With all the products in the market today, you can never be sure which are free from harmful chemicals and preservatives. This is the reason why homemade is the way to go, and this goes true for your peanut butter as well. After all, anything homemade is undoubtedly made with love. Nevertheless, here are few perfect ways to make your homemade peanut butter more special.
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Creamy And Crunchy Peanut Butter
You only need an average of 15 minutes to make creamy and crunchy peanut butter. You just need to roast the peanuts in an oven before putting them into a food processor or blender. However, among these two kitchen gadgets, a blender results in a smoother nut paste.
Actually, the best blender for making nut butter should have a great design with different programmable settings, allowing you to control the smoothness of the nut paste effortlessly. It is a plus if your blender comes with a tamper that surely makes blending a peanut butter more effortless or a special nut butter setting.
After you process or blend your nut paste according to your preferred texture, you are almost done. All that is left to do is to add a little sweetness, and for this, you can use honey or brown sugar, and some salt for seasoning.
You can even add oil to make your peanut butter have that gloss and shine. It is actually that easy to create your homemade peanut butter. What is best about this is that you are sure of the ingredients that you use, and you tailored-fit the recipe according to your preferences.
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Make your peanut butter more special by adding a touch of chocolate. In this case, instead of adding honey, you can add cocoa powder and powdered or confectioner’s sugar, also known as the baker’s sugar.
It is best to create a smooth peanut butter paste for this recipe, but then again, the texture of the nut paste is still up to you. Additionally, a chocolate peanut butter looks best when it is shiny and glossy, thus a touch of oil while you are blending the mixture is recommended.
Peanut Butter With Almond
Almonds definitely level up your peanut recipe. If you are a fan of almonds, try including an equal portion of almonds to your peanuts and blend them well together. For a peanut butter enhanced with almond, it is best if you leave the nut paste a little crunchier than usual.
The entire process of making the peanut butter is the same, with the addition of honey, or even vanilla extract being optional and depending on your taste. You can also add maple syrup. However, peanut butter with almonds recipe usually needs more oil, not only for the glossy shine but for an overall consistency.
Banana Peanut Butter Spread
Another twist to make your peanut butter more special is by adding a super fruit such as bananas. Bananas go well with almost anything, including peanut butter. Add a couple of whole bananas while you are blending your nut paste, and you will inevitably produce a protein-packed spread. For this recipe, it is recommended though that you mix the paste until it is smooth. After this, you will have a tasty and delightfully indulging energy-booster.
Peanut Butter With Cookie Dough
Add your cookie dough ingredients while you are blending together your nut mixture, and you will end up with peanut butter that the children in your household will never get enough of. For this recipe, try to keep your nut paste crunchy.
Wok-Fried Peanuts
You can level up your peanut butter recipe by frying your peanuts in a wok before roasting them in the oven. A bath in oil will let your peanuts have that golden brown color. If you prefer a toasty flavor, you might need to wait a little longer before you take off the peanuts from the wok. In this case, the color of the peanuts will be more of a chestnut shade instead of golden brown.
Apart from wok-fried peanuts, you also have the option of deep-frying the nuts, although this proves to be more extravagant, in terms of oil usage that is. Nevertheless, you can reuse the oil for other dishes later on, especially if the dish calls for a peanut taste.
Anything homemade is undoubtedly crafted with love. This goes without saying that anyone who has the opportunity to taste your homemade peanut butter will definitely recognize the effort you have put into making it. What more if you make it more special with the tips shared above?
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