After the almond milk and labneh, today is something we so frequently use – peanut butter. Peanut butter is considered to be good. While on my weight loss mission – that feels like ages ago now! 😕 – one pre-gym snack that my instructor used to advise, apart from a banana, used to be 2 tbsp peanut butter spread across a slice of brown bread. It is considered as good protein. I am really not a fan of peanut butter but I like to have a pack anytime in my pantry, in case when the craving strikes. But ever since I have learned that home made peanut butter tastes good enough and is preservative free, I prefer making a small batch that gets done within a few days and then make a fresh batch whenever I feel like.
Normally I love it slathered in bread, but even spreading it on a hot chapathi off the tawa is amazing. Have you tried that way? 🙂 Banana and peanut butter is another delicious match. So the recipe I share with you is this simple smoothie that can put to rest any cravings that you have. One thing I love about this smoothie is how filling it can be when you need a light meal.
DIY: Peanut Butter | Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients
- FOR PEANUT BUTTER:
- 1 cup peanuts without skin
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- A pinch of salt
- FOR BANANA PB SMOOTHIE:
- 1 ripe banana chopped
- 3 heaped tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tsp flax meal
- 3/4 cup milk of choice
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- On a hot pan, saute the peanuts for five minutes till roasted. Take care not to burn the peanuts.
- Cool completely. Add the peanuts into a grinder and start grinding.
- Initially it will powder and then slowly it will start to clump up and become buttery.
- Add the remaining ingredients and continue grinding till nice and smooth.
- Empty into a small clean jar and store in the fridge. Use up within 5 days.
- For the smoothie, combine all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth. Serve immediately!
Love your DIY series…this smoothie is filling and healthy too
Thank you so much Amrita…
Making peanut butter at home seems to be very easy.. My daughter though loves peanut flavour doesn’t eat store bought ones claiming it is too salty.. Will try your version.. Love the idea of making smoothie with it.. Yum!!
Thank you so much Divya…
getting inspired with your DIY series…inshaallah someday i will also do it…butter looks fresh and yummy
Thank you so much Habeeba…
Very true. Peanut butter was my daily breakfast all through my workout days back then – like you ages ago! I too keep a jar always and swtich between crunchy and creamy – though crunchy is my fav. Slather one slice of bread wth this and another with a jam and keep slices of banana sandwiched – perfect bf on a laziest day! Yum. Banana and peanut is the best match. During Ramadan, I made this smoothie at least three to four times. 🙂
So did the whole this yield that small jar in the pic?
I love the smoothie picture. You have chosen colors so carefully that complements every element in the frame! Fantastic.
Yes, the quantity yields one tiny jar… I totally love this smoothie, that when I am blank, I make this… hehe… Thank you so so much dear… you are always encouraging… 🙂
Soooo delicious Rafee !!
Thanks Gloria!
Can’t resist anything with peanut butter!
Thanks a lot Angie…
Nice recipe, never tried making at home,thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot Suja…
Wow.. Nice recipes to try at home
Thanks a lot Farin…
That looks so tempting! Love the idea of incorporating the peanut butter in the smoothie!
Thank you so much Kanak…
Loving you DIY projects Rafee. I have only one question for this peanut butter recipe. Do we need to add olive oil? Is extracted oil from peanut not enough to keep the blades running?
The olive oil will allow it to loosen up a bit. You can omit it if your peanuts leave out sufficiently oil to come out smooth… Thanks a lot Rimli…
Love the colors in that smoothie photo!
Being an American of course I love peanut butter! On toast, on chocolate, on crackers, in cookies, wherever!
But unfortunately my Kashmiri family thinks peanut butter is disgusting.
I totally agree, peanut butter is not so received in my part of the world! But at home, we love it… Thank you so much Bibi…
I love peanut butter and eat it from the jar 🙂 Haven’t prepared it at home in a long while though. The smoothie sounds nice and filling too. Which of the two sweet girls wrote that ? 🙂
Thank you so much Priya… 🙂 Haha… that is very much my handwriting, maybe it looks childish? 😀
Hi dear, I do make peanut butter but never added olive oil to it….
Olive oil only stretches the peanut to release more oil. It is not necessary if the peanut does the job… Thanks a lot Sherien…