How to Make Your Own Peanut Butter

Make your own peanut butter. One, two, three! Know where your ingredients came from and blend them to your own taste. You can make a fun afternoon with your children into a learning experience.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Roasted peanuts in shells
• Vegetable oil
• Measuring cup
• Food processor
• Jar

1. Open the shells to remove the peanuts. Collect about one cup of unshelled nuts. Discard outer shells.

2. Rub off the dry outer skin. You don't want this in your butter.

3. Put peanuts in a food processor and chop mixture. Pulse it first to chop in bits. Then three or more times pulse and blend until the peanut butter is close to the consistency of your taste. Mix well for creamy style peanut butter.

4. Mix in one to two tablespoons of the oil SLOWLY. Pour in small amounts and blend until the peanut butter is your desired consistency.

5. No preservatives, no additives makes this the freshest healthiest peanut butter for you. ALWAYS Keep unused portion in the refrigerator. This avoids spoiling.
   
   Have Fun!

Tips & Warnings

• A blender or hand grinder can be used but it's harder to clean out and the grinder is harder to get smooth butter.
• Make small amounts so your peanut butter remains fresh! MUST REFRIDGERATE!

[starlet67]

on 1/19/2009 This would great to make with kids and healthier too!