You’ll never go back to store-bought peanut butter after one taste of this smooth, creamy homemade peanut butter, that’s lightly flavored with maple syrup and vanilla.
Oh eeeeeeem gee. Just give me a second to collect my thoughts here. This peanut butter kinda has me at a loss for words.
Pretty much because I think it’s rude to talk with your mouth full and right now my mouth is FULL of this peanut butter.
Ms. Manners. That’s me, guys.
For today’s lesson in manners, let’s talk about the most dignified way to eat a whole jar of peanut butter with a spoon. It CAN be done gracefully and politely ‘ya know. You just have to practice, practice, practice until perfect.
And then practice some more, because there’s always room for improvement.
Sidenote: I freakin’ love my job. That is all.
Okay, so let’s be honest here: Homemade peanut butter gets a pretty bad rap, since most people are under the impression that it’s hard to make. Ain’t nobody got time for that! Hand me some Jif!
Well, I hate to break it to you, but it’s NOT! Homemade peanut butter is pretty much easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.
And lemme tell you something else important: Nothing says I HEART YA quite like a jar of homemade peanut butter. We’ve got the smoothness, the spot-on peanut butter flavor. The fun addition of ALL the maple syrup and vanilla flavors.
‘Yo, boys. That’s the way to this gal’s heart. ♥
Let’s get peanut butter-n’ shall we? Grab those whopping FOUR ingredients and let’s make some magic.
Peanuts? Check.
Maple syrup? Check.
Vanilla extract? Check.
A pinch of ground cinnamon? Check.
Food processor ready for battle? CHECK. LET’S DO ‘DIS!
Literally, you guys it’s just dump, whirl, whirl, and whirl some more. You’re gonna give that food processor quite the workout. It took mine about 4 minutes of steady processing to turn into peanut butter. The peanuts should go through 3 stages:
1. Finely ground up.
2. Formed into a ball of dough.
3. Completely broken down into a smooth, liquid-y peanut butter. (don’t worry if the peanut butter seems to liquid-y—it will thicken up in the fridge)
Like THIS —>
Grab an XL spoon and give that gorgeous stuff a taste testing or 20.
….or 25. Better safe than sorry. 😉
Oh, why not just plop down on the couch with just the whole jar and a spoon? Turn on your favorite Food Network show and just let yourself fall into peanut butter bliss.
Sorrynotsorry, but I ate all the peanut butter and didn’t save any for you guys.
Mister Jif, I wish you the best of luck in ever beating this finger-in-the-jar-worthy stuff.
Maple-Vanilla Homemade Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups unsalted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process on high speed 3-4 minutes until peanuts are completely broken down into a smooth, creamy peanut butter. Store peanut butter in refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
More totally swoon-worthy homemade nut butters from around the web!
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Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter — Texanerin Baking
Homemade Salted Maple Pecan Butter — Ambitious Kitchen
Maple-Vanilla Homemade Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups unsalted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a food processor. Process on high speed 3-4 minutes until peanuts are completely broken down into a smooth, creamy peanut butter. Store peanut butter in refrigerator until ready to use.
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
Maple and vanilla flavors in peanut butter? This sounds fabulous, Sarah! Homemade peanut butter is so easy to make, I really should be making it more often. Starting with this recipe! Pinned!
Sarah says
Thanks Jen! You’ve so gotta try homemade peanut butter, girl! You’ll fall in love. 🙂 Thanks for the pin!
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
Oh wow, maple in peanut butter? Sounds perfect! This looks amazing, Sarah!
Sarah says
Thanks Kelly! The maple is seriously so good in this peanut butter!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Sarah, I’m with you. . love making my own peanut butter. . love love love the ground cinnamon in here!! gorgeous!
Sarah says
Thanks Alice! Isn’t homemade PB the bomb?!
Rachelle says
Maple Vanilla Homemade Peanut Butter? I have never heard of such a beautiful thing! So creative Sarah!
Sarah says
Thank you so much Rachelle!
Manali @ CookWithManali says
This is such a fantastic recipe Sarah, I have never made peanut butter at home but you have definitely inspired me to do do! And maple syrup in PB sounds awesome!
