Perfect Your Peanut Butter Drizzle: A Quick Guide (2024)

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Perfect Your Peanut Butter Drizzle: A Quick Guide? ›

You do not have to add anything to thin out peanut butter for a good drizzle. The simplest way to drizzle peanut butter is to first melt it by heating. The heat will thin it out without compromising flavor. Then, spoon it over by holding the spoon straight down and letting the peanut butter fall from the tip.

When using peanut butter only, the key is heat. Peanut butter is naturally high in fat, but that fat is nearly solid at room temperature. In order to soften it up, you need some heat. In my case, I heated two tablespoons in a heat-proof bowl and then stirred like crazy.

Scoop peanut butter into the blender or food processor.

Add two tablespoons of water per tablespoon of peanut butter. For a creamier consistency, you can use milk in place of water. If you're making a savory sauce, you can use the other ingredients, like soy sauce, for example, in place of water.

Applying heat is the easiest way to thin peanut butter, but if your PB still looks grainy or is so thick that it's prone to burning, a little liquid can help. Try whisking in a few drops of water as you heat the peanut butter, slowly adding more until the butter reaches the right consistency.

Squirt the peanut butter into the container, shake and tap it on the counter to get the peanut butter to settle to the bottom. This will be a somewhat arduous task, getting the air bubbles out and giving you room to add more peanut butter. I've used a chop stick to force the goo down into the container.

Two easy ways to thin peanut butter

The National Peanut Board suggests adding a little water for some extra moisture. Add the water slowly and be sure not to overdo it — too much water can make the peanut butter runny. Another option is to heat peanut butter up in order to liquify the fat content.

Start with a little less than equal parts warm water to nut butter and add more water as needed, until the sauce is your desired consistency. You'll want it thinner for drizzling, and thicker for dipping.

The more additions that you add, the more likely it is that your nut butter might lose its creamy consistency and return to that clumping stage. The fix is simple: just add some oil to thin it out.

Oil: This is optional, but if your peanut butter is too thick, add a teaspoon or two of light-flavored oil (like avocado or peanut oil).

But to slow oil separation, it's best stored in the fridge. Natural peanut butter will be fine in the pantry for up to a month, but if you don't plan to eat it that quickly, you should probably refrigerate it for the best possible taste and texture. Related: 5 Easy Ways to Use Peanut Butter for More Than Sandwiches.

Can you heat peanut butter to make it runny? ›

If you like natural peanut butter, you'll know that the oil separates really easily compared to the other stuff. I've found that putting the whole jar in the microwave for a few seconds always does the job. Not until it gets hot -- just until it loosens up a bit.

Making your own peanut butter is a win/win because you control the amount of salt and sweetener, if any, that goes into it. And it's also a lot cheaper than store brands. You will love the texture. If you want it thick put it in the fridge.

You do not have to add anything to thin out peanut butter for a good drizzle. The simplest way to drizzle peanut butter is to first melt it by heating. The heat will thin it out without compromising flavor. Then, spoon it over by holding the spoon straight down and letting the peanut butter fall from the tip.

When you bring your beloved jar home from the store, turn it upside down before stashing it in your cabinet or pantry; this allows the oil at the top to slowly spread throughout the jar, making it easier to stir the nut butter when it's time to dig in.

It's not water you're seeing, merely the peanut oil rising to the top after contents of jar have settled. You can mix it in with the peanut butter or use paper towel to absorb and then discard paper towel. Your peanut butter is fine to consume.

Stir the peanut butter continuously for a couple of minutes until it becomes creamy and then keep it refrigerated. If still not thickened, grind some more peanuts and add to the peanut butter and mix till both, butter and peanuts, nicely blends with each other and then refrigerate. Keep it in refrigerator only.

If it's too thick, thin with more water. For a fun flavor twist, add some fresh grated ginger to taste.