How to Make Homemade Nut Butter — Peanut, Almond & Cashew — in a Mixer Grinder

Store-bought peanut butter has added sugar, palm oil, and stabilizers. Homemade nut butter has exactly what you put in — roasted peanuts and a pinch of salt.

The only equipment you need is a mixer grinder with a strong motor and a large liquidizing jar. The process takes 10 minutes. The result is fresh, natural nut butter without any additives.

This guide covers peanut butter, almond butter, and cashew butter recipes — with roasting instructions, the exact grinding technique, and which Wonderchef mixer grinder handles the load of nut butter grinding reliably.

Homemade Peanut Butter Recipe

Ingredients

•  200g raw peanuts (with skin gives a richer flavour; without skin gives a smoother, lighter butter)

•  Half teaspoon salt (adjust to preference)

•  Optional: 1 teaspoon honey or jaggery for sweetness

•  Optional: 1 teaspoon neutral oil (groundnut or coconut) to help blending if peanuts are very dry

Step 1 — Roast the Peanuts

Dry roast peanuts in a pan on medium heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the skin begins to crack and darken. The smell should be strongly nutty. Alternatively, spread on a baking tray and roast in an OTG at 180°C for 12-15 minutes. Let cool completely.

Step 2 — Remove the Skin (Optional)

Once cooled, rub the peanuts in your palms — the skins loosen easily and can be blown away or sieved out. Skinless peanuts give a smoother, lighter-colored butter. Keeping the skin gives a slightly grainier texture with more antioxidants.

Step 3 — Grind

Place cooled peanuts in the large liquidizing jar. Do not use the dry grinding jar — peanut butter requires the larger diameter and stronger vortex action of the blending jar. Add salt. Start at medium speed.

Grinding stages — what to expect:

•  Stage 1 (30 seconds): coarse powder. This is normal.

•  Stage 2 (1-2 minutes): clumps form. The natural oils are being released. Keep grinding.

•  Stage 3 (3-5 minutes): smooth, creamy butter forms. The clumps break down and the oils coat everything.

Stop and scrape down the sides of the jar every 45-60 seconds using a spatula — what sticks to the sides needs to go back to the blade. Most people stop too early (at Stage 2) and get a grainy result. Stage 3 is where it becomes true nut butter.

Step 4 — Adjust Consistency

For chunky peanut butter: set aside a small portion of roughly-chopped roasted peanuts before the final grinding cycle. Add them to the smooth butter and pulse once. For runny butter: add 1 teaspoon of oil before the final grinding cycle.

Step 5 — Store

Transfer to a clean glass jar. No preservatives means the butter will separate over time — just stir before use. Refrigerate for up to 4 weeks. At room temperature, use within 1 week.

Almond Butter Recipe

Almonds have harder cell walls than peanuts. They take longer to butter and need more motor power. Use a 750W or stronger mixer grinder.

•  200g raw almonds — roast at 180°C for 10 minutes. Cool completely.

•  Place in large liquidizing jar. Start grinding at high speed.

•   Almonds take 6-8 minutes to reach butter consistency — longer than peanuts. Scrape sides every minute.

•   Add 1 tablespoon of neutral oil at the 4-minute mark to help the process.

•   Add salt and optional honey at the end. Store refrigerated.

Cashew Butter Recipe

Cashews have the highest natural oil content of common nuts. They butter fastest and produce the creamiest result.

• 200g raw cashews — roast at 160°C for 8 minutes (lower temp — cashews brown faster). Cool completely.

• Grind in liquidizing jar at high speed. Cashews reach butter stage in 3-4 minutes.

• No oil needed — cashews release enough natural oil on their own.

• Add salt and optional cardamom powder for an Indian-style cashew butter spread.

Best Wonderchef Mixer Grinders for Nut Butter

The Galaxy 1000W is the best mixer grinder for nut butter because making almond and cashew butter requires sustained high-speed motor operation for 5-8 minutes — exactly what the 100-minute non-stop specification covers. The 100% copper motor handles the load of dense nuts without overheating. The large liquidising jar creates the right vortex for nut butter development. 

The Galaxy 750W with 100% copper motor is the best mid-range option for peanut butter (which takes 3-5 minutes) and cashew butter (3-4 minutes). The 5-year motor warranty reflects confidence in sustained operation. 105 reviews. Almond butter at 750W takes 6-8 minutes with 30-second breaks to prevent overheating.

The Select 750W is the accessible 750W option for occasional nut butter making. For daily peanut butter production, the Galaxy 750W or 1000W copper motor is more suited to sustained operation. For weekend batches of peanut or cashew butter, the Select handles it well at its price point.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make peanut butter in a mixer grinder?

Yes — a 750W+ mixer grinder with a large liquidising jar makes peanut butter in 3-5 minutes of grinding. Roast the peanuts first, cool completely, and grind in the liquidising jar (not the dry grinding jar). Scrape down sides every minute. The key is patience through the powder and clump stages to reach the final creamy butter stage. 

Why is my homemade peanut butter grainy?

You stopped too early. Peanut butter goes through three stages: powder, clumps, then smooth butter. Most people stop at the clump stage. Keep grinding for another 2-3 minutes and the clumps will break down into smooth butter as the peanut oils release fully. 

How long does homemade peanut butter last?

Without preservatives: 1 week at room temperature, 3-4 weeks refrigerated in an airtight jar. The butter will separate (oil on top) when stored — this is normal. Just stir before use. If it smells rancid at any point, discard and make fresh.

Can I make almond butter in a budget mixer grinder?

Almond butter requires sustained 6-8 minutes of grinding at high speed. Budget mixer grinders with standard (non-copper) motors risk overheating during this duration. Use a 750W+ copper motor mixer like the Galaxy range. Give the motor 30-second breaks every 2 minutes for safer operation.

Do I need to add oil to homemade nut butter?

Peanuts and cashews release enough natural oil during grinding — no added oil needed. Almonds can benefit from 1 tablespoon of neutral oil added at the 4-minute mark to help the process along. Never add water — water causes nut butter to seize up and become unusably thick.

Conclusion

Homemade peanut butter takes 10 minutes from roasting to jar. The only technique that matters: keep grinding past the powder and clump stages until the natural oils release and it becomes smooth butter.

The Galaxy 1000W handles the sustained motor load that almond and cashew butter require. The Galaxy 750W covers peanut and cashew butter reliably. The Select 750W is the accessible option for occasional batch making. 

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