How easy it is to make peanut butter yourself

Want to make your own peanut butter without using sugar? You don't need a lot of time or many ingredients. It's so easy to make sugar-free peanut butter without sugar!

I love peanut butter. I use soy sauce and peanut butter to make a delicious base for Asian noodles, add it to cookie dough, stir it into muffin batter or cakes.

Peanut cream also goes well in muesli or banana shakes. Or Asian dishes such as curry, spicy sauces or as a dip for carrot sticks. Peanut butter is so versatile. The list could go on and on at this point.

As you can see: I'm a huge fan and always have to have enough at home.

The great thing is that making peanut butter is anything but complicated.

Today I would like to show you how to make your own peanut butter without sugar and what is important.

Let's start with the basics right away:

Good to know: Make your own peanut butter without sugar

Here you will find the most important information summarized in just a few lines. This is particularly useful for those who have rarely made nut butter themselves.

Do I need to roast the peanuts?

If you want to make your own peanut butter, you don't need to roast the peanuts. However, most people roast the nuts because this gives the butter a fuller flavor and of course it has a slight roasted aroma afterwards.

I roast half of the peanuts and leave the other half pure.

Do I have to shell the peanuts?

Yes, I recommend removing the brown skin from the peanuts. It is bitter and will give the cream a bitter taste later on.

Admittedly: This is not a nice or pleasant job. To speed up the process, you can put the nuts in a cloth and gently rub them back and forth. In most cases, the shells come off very easily.

If the shell is stubborn, you can put the nuts in lukewarm water for 15 minutes and then try the kitchen towel trick again.

If you want to save time, buy shelled, unsalted peanuts. However, this is of course more expensive than doing it yourself.

How can I sweeten peanut butter without sugar?

You like peanut butter sweet? No problem. Because even then you don't have to resort to refined sugar.

Tasty alternatives save calories and are considered healthier. Nevertheless, the purer the peanut cream, the healthier it is. It is usually better to sweeten the cream before you use it. For example, when you add it to a shake.

Tips for sweet peanut butter

• Ripe bananas
• Honey
• Agave syrup*
• Birch sugar*
• Erythritol*
• Maple syrup
• Coconut blossom sugar* (caramel taste!)

What is the shelf life of homemade peanut butter?

This depends on what ingredients you have used and how old the nuts are. Generally, peanut butter will keep for about a month in the fridge without spoiling.

Take the jar out of the fridge, remove as much as you need and then put the jar straight back in the fridge. Incidentally, it tastes best at room temperature because it then becomes a little more liquid.

Can I make my own peanut cream without a food processor?

Most of the work is in preparing the peanuts. The pureeing and mixing is not witchcraft, if you have a powerful food processor* at hand. It can chop nuts, puree them and turn them into puree. You can't achieve the creamy and smooth consistency without help.

The best alternatives for the food processor are a Thermomix or high-performance blender.

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What ingredients do I need to make peanut butter?

You may have bought a peanut cream recently and noticed that they are all packed with sugar. I don't want that because I try to eat healthily. That's why I avoid household sugar as much as possible.

Let's take a quick look at the ingredients list. I'll also tell you which ingredients you can substitute with what if you don't have them to hand. But it's really not rocket science, you only need two ingredients for the basic recipe.

Peanuts

Salted or unsalted - that's up to you. I usually mix 50:50 and get the benefits of both nuts. The pleasant, mild, nutty taste from the unroasted nuts and the intense taste with a roasted aroma from the other nuts.

By the way: If you keep receiving peanuts as a gift in the fall/winter, you don't have to use them right away. If you store the nuts in a dry, dark place at 8 to 10°, they will keep for up to six months.

Taste the nuts before you use them to make peanut cream. You can recognize rancid nuts immediately by their smell and taste. Unfortunately, they have to go in the bin.

Salted peanuts are only suitable to a limited extent. Even if you wash them off, they still contain a very salty flavor. You can use this salty cream for cooking. It goes well on pasta, in sauces and in savory dishes such as wraps or patties.

Look here: "Mega delicious: Peanut butter cookies with chocolate“

Peanut oil

If you don't have peanut oil to hand, you can also use another high-quality vegetable oil. In this case, I recommend choosing a neutral-tasting oil so as not to mask the peanut flavor. A tasteless sunflower or rapeseed oil is suitable for this.

However, peanut oil is something very special because it has a very intense flavor. Cold-pressed peanut oil can be kept in the fridge for 4-6 months - far longer than any other vegetable oil.

It is impossible to imagine Asian cuisine without this cooking oil.

Add about 1 tablespoon of peanut oil to 400 g of peanuts.

Optional: sweetener

If you want to make your own peanut butter without sugar but don't want to do without sweetness, you can use alternatives.

We briefly touched on this earlier.

If this is important to you, then Erythritol* in powdered sugar is the right choice for you:

• Long shelf life
• No sugar crystals
• no extra calories
• Slight sweetness

Insider tips for the perfect peanut butter

I've experimented and tried a lot. It's a long way to the perfect peanut butter. Your advantage: I'll let you in on my insider tips :)

• Never let the peanuts out of your sight during roasting
  The small nuts burn very quickly. It is therefore best not to move away from the oven or pan. Roasting the peanuts is a bit of an art and has a big impact on the taste of the DIY peanut butter!
• Choose a slow speed for the blender
  This makes the mixture more creamy. It is better to allow a little more time!
• Mix spices and co under hot nuts
  Salt, pepper, CinnamonIt is best to stir the *, sugar and co. into the hot peanuts. They absorb the flavor much better!

