Making Our Own Healthy Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter! The lovely hearty paste that goes well with jam and bread. I was always curious about it and how it was made. Recently I found out that it was extremely simple and easy to make at home and it would be a perfect thing to try out especially since another lockdown has been issued in my country. So I went out into the grocery and got some raw peanuts, the rest of the ingredients already being in my pantry. The thing about store-bought peanut butter is that there are countless amounts of additives and chemicals that make it more unhealthy than anything else! In this recipe, I use locally sourced organic peanuts, local organic honey and so I know for sure that it is especially healthy and additive free.
Ingredients
200g Raw Peanuts
1/2 tbsp Sweetener (honey in my case)
2 tsp flax meal
2 tbsp coconut oil or any neutral oil
First I took those peanuts and placed them in a nice large baking sheet, spread out nicely. They were then placed in an oven that was preheated to 350F for around ten minutes to become nicely roasted and a bit golden brown. Leave them to cool down before anything else.
The roasted peanuts were then thrown into the food processor (you can use a blender as well). Pulse the peanuts around three times to break them up a little before adding the oil and the honey. Once the aforementioned ingredients have been added, process the peanut mixture until a paste.
As you go along, stop the processing, take a spatula or spoon to scoop the coarser less broken down peanuts at the bottom and the sides and position them in the middle. This ensures the same consistency and eliminates unprocessed chunks. You’ll feel like nothing is happening for a while but be patient as you will soon find that peanut butter like texture popping up!
Once smooth in consistency, remove from food processor and place in container of choice and place in refrigerator to cool and set.
I usually like my peanut butter on crackers with a bit of guava jam and so I decided to do a taste test with this. It looked and felt so good and tasted so much better and flavorful than store bought peanut butter! I don’t think I may hesitate again to make my own peanut butter at home, it just may be cheaper as a jar of it costs more than a bag of peanuts, not to mention the healthiness!
