Comments on: Homemade peanut butter

By: Vanderbilt Wife

Vanderbilt Wife — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:42:37 +0000

bread, breakfast bars, hamburger buns, salad dressings, applesauce… I try to make everything from scratch if I can!! I even made tortillas this week. I haven’t tried PB though because I didn’t have a food processor. But someone gave me one this week!

Jessie
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By: Kacie

Kacie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:15:49 +0000

Hmm, measurements. It was .83 lb of peanuts (seriously! I looked at my receipt) and a glob of coconut oil. Glob was oh, 1-2t? I wish I could be more precise! I really just eyeballed it. There are definitely more precise recipes out there if you google it.

By: mare

mare — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:03:33 +0000

As a PB fiend, is there any chance you could supplement or expand on this with measurements or portions?

By: Bargain Junkie

Bargain Junkie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:14:34 +0000

When crusty French bread and rolls go stale, I don't throw them out. Instead, I throw them in the blender and add it to a jar that I keep of homemade bread crumbs. Much tastier (and cheaper) than store-bought. .-= Bargain Junkie´s last blog ..BARGAINING: DOS AND DON’TS =-.

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:12:36 +0000

I would love to come have some with you! :) It sounds great! .-= Mrs. Money´s last blog ..Sunday Link Love =-.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:23:22 +0000

I make homemade pancake syrup. It is so easy and no high fructose corn syrup. I got the recipe off of hillbilly housewife.com

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:49:30 +0000

Oh gross–I hope those nuts aren’t bad!

Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods are a bit of a drive for me, so I’ve only been a couple of times. Sounds like there are some deals for natural peanutbutters out there. I guess the places I’ve looked so far have just been a bit high!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:36:37 +0000

Making homemade peanut butter is fun! Glad you had a good time doing it :-).

But have you check Whole Foods brand peanut butter, or Trader Joe’s? My brain is drawing a blank as to price, but I think in CT it’s right around $2/lb, which is definitely cheaper than any shelled peanuts we can get here. I’ve made peanut butter before, just for fun ;-), but couldn’t justify the time and lack of savings when Whole Foods peanut butter is so good without the additives and hydrogenated oils and stuff. (Also, just fyi, pre-shelled peanuts in bins are most likely rancid, or moldy, or both, so you might want to consider that. . . )

But isn’t making from scratch so fun? :-) Sometimes I make things like nut butter for fun, rather than for savings. But for savings and health, let me see. . . definitely bone broth, pretty much all our breads and muffins (except hamburger buns – gotta work on that), that sort of thing. When I’m not nauseated pregnant we pretty much avoid any processed foods. I do a lot of white sauces (or variations of those) in place of condensed soups. Lots of homemade soups in the winter with homemade broth. Stuff like that.
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By: Christi

Christi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:23:57 +0000

Wow, this is going to have to be our next project to try. I didn't realize we could do it with our blender! Do you know what the shelf life is of homemade PB? .-= Christi´s last blog ..Date Night In =-.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:22:35 +0000

I’ve had the Skippy Natural and it IS really yummy! I definitely paid more than you have. I’ll look for it at Target the next time I’m out that way.