Raw Peanut Butter

I mentioned in my post below about raw peanut butter. You can buy it - but it is ridiculously expensive and often hard to find unless you are lucky enough to have a really good health food store nearby. However its relatively easy to make yourself in your vitamix or food processor.

This recipe is for a large batch however you can of course make smaller quantities. I find its great to use in sauces like my raw peanut satay sauce. The recipe adapted from the one in the Vita Mix recipe book.

4 1/2 cups raw peanuts
3 Tablespoons peanut or ground nut oil (I often also use flax seed oil as its particularly good for gallstone sufferers) Plus extra to achieve the right consistency.

You need to layer it up properly. First put the oil in the bottom of your Vita Mix,  then put the peanuts on top. Process at the “hi” setting until peanuts are smooth. You will need to help the process along by stoping every now and then to push the peanut chunks in from the sides into the centre of the Vita Mix, where the blades are so they can do thier thing. When all the peanuts are smooth, slowly add more oil until the mix until the peanut butter emulsifies. Continue until the peanut butter reaches the consistency you wanted.

Enjoy!!