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

FAQs

How to get peanut butter to drizzle? ›

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In my case, I heated two tablespoons in a heat-proof bowl and then stirred like crazy. Using the pointed end (this is a really important POINT – see what I did there?) of a spoon, I drizzled the warm peanut butter over the pancakes from side to side allowing it to drape over the edges.

Most natural peanut butters contain only peanuts and possibly some salt. Business Insider notes that the oil comes from the process of grinding the nuts and is more likely to rise to the top of the jar while the solid mixture sits at the bottom.

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.

Turn the jar upside down when you aren't using it. By storing it upside down, you're essentially moving the oil from the top of the jar to the bottom and back every time you grab the jar. This is like a slow shaking of the jar that requires no shaking and the peanut butter will stay smooth.

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.

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.

Warm water is best because it helps to loosen the nut butter more quickly, and generally equal parts nut butter to liquid is the best ratio. 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.

I recommend mixing 2 tablespoons of grapeseed or canola oil into your peanut butter for a more pourable and creamy consistency. Both canola and grapeseed oil are neutral oils, meaning they will not add additional flavor to your peanut butter.

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.

But when you store it upside down, the oil will evenly distribute throughout the entire jar, instead of in a stagnant liquid bath on top. By storing your jar upside down, gone are the days of hammering away with a spoon, churning and twisting your innocent jar of peanut butter into a vortex of oily slime.

Does the peanut butter spin trick work? ›

Of course, the peanut butter hack doesn't cause the jar to become full again (no magic tricks here), but it just looks that way because its contents have been spun around so they get transferred to the top of the jar.

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.

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

Peanut Sauce Tips

For an extra burst of fresh flavor, add a squeeze of lime juice and/or some chopped cilantro. If the sauce too thick for your purposes, simply thin it out with some additional water or coconut milk or lime juice.