter is not only healthier, it also tastes much better! You can make it smooth, chunky or in between! You can use peanuts, cashews, pecans, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, or other nuts, including a mixture. You won't need to worry about your homemade peanut butter being contaminated too.

yield serving(s)
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For diy homemade peanut butter

  • 1 bag
    unshelled peanuts or 1 can (2 cups or 1 lb) of shelled, raw or roasted peanuts (i think unsalted is healthier - you can always add salt, if you want to)
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    vegetable oil . (peanut oil, sunflower will work. (olive oil should not be used, because it would adversely affect the taste).
  • blender or food processor (a blender or fine food grinder seems to work best)
  • bowl
  • spatula

How To Make diy homemade peanut butter

  • 1
    Step 1 - Shell the peanuts Unless you bought shelled peanuts, you will obviously need to shell them and discard the shells (they make great mulch in the garden or add to your compost). I just quickly shell them by hand, and don't bother much with the thin read skins. When I have the peanuts shelled, I take them outside and just blow into the bowl while stirring it. The skins float away!
  • 2
    Step 2 - Assemble your blender or food processor and ingredients Set up your blender or food processor with the metal food processor blade attached, and add 2 cups of raw or roasted shelled peanuts into it.
  • 3
    Step 3 - Get chopping! Cover the bowl with the blender's lid and chop up the peanuts continuously for 2 to 3 minutes or until the mixture starts to clump up and is finely chopped.
  • 4
    Step 4 - Scrape and finish chopping Scrape down the food processor bowl to mix back the peanuts that are pushed to the outside where they won't get chopped. Process until you get the consistency you like (chunky or smooth).
  • 5
    Step 6 - Tasting Taste the peanut butter and add a touch of salt, if you like! For those that prefer a sweet peanut butter, you can add 1 tablespoon of honey, brown sugar or, if you are diabetic, Stevia (or if you prefer, Splenda) or other artificial sweetener.
  • 6
    Step 7 - Eat or store Just spoon peanut butter into a jar and seal. Store it in the refrigerator until you use it. It should keep for a month or two. You can also freeze it. It will keep indefinitely in the freezer. In both cases, you may need to stir the peanut butter to mix the oils back in (the oil tends to separate over time). And no, you cannot "can" the peanut butter - it is too low acid to safely can with home equipment.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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