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Roasted Peanut Pecan Butter

This is the best nut butter I have made. Honestly, the combination of flavors and overall texture is the best. It is perfect for fall/autumn as it is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, spread it over toast or drizzle it into your granola bowl.

I would like to start by saying that if you have never made any nut/seed butter at home have a look at this recipe of my Homemade Peanut Butter. It has alot of do’s and dont’s. It is a nut butter 101 discussing all the basic information in detail that you ought to have before making it at home. However we will briefly run through the pressure points in this recipe as well. 

This recipe was an accident. I ran out of, the necessary amount of peanuts I needed only to add some pecans into my “peanut butter” and realized it was genius! Since then I have modified the recipe to get a good balance of flavors and to achieve the desired texture. The recipe requires you to use peanuts, pecans, maple syrup, vanilla and salt. Thats all you need. But, there are a few important steps to keep in mind in order to achieve a perfect butter. 

I like to roast my peanuts and pecans. When I say I like to roast them, I don’t mean lightly – I mean they need to have a deep brown color. The house should be smelling nutty and delicious. There is a fine line of deep brown color and burnt. So please make sure you don’t burn them, if they are black it means you’ve burned the nuts – incase you didn’t know the difference. Even a mild brown color will taste good but I like roasting the nuts in a tray in the oven at 180℃ for 10-15 mins and stir them often to ensure they are colored on all sides. 

Once they are roasted, you NEED to let them cool down completely at room temperature. They must not be transferred to the fridge. It will condense and we don’t want any moisture while blending the nuts. I leave them to cool overnight or for at least 2-3 hours. 

After they have cooled down I use a food processor to make the butter. If you have a Vitamix you can use that. You need a high powered food processor to make this. If your processor is small you can half the recipe or blend it in batches. Do not over load your mixer as it will stop working. I speak from experience. As you start blending the nuts, it will break down and from a solid state turn into a powder, after which it will start clumping into damp sand like texture. Keep blending and it will become a thick paste, after blending some more it will turn into a more liquid paste. The more you blend the mixture the smoother it will get. 

At this stage add the maple syrup, salt and vanilla and blend again. I would recommend saving some nuts to add at the end to make it chunky, I love chunky nut butters. I must say you need patience. The butter is worth every minute of effort that your food processor is working. But if you try to short cut the recipe it will harden and not have that smooth dripping sexy consistency. 

I like to give my food processor breaks every now and then as I make large quantities quite often and I don’t want to over load or over work the motor. Ideally the butter should take  20 mins to come together from start to finish. But this is a ball park idea as every blender is different and the quantity you are blending will also vary. Sometimes the type of nuts used also can affect the overall time of blending. 

As the nuts get blended they release their oils which is what makes the butter in the first place. So you don’t need to add any oil/fat or water to thin out the nut butter. Just let it blend and do its thing. That will get you the desired consistency. You can mix and match nuts to suit your palate but this combination is definitely a keeper. It is perfect for the season and it certainly is delicious to say the least. I love eating it straight out of the jar in a spoon. 

Once the nut butter is ready you can transfer it into a glass jar and store it for months as long as you don’t add any moisture into the jar. I love having it with bread or toast. Drop a spoonful into your milk and stir it around. Drizzle it over your breakfast bowl. I mean, eat it as it is out of the jar and go crazy. It is addictive I must warn you. 

You don’t need to store this in the fridge but if you are living in a humid place then it will make sense to store it in a cool dry place. I keep it in the cupboard so it is away from sun light or direct heat. 

I think we have talked about this butter enough, let us make it. Happy Blending Ninjas!

Roasted Peanut Pecan Butter

This is the best nut butter I have made. Honestly, the combination of flavors and overall texture is the best. It is perfect for fall/autumn as it is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, spread it over toast or drizzle it into your granola bowl.
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Blending Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Post Workout, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 500 gm

Equipment

  • Food processor/High speed blender/Nutribullet.
  • Spatula
  • Glass jar
  • Large Baking tray

Ingredients
  

  • 300 gm Peanuts without skin
  • 200 gm Pecan nuts
  • 30 gm Maple syrup
  • 10 ml Vanilla extract
  • Pinch of Salt

Instructions
 

  • Roast the peanuts and pecan nuts in the oven at 180℃ for 10-15 mins until they are deep brown in color. Stir occasionally to ensure it is evenly colored.
  • You can do the same thing over the stove on low heat stirring often.
  • Take out of the oven. And leave to cool for 2-3 hours at room temperature until completely cold.
  • Transfer to a food processor and blend for 15-20 mins until it is liquid in consistency. It will break down into crumbs, then into powder, then into damp sand texture , then clump up, then start looking like paste and eventually it will get runny. You will need to scrape down the sides of the mixer every now and then to ensure everything is blended together.
  • The longer you blend the mixture the smoother it will get (I like to give my food processor a couple of breaks in between to avoid the motor getting too hot.)
  • At this stage add the maple syrup, vanilla and salt. Blend again.
  • Pour into a sterile glass jar and store at room temperature. Ideally in a dark place like the cupboard.
  • Serve as you like.

Notes

  • Be patient while blending. This is a long process and needs to be done right.
  • You can keep a handful of nuts back and add them at the end to make a chunky nut butter.
  • Reduce the maple syrup or increase it based on your taste.

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