Sarah says
Thank you Manali! You’ve definitely gotta give homemade peanut butter a “whirl” if you will. 🙂
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
This peanut butter sounds delicious! I love the maple and vanilla in there. This would be SO good on banana bread! Can you imagine? Can’t wait to make this. I’ve actually never made my own peanut butter…gasp! Going to need to change that asap : )
Sarah says
GAH! That seriously sounds so amazing, Natalie! I think I need to make some banana bread now to test out that theory. LOL. 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Sarah, this peanut butter looks AMAZING! I’m seriously drooling over here. I’ve always wanted to make my own before, and I’m loving that you added in some maple and vanilla. This sounds fantastic!
Sarah says
This peanut butter is SO up your alley, Gayle! You’ve gotta try it. 😉
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
LOL, you can’t really go wrong with a mouth full of peanut butter! Looks amazing and I love the flavor combo!
Sarah says
Haha! Thanks Jess!
Ashley says
Homemade nut butters are the absolute best! LOVE the sound of this with the vanilla – I would plow through a batch of this wayyy too quickly!
Sarah says
Haha I’m almost embarrassed to admit how quickly this peanut butter disappeared. Oooops. 😀
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says
I love maple almond butter…so why not change up regular peanut butter? Good idea!
Sarah says
I love the sound of maple almond butter! Must try that. 🙂
Marcie says
I love making homemade but butters, and flavoring peanut butter with maple and vanilla might just make me hide the jar from everyone else! They can have the Jif.
Sarah says
Haha! I’m thinking I love this plan and I may have to use it! Stash the good stuff away and leave the so-so Jif for the rest of the family. GENIUS! LOL
Teffy @ Teffy's Perks says
Ahhhh-mazing!!
Whenever I make nut butter I always leave it plain, but I think next time I shall definitley need to add some maple syrup and vanilla!
{Teffy’s Perks} X
Sarah says
Let me know how you like it, Teffy! 🙂
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Love homemade nut butters! Yours looks absolutely perfect! The maple, vanilla, cinnamon combo sounds incredible! This wouldn’t even make it to the jar, I would just eat it by the spoonful straight out of the food processor 🙂
Sarah says
Haha! I’ll be honest and say that VERY little of this peanut butter actually made it to the jar. Taste-testing dontcha’ know. 😀
Julie says
I bet this would get my kids eating walnuts too. Have you ever tried to freeze it to make it last longer..like if I bought nuts in bulk?
Sarah says
I have not tried freezing this peanut butter, but I would imagine you could. But do be aware that the texture of the peanut butter may be different after defrosting.
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
I literally spread PB on my pancakes this morning and then drizzled syrup on top. If I made this, I wouldn’t have to do both, just use this spread!
Sarah says
Gahh! That sounds amazing on top of pancakes! Must try that next time. 🙂
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
I am in *love* with PB, so I can imagine this becoming one of my {addictive} favorites!
Sarah says
It does become super-addicting! Just a warning. LOL. 😉
Izzy says
Sarah, this is so dangerous! I already eat peanut butter by the spoonful and now you have went and added maple syrup and vanilla to it???!!! I could eat this whole jar and be so happy!
Sarah says
Haha! I have a full jar of this peanut butter currently sitting in my fridge and I seriously CANNOT keep my spoon out of it! I should totally send you the jar! LOL
Sonia says
Hi Sarah,
This sounded wonderful and tried to make it, but after 20 minutes in the food processor, it still remained peanut powder! What a disappointment! And this is a heavy duty and good quality processor. Any tips and tricks, or is my mean machine just not up to the task?
Thanks for your reaction! Take care, Sonia
Sarah says
I’m sorry to hear that this peanut butter didn’t turn out for you, Sonia! What kind of peanuts did you use? Perhaps you used a different kind than I did?
Mina says
Mine certainly did not turn out as nicely as yours looked! It was dry and grainy. Several more minutes of processing, and it was rubbery and chewy. Never did make it to “creamy”. What did I do wrong?
Helen Jennings says
No salt? I’ve tried unsalted PB and it was so bland I couldn’t finish it. Have you tried using salted, roasted peanuts for this recipe?