A recipe for healthy peanut butter from scratch with super seeds. It's full of texture and flavour.
If you've got a food processor, then homemade peanut butter is ridiculously easy to make from scratch.
It's made even better with the addition of super seeds like chia seeds, sesame, pumpkin and sunflower. They bring extra texture and flavour and are full of vitamins.

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Homemade super seed peanut butter
This seed peanut butter recipe is inspired by one of my favourite NZ peanut butter types called 'everything butter' by Fix & Fogg.
It's super tasty but also a bit expensive (especially if you eat a lot of it!) so I wanted to make my own version that's a bit easier on the wallet.
The ingredients
The ingredients in this healthy peanut butter recipe are predominantly peanuts, which are blended first until creamy. Then the rest of the seeds are added along with a hint of sesame oil to enhance the flavour, and a touch of honey.
The super seeds (and a small number of extra peanuts) that are added at the end are only blended lightly. This way they stay chunky (like in crunchy peanut butter) and make a great contrast to the creamy peanut butter base.
- Peanuts - Dry roasted, salted or unsalted. If you use salted you won't need to add more salt at the end.
- Chia seeds - full of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids
- Sunflower seeds - fibre, protein and plenty of vitamins and minerals
- Pumpkin seeds - Good source of protein, iron, calcium and beta-carotene plus more!
- Sesame seeds - a source of selenium, copper, iron and zinc
- Sesame oil - only ½ a teaspoon is needed but it lifts the flavour a lot
- Honey - optional, but a little sweetness is a nice contrast to the saltiness of the peanuts
- Salt - if using unsalted peanuts, you'll need to add a little salt to enhance the flavour.

The equipment
You'll need a good food processor or blender for this peanut butter recipe. The peanuts are ground for a long time until runny and creamy.
It takes around 10 minutes, so you want a blender where the motor can handle a long blend time like that.
Step by step instructions
Add the peanuts to a food processor. Blend for 5-10 minutes until it becomes smooth, creamy and runny. During the blending process, the peanuts will change from crumbly to thick, to finally becoming runny as the oils in the peanuts release.

Add in the sesame oil, honey and salt (if using unsalted peanuts) and blend until smooth. Taste and add more sweetness and salt as needed.
Add in the seeds and extra peanuts and pulse it a few times to roughly chop and incorporate them.

Transfer the peanut butter to a jar and store it in the pantry for up to a month or in the fridge for up to three months.
If stored in the refrigerator it will become stiffer than if stored in the pantry. You can soften it up again by placing the jar in a bowl of warm water.

Uses for the super seed peanut butter
- Slathered on a piece of sourdough bread - Either sourdough sandwhich bread or a regualr sourdough loaf!
- Eat it on apple slices
- Add it to ice cream
- Make peanut butter cookies or peanut butter slice!
Homemade peanut butter FAQs
Yes, the peanuts and seeds in the recipe are rich in protein, good fats, vitamins, minerals and fibre. It is healthy when eaten in moderation
It can be stored in the party for up to a month or in the fridge for up to three months.
If your peanuts haven't been blended long enough they will be dry. If necessary, add in a little drizzle of vegetable oil to assist with the blending.
No, feel free to omit both of those according to your tastes.

Full Recipe

Super Seed Peanut Butter From Scratch
A recipe for healthy peanut butter from scratch with super seeds. It's full of texture and flavour.
Ingredients
- 200g dry roasted peanuts (salted or unsalted) + 2 tablespoon extra peanuts
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- 2 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Add 200g of the peanuts to a food processor. Blend for 5-10 minutes until it becomes smooth, creamy and runny. During the blending process, the peanuts will change from crumbly to thick, to finally becoming runny as the oils in the peanuts release.
- Add in the sesame oil, honey and salt (if using unsalted peanuts) and blend until smooth. Taste and add more sweetness and salt as needed.
- Add in the seeds and the extra 2 tablespoon of peanuts and pulse it a few times to roughly chop and incorporate them.
- Transfer the peanut butter to a jar and store it in the pantry for up to a month or in the fridge for up to three months.
Notes
If stored in the refrigerator it will become stiffer than if stored in the pantry. You can soften it up again by placing the jar in a bowl of warm water.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 6g
Christine says
Hi Elien, thanks for sharing another great recipe. I have tried peanut butter but I found it would dry out. Maybe I didn't process long enough.
Do you have a recipe for chickpea peanut free butter or the chocolate spread? Would be great for daycare lunches.
Elien says
Yeah a little more processing will bring out extra oil and make it less dry. I’ve not tried a chickpea version so far!