This one's easy and great tasting. Let everyone get involved!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. unsalted roasted peanuts
1 tbsp. peanut oil
Utensils:
food processor (get help from your adult assistant)
bowl
mixing spoon
storage container
measuring cups and spoons
For smooth peanut butter:
- Mix the peanuts with the peanut oil, and pour the mixture into the food processor.
- Process the mixture until it's very smooth.
- Store your smooth peanut butter in a sealed container in the fridge. It will be good for 2 weeks.
For chunky peanut butter:
- Take about 1/4 cup out of your 1 1/2 cups of peanuts and set them aside.
- Mix the rest of the peanuts with the oil, and pour the mixture into the food processor.
- Process the mixture until it's very smooth, then stir in the peanuts that you had set aside. Process a few seconds more to create the chunks in your chunky peanut butter.
- Store your chunky peanut butter in a sealed container in the fridge. It will be good for 2 weeks.
Prep time: about 10 minutes
Serves: 12...Serving size: 2 tablespoons...Nutritional analysis (per serving): 116 calories; 4.3 g protein; 10.25 g fat; 4 g carbohydrate; 1.5 g fiber; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 mg sodium; 10 mg calcium; 0.4 mg iron
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.
Source: KidsHealth