Recipe: Make your own peanut butter without sugar

Here you will find a detailed description of the recipe with step-by-step instructions. If you have made nut butter before and are already familiar with it, you will find a short version of the recipe at the end of the blog post. You will also find the nutritional information per portion here.

The recipe makes enough for 400 g of peanut butter, i.e. a large jar and about 25 portions.

Ingredients:

• 400 g peanuts
• 1 tsp peanut oil
• 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
• 50 g Erythritol powdered sugar* (Optional)

Also: scales, kitchen towel, powerful food processor*, kitchen spatula, glass with stopper.

1. prepare the peanuts

Remove the brown skin from the peanuts. The best way to do this is to place them on a kitchen towel and fold it up. Rub the nuts in it until the skin comes off.

Collect the peanuts and divide them into two halves - one is roasted, the other is not.

2. roast the peanuts

Roasted or unroasted? You have the choice. If you want to roast peanuts yourself, the easiest way is to do it in the oven.

Here's how:

• Spread the nuts on a baking sheet with baking paper.
• Roast them at 150° top and bottom heat until golden brown.
• Turn and mix in between so that they will brew evenly
• The darker the peanuts become, the more intense the flavor. Attention: Do not let them burn!
• If you want to add salt or spices, it is best to mix them with the hot nuts. They absorb the flavor better

3. prepare the peanut butter

Put the peanuts in a food processor and blend until the oil comes out. After 5 minutes, you will have a creamy paste that is still relatively thick.

Add the peanut oil, salt and Erythritol* to this. Blend until you are happy with the consistency.

Tip: It is worth brushing the mixture from the edge to the center of the bowl with a spatula from time to time so that the peanut butter is evenly pureed.

Now you can pour the peanut butter into a clean jar and store it in the fridge.

And that's the whole trick. Easy, isn't it?

What do I do with the DIY nut butter?

There you are with a large jar of cream. But what now? What can you do with it? I'm going to tell you a few of my favorite recipes that you should definitely try.

These apple rings with berries, nuts and, of course, peanut butter are the perfect snack between meals. I have sprinkled frozen blueberries on the rings, but you can also use fresh berries or try bananas. Apple and peanut harmonize wonderfully.

By the way, they are also a dream Peanut butter cookies with Xucker chocolate dropsground almonds and hazelnuts. They taste delicious all year round - even in the height of summer and before Christmas anyway.

You can stir a tablespoon of the cream into your muesli. How about a crunchy quinoa granola?

You can also spread the peanut butter on wholemeal bread or toast in the classic way. Place a few banana slices on the bread and then cover them with the cream. Mmmhhh!

Tip: Eat peanut butter before bedtime

These many great properties make peanut butter something you should always have in your pantry. Ideally, you snack the peanut cream before bedtime.

This is what happens when you eat peanut butter before bedtime

• While you sleep, the muscles are supplied with high-quality protein
• No cravings in the morning!
• Your regeneration is supported by the trace elements
• The cream promotes muscle building
• Peanut butter prevents muscle breakdown
• You are supplied with nutrients all night

Why you should make peanut butter yourself

If you buy peanut butter, you pay for it. And several times over. Because the peanut cream costs a lot of money in the store.

To ensure a long shelf life, a large amount of additives are added to the paste. The color of the peanut butter must also be appealing. So there are a few more colorants. And don't forget the sugar.

No, thanks. We prefer to make our own peanut butter.

You can also transfer my basic recipe for peanut butter 1:1 to almonds or hazelnuts. But you can also use it to make macadamia nut butter or other nut creams in no time at all.

If you make your own peanut butter cream, you can also vary the flavor. If you like it a little stronger, roast the nuts before processing. Or use already roasted peanuts from the supermarket.

Sweet, salty, with spices or neutral - it's entirely up to you and what you want to do with the butter. This is certainly not possible with store-bought peanut butter.

Why is homemade peanut butter healthy?

The light brown cream is full of unsaturated fatty acids and vegetable protein. You can also find potassium, magnesium, vitamin E and arginine in peanut butter.

All these ingredients are very important for healthy and defined muscles. That is why we recommend peanut butter cream to everyone who is working out.

So to the question of whether peanut butter is healthy, a resounding yes from us! Provided that you make the peanut cream yourself or make sure that it does not contain any additional ingredients.

If you want to know exactly: peanuts have 26 grams of protein per 100 grams. This leaves almonds, hazelnuts and the like far behind.

However, peanut butter contains many calories. So rather enjoy in moderation and exercise diligently.

What is in 100 grams of peanuts

• 26 grams of protein - for muscle building
• 11 grams of dietary fiber - for a long feeling of satiety
• 4924 milligrams glutamic acid - against stress and to strengthen the psyche
• 3155 milligrams of arginine - for more performance and concentration
• Vitamin E - for a healthy immune system
• Vitamin B3 - for skin, nerves and metabolism
• 160 milligrams of magnesium - for the bones
• 660 milligrams of potassium - for healthy cells

Peanut cream scores high in unsaturated fatty acids, high in protein, fiber and low in carbohydrates.

Our conclusion

Making your own peanut butter is very easy. As delicious as it tastes, watch the calories! However, if you're on the move a lot, it's not a problem if you reach for peanut butter every now and then. What's more, peanut butter cream is very healthy.

Good luck! :)

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