I've been on a nut butter making rampage. In addition to the honey roasted peanut butter I'm sharing today, I've made cashew butter, coconut butter, coconut pecan butter, maple cinnamon almond butter, chocolate almond butter, mixed nut butter, pistachio butter.... I know there are others that are not coming to mind, but do you believe me when I say I can't do anything in moderation? It's pretty much all or nothing around these parts. Anyway, these are all incredibly simple and in my opinion much better tasting than most of the butters you'll find on the market, not to mention at a drastically reduced price tag, especially once we are talking some of the more exotic nut butters. What started this obsession was that I paid $3 for one single serving of pistachio butter at a local co-op here. It was delicious but there was no way I was going to buy a full jar with a price tag of almost $15 bucks. No way. So I present to you less of a recipe and more of a method, the only essential tool would be a powerful food processor but I'm betting most of you already have one of those.
Homemade Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups dry roasted peanuts
- 1/4 cup honey
- Salt to taste
- Peanut oil or another oil of your choice (optional, I prefer not to use any oil)
Directions:
In a 350 degree oven, roast your peanuts for about 20 minutes, stirring half way through. You want to develop some color on the nuts but definitely don't want to let them get too dark, also keep in mind they will continue to cook a bit after they've been removed from the oven. Let cool for about 5 minutes before adding them to your food processor. Start by blending just the nuts by themselves, the whole process can take anywhere from 7 -20 minutes depending on your processor, the type of nuts (almonds usually take much longer) etc. They will go through a couple of stages, first you'll see ground nuts that appear fairly dry, continue processing and they will turn into a very thick paste, as you continue blending, this will eventually loosen up and become quite liquidy. I like to add my additional ingredients after it has just started to liquefy but is not yet to the consistency I like. The final consistency is a personal preference, stop when it's perfect for you. Some people prefer thick, others prefer it to flow from their spoon.
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