Homemade Roasted Peanut Butter

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Raw peanuts are roasted and ground with peanut oil, sugar, and salt into this quick and easy homemade peanut butter that beats store-bought.

Ingredients

2 cups shelled raw peanuts
1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread peanuts on a rimmed baking sheet.
2 Bake peanuts, stirring every 2 minutes, until golden brown and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes.
3 Combine peanuts, peanut oil, sugar, and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade; process until peanuts are chopped and the mixture forms a ball, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the food processor bowl; continue processing to desired consistency, 1 to 3 minutes more.