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Cinnamon peanut butter is a creamy, tasty peanut butter made in your own kitchen with only natural ingredients!  If you’ve never tried peanut butter and cinnamon together, you’re in for a real treat!

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Anyone who’s been around here long enough knows peanut butter is a pantry staple for me, and is certainly a recommendation for my athlete’s grocery list.

It’s a great source of so many nutrients, packed into a tasty, thick glob.

This salted peanut butter pairs perfectly with just about everything, including almond flour banana muffins and gluten free blueberry muffins, and well, basically anything and everything. 

And if you’re someone who’s always hungry, including some healthy, satiating fats from peanut butter could be one (of many) solutions.

I also break down more about hunger in my Ebook about intuitive eating. 

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Making Cinnamon Vanilla Peanut Butter

This cinnamon peanut butter recipe is one of those recipes that’s so good I want to keep it to myself. Although the girls get some on their leftover oatmeal cookies. 

Well, I thought that for 2.5 seconds but then I realized that I really like you guys a lot, and if I were to share it with ANYONE, it would be you. 

I love using my food processor and it’s the key ingredient for homemade creamy peanut butter and chocolate cashew butter.

I have had boatloads of fun making my own things that I would normally buy – like basil hummus, peanut butter, and edible cookie dough.

And, we all love easy snacks like trail mix energy bites and this frozen cookie dough bites, so having a food processor makes these snacks SO EASY.

Similarly, no arguing with this salted cinnamon peanut butter. It’s drippy, it’s tasty, it’s subtly salty and vanilla-y.

It’s basically everything you’d ever want out of a diy peanut butter that you can make at home. 

Because not only is it fun and accomplishing to make your own things, but it’s a simple way to save money and have complete control of your ingredients and the amounts, right?

If you looked up natural peanut butter nutrition facts, you’ll recognize that homemade peanut butters don’t use any weird ingredients you can’t pronounce because we usually don’t keep them on hand! We’re using simple and natural peanut butter ingredients. 

Although I do have storebought peanut butter in my pantry at all times because #prepared. I love this one from Thrive Market. 

Ingredients For Salted Cinnamon Peanut Butter

Things you likely have on hand already. As I share in my essential grocery list, healthy eating starts with keeping these foods on hand!

• peanuts
• vanilla extract
• sea salt
• cinnamon
• honey (optional), or use grade A Maple Syrup to keep it vegan!

You’ll also want a Vitamix or a food processor. Something hefty to break down the peanuts. 

How to Make Homemade Salted Peanut Butter

With only five ingredients, this diy peanut butter recipe is definitely going to be repeated quite often.

I have so many more ideas for flavors that I’ll have to try out. I think diy chocolate peanut butter is next on the list. 

First, you’ll add your peanuts to the food processor. Process for about 3 minutes on high, stopping periodically to scrape the sides. 

Don’t be alarmed if, after about a minute, your peanuts form into a large ball. This is completely normal.

Break it up and keep processing and then it will magically get smoother and creamier. Making this cinnamon peanut butter recipe goes through quite a fun transition.

Then, you’ll add your vanilla, honey, cinnamon and sea salt and continue to process.

Then, you can enjoy this cinnamon peanut butter. 

I love the craft flavors of peanut butter, but now that I can make them myself, I’m going to save much more money!

The best part about this salted peanut butter is that you don’t have to dirty any bowls. You just mix everything into the food processor, your new best friend, and process for about 3 minutes on high.

I stopped a few times in between to scrape some peanut butter off the sides.

It really is magic how it just transforms right in front of your eyes.

With my appetite steadily increasing with marathon training or breastfeeding hunger (depending on what season we’re in) don’t expect to ever find me without a personal tub of peanut butter since I put it on just about everything.

So, after you make this, promise me that you’ll spend less money buying “natural” peanut butter because this is ridiculously EASY and QUICK.

Do You Have to Refrigerate Natural Peanut Butter?

I know you’re probably wondering how to store homemade peanut butter, because I was.

Short answer – You don’t have to keep natural peanut butter refrigerated if you have a cool, dry place to store it in your kitchen. At some point, though, the oils will start to go rancid (likely 3-4 weeks).

According to the National Peanut Board, once opened, natural peanut butter can stay fresh for 3 months in the pantry. After that, it’s best to move it to the fridge. 

I do prefer to keep my cinnamon vanilla peanut butter in the fridge because it does keep the solids and oils together.

If you want to get it a little more “melty,” leave it out for a bit before enjoying it. 

What Should I Pair Vanilla Peanut Butter With?

This peanut butter and cinnamon recipe pairs well with pumpkin peanut butter granola and greek yogurt. I also love it slathered on toast or on a sweet potato oatmeal bake!

It also goes well with apple pie overnight oats, banana chia pudding or in this peanut butter coffee smoothie. 

If you’re a snacker like me and want a peanut butter protein bar recipe, this can be a staple in your diet. 

Servings 20 servings

Salted Cinnamon Peanut Butter

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

Cinnamon peanut butter is a creamy, tasty peanut butter made in your own kitchen with only natural ingredients!  If you've never tried peanut butter and cinnamon together, you're in for a real treat!

4.70 from 20 ratings

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 4 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• 3 cups unsalted peanuts
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp honey
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp sea salt

Instructions 

1. Process peanuts in food processor for about 3 minutes on high, stopping a few times in between to scrape off the sides.
2. Add in vanilla, honey, cinnamon, and sea salt and process for 30 more seconds.
3. Devour and add to everything!

Equipment

Essential Living Foods Pink Himalayan Sea Salt - Vegan, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, Kosher - 16oz Resealable Bag

Beyond Good Pure Vanilla Extract | Madagascar Vanilla Extract | Made from All Natural Bourbon Vanilla Beans | For Baking, Desserts, Home Cooking and Chefs (2 fl oz)

Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Raw & Unfiltered Organic Honey; Product of Brazil and Uruguay; Packaged in 16-oz. Squeeze Bottle; Enjoy Honey’s Balanced Flavor and Wholesome Benefits, Just as Nature Intended

Hamilton Beach (70730) Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper with Bowl Scraper, 10 Cup, Electric

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 30mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g

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