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    Home » In the kitchen » Homemade Peanut Butter

    Homemade Peanut Butter

    Published: Aug 17, 2015 · Modified: Apr 19, 2019 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    How to make homemade peanut butter using only 1 ingredient - peanuts! It only takes 10 minutes and makes delicious, healthy peanut butter!

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    Look look look look look!! I MADE this!!

    I have just fulfilled one of my lifelong year long goals.

    1. Make peanut butter...check!

    It's so smooth. And creamy. And delicious!

    I have a love/hate relationship with peanut butter. As in I love it with chocolate/in baking/with jam and hate it...by itself. Yep, I am a weirdo. But but but I am super excited to announce that this has now changed.

    I am officially in LOVE/LOVE with peanut butter! This one anyway.

    Aaaaand ready for the kicker?

    1 ingredient.

    Yes. Just one.

    After I made it Josh (the resident peanut butter lover in our house) asked me what was in it.

    Josh: What's in it?

    Me: Peanuts!

    Josh: What else?

    Me: Peanuts!

    Josh: Nothing else?

    Me: Nope, just peanuts!

    Extreme intellectual conversations happening here.

    But that is my favourite thing about this magical peanut butter. No added salt, sugar, preservatives or anything. Just plain old peanuts. Thrown into the food processor for 10 minutes until this happens.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    Drool.

    It's worth noting that this journey of homemade peanut butter discovery was a long one for me. I saw other people doing it and tried, but I just couldn't do it! I was ending up with a sort of peanut paste, but nothing like the runny liquidy beautiful peanut butter I was dreaming of. Eventually I figured out why - 2 reasons.

    1. Raw peanuts didn't work. Roasted peanuts did. Also, I used roasted salted peanuts but if you wanted to control the saltiness, feel free to use plain roasted. I'm also 110% sure that honey roasted peanuts would be even more amazing. Or just adding some honey! (UPDATE 25/8/15 Just made it with honey roasted peanuts, and as predicted, it was AWESOME! Plus, it only took about 6 minutes to blend together)
    2. It did not take 5 minutes like most things I'd read said. It took about 10 minutes. I kept getting frustrated at the 5 and even 8 minute mark and quit, ending up with a peanutty paste that turned into a rock in the fridge. Lesson: persevere! It will happen. And it will be a beautiful moment when it does.

    Here is how the process looked:

    Peanuts! Prepare to meet your maker.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    30 seconds in, looking like breadcrumbs.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    2 minutes in, it's starting to clump together

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    5 minutes in - slightly paste like.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    8 minutes in - looking more like peanut butter.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    10 minutes in - we have a winner!

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    So once I was using the right peanuts and not getting mad when after 5 minutes I didn't have peanut butter, it was good! It's worth noting that it may take less time depending on the processor you are using.

    And now I am eating peanut butter approximately 10 times per day.

    Please make this. It will be one of the best things you do.

    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    Excitement overload!

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    Homemade Peanut Butter made in 10 minutes, with 1 ingredient!

    Homemade Peanut Butter

    Homemade peanut butter using only 1 ingredient and ready in 10 minutes!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 .5 cups
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups roasted peanuts salted or unsalted
    • Extra salt or honey to taste

    Instructions

    • Place peanuts in food processor.
    • Process on high speed for 8-12 minutes until you have a smooth, creamy peanut butter.
    • Store in the refrigerator.
    Nutrition Facts
    Homemade Peanut Butter
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    1690
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    143
    g
    220
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    22
    g
    138
    %
    Sodium
     
    1264
    mg
    55
    %
    Potassium
     
    2265
    mg
    65
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    50
    g
    17
    %
    Fiber
     
    25
    g
    104
    %
    Protein
     
    81
    g
    162
    %
    Calcium
     
    292
    mg
    29
    %
    Iron
     
    6.7
    mg
    37
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Robyn Crighton says

      April 06, 2021 at 10:23 pm

      Hi Laura, I'm a crunchy peanut butter fan....so do you think it would just be a case of blending until it's still chunky enough for me or does it need to be blended quite a bit so it doesn't turn into a rock as you described in one of your earlier efforts?

