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Bird
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Registered: ‎03-09-2010

Vitamix Peanut Butter Woes - What Am I Doing Wrong?

‎03-03-2013 02:20 PM

I hadn't made PB for a number of months. So, I made 3 batches recently, and I just can't get that creamy almost pour-out texture. Instead, it stays chunky, and gets very HOT in the bottom of the VM. This high heat can't be good for retaining the nutrient value.

I have been using dry roasted peanuts (Is that the problem - too DRY?) I just can't remember my source of peanuts for my other successful batches in the past.

Last batch, I added 1 cup peanuts, 1 cup raw almonds, and when it didn't get creamy, I added about 2 T peanut oil (I hated to have to do that) and 2 nice glugs of honey, hoping the liquid might help. I didn't. I am using the tamper like crazy. Still, the bottom is pasty and very hot, the top crumbly.

The result is still really tasty, but too dry and crumbly to spread.

Can anyone help? Should I add oil? (I hope not.) And, isn't fresh made PB amazing with sliced apples dipped in lemon water? Thanks, - Bird

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