**How to Make the Best Homemade Peanut Butter**

This peanut butter recipe is so easy to make — all you need is a food processor and 15 minutes. Plus, you may get creative. We make our primary peanut butter crunchy. once in a while even though, we add almonds. And while we’re feeling ambitious, we make chocolate peanut butter. (it's far severely proper).

It’s first-class to start with raw peanuts, but, if you can not locate them, use roasted. considering the fact that they’re roasted you may bypass roasting within the oven, but we without a doubt do it anyway — it sort of brings them again to lifestyles. regarding the oil — add as wished.If it appears dry, add a bit oil — perhaps a teaspoon at a time.

Makes approximately 1 1/4 cups or 20 (1 tablespoon) servings.

YOU WILL NEED

simple PEANUT BUTTER

2 cups (three hundred grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
1/four to 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 to two teaspoons honey
1 to a few teaspoons peanut or vegetable oil, if needed

ALMOND PEANUT BUTTER

1 cup (a hundred and fifty grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
1 cup (150 grams) unsalted complete almonds
1/four to three/four teaspoon kosher salt
1 to 2 teaspoons honey
1 to three teaspoons peanut or vegetable oil, if needed

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER

2 cups (three hundred grams) unsalted shelled peanuts
half of teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable oil, plus greater as wanted
half of cup (45 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 half cups (one hundred seventy grams) powdered sugar.

DIRECTIONS

ROAST NUTS
warmness oven to 350 tiers F. add the nuts to a spherical or rectangular cake pan (or rimmed baking sheet). Roast nuts for 3 minutes, shake pan then roast every other three to five mins or till the nuts are lightly browned and smell nutty (careful, they are able to burn speedy). let cool till you can take care of them.

basic PEANUT BUTTER
in case you are making crunchy peanut butter, upload 1/three cup of the roasted peanuts to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 6 to eight times, or until the peanuts are chopped into very small pieces. switch chopped peanuts to a bowl and reserve for later.

upload the roasted peanuts to the bowl of a food processor. manner 1 minute then scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. method another 2 to three minutes till the peanut butter is bright and easy. add your preferred quantity of salt and honey then procedure until mixed. (We upload half of teaspoon of salt and 1 half of teaspoons of honey). take a look at the consistency, if it appears too thick, add oil, a teaspoon at a time, until you are satisfied with it. For crunchy peanut butter, stir in the reserved peanuts.

ALMOND PEANUT BUTTER

upload nuts to the bowl of a meals processor. procedure 1 minute then scrape facets of bowl with a rubber spatula. system every other 2 to 3 minutes till shiny and smooth. add your preferred quantity of salt and honey then method till blended. (We upload half of teaspoon of salt and 1 half teaspoons of honey). test the consistency, if it seems too thick or dry, add oil, a teaspoon at a time, until you're satisfied with it.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER

upload the roasted peanuts to the bowl of a meals processor. technique 1 minute then scrape aspects of bowl with a rubber spatula. procedure another 2 to a few mins till brilliant and easy. add salt, oil, cocoa powder, and the powdered sugar then method every other minute till combined and vibrant. take a look at the consistency, if it appears too thick, upload oil, a teaspoon at a time, till you are happy with it.

ADAM AND JOANNE'S suggestions

the way to store: switch the peanut butter to a meals-safe container, cover, after which save inside the refrigerator up to one month. If over the month the nut butter separates, use a spoon to stir it till it's miles well mixed.

the use of a blender: as long as you have got a tremendously high-powered blender, you could make peanut butter in a blender. the steps will be the same as with a meals processor.

nutrition records: The vitamins information provided below are estimates and are for the primary recipe. we've used the USDA Supertracker recipe calculator to calculate approximate values.