How to make peanut butter at home: 5 different recipes –

Peanut butter has gained a permanent place on the menu of those who value healthy eating. That’s because, in addition to having good fat and protein, peanuts are rich in vitamin E (5 milligrams in three tablespoons, no less than a third of our daily needs), another nutrient that helps prevent cardiovascular disease. The problem is that, during the quarantine, it is not so easy to find the finished product. Here, healthy cook Mônica Wagner, from São Paulo, teaches you how to make peanut butter at home, in 5 versions of the famous recipe. Eat the sweet option with fruit, in tapioca filling, in porridge or in place of butter in recipes, and the salty option in pies or as a pâté in sandwiches.

How to make peanut butter: traditional recipe

Ingredients: 2 cups of tea peanut roasted (without shell and salt).

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes).

“The very fat in the food turns it into a paste, you don’t need to add anything. The ideal is to use the processor. If not, you can use the blenderbut then the process takes a little longer”, he explains.

Check out the step-by-step in the video below:

How to make peanut butter: different recipes

1. Peanut paste with coconut sugar

Ingredients: 2 cups of roasted peanut tea (without shell and salt) + 1/2 cup of tea of coconut sugar.

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes). Add the sugar and process for another 2 minutes.

2. Peanut paste with cocoa

Ingredients: 2 cups of roasted peanut tea (without shell and salt) + ¼ cup of 100% cocoa powder tea + sweetener or coconut sugar (optional).

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes). add the cocoa powder and process for a further 2 minutes.

3. Peanut paste with cocoa nibs (very crunchy!)

Ingredients: 2 cups of roasted peanut tea (without shell and salt) + ½ cup of cocoa nibs tea.

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes). add the nibs only when the cream is very liquid and process for 10 seconds.

4. Vanilla Peanut Butter

Ingredients: 2 cups of roasted peanut tea (without shell and salt) + 1 vanilla bean + ½ cup of coconut sugar (optional).

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes). add to vanilla and process for another 2 minutes.

5. Salted peanut butter

Ingredients: 2 cups of roasted peanut tea (without shell and salt) + 1 tablespoon of pink salt.

Method of preparation: process the peanuts until you get a paste consistency (approximately 15 minutes). add the salt and process for another 2 minutes.