Created by Tiffany Prather, Joan Jackson, Rusty Prather, Taylor Ginn, and Dr. Frank Flanders

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How to Make Peanut Butter

• Created by Tiffany Prather, Joan Jackson, Rusty
  Prather, Taylor Ginn, and Dr. Frank Flanders
• Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
• Updated April 2006

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Peanut butter

• Peanut butter was invented in 1890, and today 99
  of American families own a jar of peanut butter.
• The U.S. produces 4 billion pounds of peanuts
  each year, and about half is used in peanut
  butter.
• It takes 520 peanuts to make one 12 oz jar of
  peanut butter, and 90 of peanut butter must be
  peanuts.
• Peanuts are actually vegetables and grow
  underground.

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What you need to make peanut butter

• Unsalted Roasted Peanuts
• Canola Oil
• Salt
• Sugar
• Small Blender or Food Processor
• Measuring Spoons
• Measuring Cups
• Small Mixing Spoons
• Marshmallow Cream
• Half-pint Jars or Containers
• Napkins
• Bread

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Step 1

• Measure out 1 cup of unsalted roasted peanuts and
  pour them into to
• blender or processor.

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Step 2

• Measure out 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of canola oil
  and
• pour it into to blender or processor.

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Step 3

• Measure out ½ teaspoon of salt and
• pour it into to blender or processor.

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Step 4

• Measure out 1 tablespoon of sugar and
• pour it into to blender or processor.

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Step 5

• After all ingredients have been added, begin
  blending the mixture. This may take several
  minutes. You will probably have to stop a few
  times and stir the mixture inside the blender so
  that all the peanuts are chopped finely. Continue
  chopping until the peanut mixture is creamy. It
  may be soupy to at first, but it will gradually
  become thicker.

For added sweetness and creaminess, add a
spoonful marshmallow cream.
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Now you have made peanut butter! Be sure to label
your peanut butter with your name and the date it
was made.
After the mixture has become creamy, spoon the
peanut butter in a container and refrigerate it.
Then, enjoy!
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Quiz

• Why is it important to follow the directions when
  making food and working in the lab?
• On an ingredient label for food, the ingredient
  that is present in the greatest amount in the
  food is listed first. If you were making an
  ingredient label for your peanut butter, what
  ingredient would be listed first on the label?
• a. Canola oil b. Peanuts c. Salt d.
  Marshmallow cream
• True or False It is not important to include a
  label on your peanut butter jar.
• The purpose of the Canola Oil is to make the
  peanut butter easy to
• a. Eat b. Store c. Spread d. Sell
• True or False A 12 oz jar of peanut butter
  contains 20 peanuts.
• True or False Peanuts are actually vegetables.
• True or False Peanut butter was invented in
  1890.
• True or False Peanuts provide protein,
  carbohydrates, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium.
• True or False Your homemade peanut butter does
  not have to be refrigerated.

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Quiz Answers

• Student answers will vary.
• B. Peanuts
• False. It is important to put a label on your
  peanut butter jars.
• C. Spread
• False. A 12 oz jar contains 520 peanuts.
• True
• True
• True
• False. Homemade peanut butter does need to be
  refrigerated.
• Answers will vary. Students should explain their
  answer.