Peanut butter has been on our list to make from scratch for awhile. But I kept forgetting to buy raw peanuts every time I went to the store. And then my studly husband during the middle of the day one day, sent me an email that just said “We should do this!” And it had this video.
And this is why I married him.
So I did just what Alton said. 1 lb of peanuts fried in peanut oil,
Then cooled.
Then into a food processor with honey and kosher salt. A good honey. Did you know you can buy it in bulk at New Seasons? It’s like $9 a lb but it’s local and delicious and you fill your own container.
And then a blend
Until nice and creamy. Mmmm.
As usual, Alton Brown knows no wrong. This peanut butter is sooo good!
Alton Brown's Peanut Butter
Peanut butter from Scratch!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 lb of raw skinned peanuts
- 1 tablespoon of peanut oil
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoon of kosher salt
Instructions
- Heat peanut oil in wok or large frying pan on medium to high heat. When the oil starts to simmer add the peanuts and cook for one minute stirring constantly. Then turn the heat down to medium and then fry to another 7-10 minutes until they are a deep golden brown.
- On a pan lined with paper towels, cool the peanuts completely, at least 20 minutes.
- Once they are cooled put the peanuts in a food processor, add honey and salt, and blend until creamy, 5 minutes, remembering to scrape down the sides.
- Store in an airtight container.
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Wow, thank you!! 🙂
🙂 most welcome!
Your husband is a legend! I love that he is looking at stuff like this at work. Great video and the recipe looks easy to do. Thanks for sharing Tracy!
He sure is, Selma! 🙂 It was super easy and incredibly good!
Dang, this PB looks sooo good! I usually buy the organic Santa Cruz blend we have available around here, but I would love to make my own now. Alton Brown is a genius.
Thank you!! It is soooo good, which of course it would be since it’s from Alton Brown 😉
We love Alton Brown too. I have been making peanut butter for a little while now but do it the easy way to throwing already roasted peanuts in the food processor. Mine is a bit runnier, maybe it is time I finally try this recipe!
He’s hard not to love! This one is definitely thick and creamy and super flavorful because of the frying and the honey 🙂
This looks so so delicious!! I love making but butters from scratch, but my processor usually isn’t up to the job, might have to give it another go though!
Wow now that is some awesome sounding peanut butter! I once made peanut butter with plain unroasted peanuts and it was pretty meh. Will have to try this exciting-looking method sometime! 🙂
Thank you!!! It’s the frying and the honey which makes it super flavorful! I hope you do try it- you wont be disappointed! 🙂
Alton Brown is my hero. Your peanut butter looks so good. I’ve never wanted to make my own before, but now you’ve gone and changed my mind. 😀
Haha mine too!! Thank you! This is definitely a great recipe to try for your first one to make you a believer! 😉
Your Peanut Butter looks so yummy 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
the texture looks great. it does look like a perfect pb!
Thank you! 🙂
My, oh my, Tracy…my list of things to try from you just keeps growing! I bet you’ll never go back to jarred PB again…this looks fabulous!
I’ve been so curious to see if this actually works. Thanks for sharing! I think I’m going to have to attempt this now. I don’t really like peanut butter, but homemade is always better right?
Yum!! Alton Brown is a rock star 🙂 Your peanut butter looks delicious!!
Unable to pin from your site. Every time you hit the pin button, it crashes the page and just reloads with the message
“A problem occurred with this page so it was reloaded” This occurs with other recipes I’ve tried to pin from your website, and doesn’t matter which pin button.
Oh no!! Thank you so much for letting me know, Peggy! I’m looking into it right now!