Homemade Peanut Butter

Yes! I make my own peanut butter! And you know what, it's better than any store bought stuff out there! I have tried so many different types and none compare.  It could be the Himalayan sea salt but it might just be that it's fresh and made just the way we like it.  

What I love is that I actually know what's in it and it's really kind of fun to make! 

Just a little Himalayan sea salt, peanuts and a bit of olive oil if needed. 

My old food processor required the use of olive oil to keep things moving as it just wasn't as powerful as my new Ninja food processor is.  Now I can make a batch and not have to add a drop of oil, however my hubby said he likes the consistency of it which a bit of olive oil so I've gone back to my tablespoon or so of organic olive oil. 

The recipe is pretty loose for this as I just use as many peanuts as my food processor will hold going about 3/4 full.  

Instructions

Throw the peanuts into the food processor (about 1/2 - 3/4 full) sprinkle in about 1 tsp of sea salt. Then lid and go! 

Drizzle in a bit of olive oil right away to keep things moving in there if your machine isn't all that powerful. You may still have to stop a few times and give it a stir to get it all moving along the way. But after just a few minutes it should start to come together and the voila! Best peanut butter ever! 

I might be addicted to it because it seems that every Sunday I'm making another big batch.... recently my little kitchen aid food processor broke, the tab on the lid that locks it in broke off (pretty sure it was at the fault of my 2 year old) so it wouldn't turn on.  Very sad day!  This was in October and I didn't want to purchase a cheap one so I asked for a better one for Christmas but it was a long wait and we went back to getting Adams peanut butter which is good but just not the same!  I'm happy to announce the arrival of our new Ninja food processor/blender Christmas 2015!  I'm in love with it and it's making awesome peanut butter so far.  

Happy nut butter making!