Crunchy Peanut Butter with Chia Seeds

I try out new recipes for my beloved friends and family. I was feeling productive again last weekend.

The plan was to come out with a high energy, high protein, and high fibre convenient food for my friends who need to fast for many hours during the fasting month. So, I made this yummy peanut butter, home made! It is a favorite food for many people i know. Making it at home saves us a few ringgits, keeps trans-fat and artificial additives away from our diet, adds good fat to our food etc. This peanut butter is so rich that it keeps us full for hours too. There are simply too many good reasons to use this recipe.

I like my food fresh. So, I prepared the peanut butter in small batch, just enough for 4 people for a couple of weeks.

Ingredients	Amounts	Steps
1.       Peanut, shelled, skinless	260g (2 cups)	1.       Roast peanut in a wok for about 15minutes on medium heat. Stir constantly to avoid burning.
		2.       Pour roasted peanut into a blender.
2.       Manuka Honey	1 tbp	3.       Add honey into blender
3.       Salt, Bario or others	Pinch	4.       Pinch some salt into the mixture.
4.       Olive oil	120ml (4ounces)	5.       Add half of olive oil into blender. Blend peanut until half of the original size. 6.       Add in remaining amount of olive oil. Continue to blend until smooth or stop at the texture you desire. 7.       Scrape and stir with a spatula occasionally.
5.       Chia seeds	1.5   tbp	8.       Add in Chia seeds. Blend to mix seeds evenly in peanut paste.
		9.       Scoop out the paste with a spatula into a glass container. Caution: The peanut butter may still be very hot. 10. Cover with clink wrap or an air tight cover. Serve with fresh fruit or bread or store in fridge for up to 1 month.

Nutrition Analysis:

Every 2 tablespoon (30g) provides: 200kcal, 4g protein, 5g carb, 19g fat, 28mg Na, 1.8g fibre
(Among which, 13g MUFA, 2g SFA, 3.6g PUFA)

For a beginner, do check out this site to read on how to use a blender.

You may use raw almond or other high fat nuts to make your favorite nutty spread too. However, do remember to get those fresh and plump looking ingredients. Your product may turn rancid too fast, if the ingredients are not fresh enough.

Happy trying, to everyone! Have a good fasting month, to all my Muslim friends!

Without the Chia Seeds, the texture is smooth.