Homemade Peanut Butter - Vitamix - This Healthy Kitchen (2024)

Homemade peanut butter has never been easier than this 1 ingredient recipe! You guessed it! PEANUTS!

I’m a long time lover of enjoying peanut butter for breakfast in some way. From smoothies, to cookies to a plain ole peanut butter sandwich, you really can’t go wrong with a healthy dose of protein packed peanut butter.

Now unless you’re buying natural “just peanuts” peanut butter, there’s often added sugar and oil in store bought peanut butter.

So if you’re trying to avoid oil and refined sugar, this peanut butter recipe is for you. Plus, it’s so simple to make and comes together in a literal 2 minutes!

Can you even beat that??

How to make peanut butter in your Vitamix

Peanut butter with just peanuts is as simple as adding peanuts to your blender. I like to use anywhere between two and four cups per batch.

You’ll need a minimum of two cups to have enough volume for your machine to catch and blend nicely. (At least, in my experience.) More than four cups I find a bit difficult to get an even consistency, even when using the tamper.

So the sweet spot is anywhere between two and four cups here.

So start by measuring out your peanuts.

Add them to your Vitamix with the optional salt, if using and start blending on high speed.

The peanuts will quickly break down into a crumbly texture, and start clumping together.

About a minute of processing will turn your nuts into creamy, smooth nut butter.

Now, if you don’t have a Vitamix, you can still make creamy, delicious peanut butter in a food processor. It will take a little longer to break down from peanuts to butter, but it will!

If using a food processor, take breaks during the blending process to prevent over heating of your machine. Scrape down the sides as needed, and pause every 30-60 seconds for at least 30 seconds and continue. Keep repeating this process until you get smooth peanut butter.

How to store homemade peanut butter

Transfer your peanut butter to a clean, glass jar or container and you may store at room temperature for every day use for up to two weeks.

I bet it would last longer than that too, but I haven’t been able to keep mine longer than that to test it!

Alternatively, store in the refrigerator for even longer, although the spread may slightly harden, without affecting the flavour.

Why make peanut butter from scratch?

You just can’t beat natural homemade nut butters. PERIOD. There is NO oil, NO sugar, and NO artificial ANYTHING in this delicious peanut butter recipe. There’s only ONE ingredient required, JUST peanuts! (Plus the optional salt if you wanted salted peanut butter).

This deliciously creamy, smooth, velvety, rich, luscious peanut butter is a must try!

Plus, it’s super simple to make and comes together in only 2 minutes! You can’t even buy peanut butter that quickly.

If you’re a huge fan (like I am) of nut butters, try my almond butter and pecan cutter recipes too!

Recipes with peanut butter

Some of my favourite peanut butter recipes:

• Peanut Butter Hummus [Oil Free]
• Cauliflower Rice Stir Fry with Peanut Sauce
• Peanut Butter Pancakes w/ Peanut Butter Caramel [Sugar Free]
• Healthy Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookies
• or check out this collection of my favourite vegan peanut butter recipes!

Or, enjoy your peanut butter in a classic PB and J sandwich! Speaking of jelly, my current favourite is this Blueberry Chia Jam that is low in sugar and pectin free. Have you tried making chia jam yet? If not, you really should!

It’s super simple to make and makes an incredible combo. Peanut butter and jelly are simply meant to be together, am I right?

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Buon appetito,
Rosa

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