Sous vide peanuts for creamy peanut butter?

Hey everybody,

I've got too many peanuts and was thinking about making some peanut butter but the last time I made it, it turned out a little bit grainy.

So my plan was to toast them, bag them with some oil and cook them in a water bath to soften them and then blend and season the mix.

The thing is, I wasn't sure if cooking them in the oil would actually soften them.

Any thoughts? Times/temps? Thanks in advance for the help!

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Angelo_197648

I have no idea sorry, but you gave me an idea. I made coffee butter the other day and it has provided a lot of uses already, and I think using that with the peanuts could make a very interested peanut butter I have to try

tshewman

How did you blend them. I've had decent success with vitamix but requires a fair bit of time blending. I typically only add water if I'm making a nut milk. If still unsuccessful try adding a touch of peanut oil as you blend. Food for thought.

Ryan_79893

That's the thing. I was trying to find a way to get around not having great equipment for blending the peanuts. I just have a standard food processor. Also, if it works, I was thinking this would be a great way to make a super smooth nutella like spread by doing the same thing with hazelnuts and then blending in melted chocolate.

chriswrightcycles

Although I have a decent food processor, it still takes me 7+ minutes of continuous mixing to get creamy nut butter. You shouldn't have to add oil to the mix. I think that starting with warm nuts will expedite the process.

tshewman

See Chris Wright's ppst above. Failing that, you could soak them over night and strain and that should soften them. Cooking them isn't necessary but if you do a pressure cooker works.great.

Ryan_79893

Cool. Thanks!

Ryan_79893

Thanks for the replies!

I assume you mean soak them in water over night right? Would soaking them in water somehow make the peanut butter less shelf stable because of the moisture content? Maybe that's a stupid question but I guess I don't know. And for the pressure cooker, the thing I wanted to avoid was losing flavor to the cooking liquid.

Irina_297398

Hi Ryan,

Did you made the peanut butter? How works? Please tell me about it... I want make the same.