      Reply
      • Laura says

        May 30, 2021 at 10:29 pm

        Hi Amanda, yes just stop when it's the right texture for you!

        Reply
    2. Iris says

      March 28, 2021 at 9:13 pm

      You probably always finish this way to quickly to tell, but roughly how long will it keep?

      Reply
      • Laura says

        May 30, 2021 at 10:37 pm

        Hi Iris, it should keep for months!

        Reply
    3. Emily says

      July 23, 2020 at 12:27 pm

      Hey, just curious why it's best to store this in the fridge when store bought with no preservatives etc doesn't need to be?

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 16, 2020 at 11:37 am

        Hi Emily, I just prefer to store it in the fridge, it definitely can be stored at room temperature! Laura

        Reply
    4. Kim @zonktdesigns says

      July 06, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      5 stars
      Oh how fabulous, my hubby has me buying all the expensive peanut butters just to add to his morning smoothies.
      This is a great idea & that's for all the tips as I'd have not stuck to it ether.
      It's like the chickpea meringue never would gave thought it'd worked & it just does.
      Also I shared a cauliflower rice this week whic had me laugh because it's the same thing 1 ingredient, I felt stupid sharing it as a recipe, lol.
      Oh & the BEST peanut butter I had, was made with a little maple syrup... If you like the honey, try the maple, AMAZING!
      Thanks for linking up to YWF xx

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

        Hahaha it's so ridiculous right? Sometimes it's the idea though...I love reading other peoples 1 ingredient "recipes!" OMG maple syrup would make this amazing!!! I'll have to try that next time 🙂 Chickpea meringue? I'm going to have to go and check that out!

        Reply
    5. Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says

      July 05, 2016 at 12:30 am

      I've been buying a NZ brand but I'm going to try this now thanks for the step by step guide.

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 11, 2016 at 7:03 pm

        No worries! Once you start making this you won't want to buy PB again!

        Reply
    6. jayne says

      July 03, 2016 at 10:16 pm

      I am a peanut butter nut (pun intended ha ha!) so am loving this - I opt for store-bought too often and need to give this a try!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 11, 2016 at 6:58 pm

        Hahaha I love a good peanut butter pun! And this is the peanut butter that has turned me into a nutter too! So good!!

        Reply
    7. Shari from GoodFoodWeek says

      July 01, 2016 at 7:46 pm

      I think I should make homemade peanut butter because the boys go through so much of it.

      Reply
      • Laura says

        July 03, 2016 at 7:27 pm

        That was my thinking too - Josh eats so much of it but he still prefers the bought stuff!! Can't win em all! I definitely like the homemade version better though 🙂

        Reply
    8. Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

      August 25, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, that is very exciting! I can't wait to try this!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 25, 2015 at 9:16 pm

        You really should - I've gone from a total peanut butter hater to eating it everyday!

        Reply
    9. Whitney says

      August 19, 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Also -- you don't have to post this comment, but I wanted you to know your connect links at the top right of your page are broken :-/ (the icons for pinterest, instagram, and facebook)

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 22, 2015 at 8:36 am

        Thank you SO MUCH!!! I had no idea they weren't working, they should be fixed now...really appreciate it! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Whitney says

      August 19, 2015 at 12:49 pm

      Wow! I really had no idea there were no extra ingredients to make your own peanut butter! I bet the honey roasted would be amazing!! Thanks for sharing, SO easy 🙂 Yum!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 22, 2015 at 8:37 am

        I know, I always assumed there would be other ingredients too...I've just bought some honey roasted peanuts so that's on the agenda for today 🙂

        Reply
    11. Katie says

      August 17, 2015 at 7:42 pm

      I love homemade peanut butter, it's better than Pics!

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 17, 2015 at 8:16 pm

        So much better right?! Waaaaaay cheaper too! 🙂

        Reply
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