Homemade Spiced Peanut Butter

Homemade peanut butter is a great alternative to buying it from the store. You can’t get much fresher than grinding up your own peanuts! If you have a food processor you already have everything you need to make your own. This recipe takes it up a notch with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. It makes for a great seasonal recipe and goes perfectly with sliced apples. I must confess that the numbers given for the salt, honey and spices are approximate. Feel free to use more less as desired. This recipe is excellent with chocolate and any jam you can think of. Or you can drop all pretense and go to town with a tablespoon. I definitely won’t judge you!

Homemade Spiced Peanut Butter
(Makes approximately 3-4 cups)
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Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
• 2 tsp sea salt, or to taste
• 1 tbsp raw honey, or to taste
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste
• 1 tsp ground cloves, or to taste

Directions:

1.  In a food processor, pour in the peanuts and blend on the low setting. Add the salt and continue blending.
2. When the peanuts are broken down and forming a paste, add in the honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
3. Continue blending until very smooth with very few granules of peanut butter left in the batch.
4. Taste and adjust the salt, honey and spices to desired seasoning.
5. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. Lasts for up to 1 month in the refrigerator (but I doubt you will get that far).