Peanut Butter Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting is so fluffy, easy, and delicious that you will find yourself topping everything with it. Cupcakes, cookies, crackers the possibilities are truly endless.
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
You may have noticed, that I am a big fan of condiments and dressings. As far as I’m concerned, frosting is the condiment of the baking world.
The perfect frosting is meant to balance the flavors and sweetness in addition to bringing a new texture to the dessert it is topping.
This Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting goes perfectly with anything chocolate. It is easily spreadable but also pipeable to create pillowing piles of frosting for the perfect accent to a cake.
This recipe will make enough frosting for a two-layer cake. For a pan of brownies or a 9×13 cake, you will want to halve the recipe.
Or, if you’re like my family, you’ll happily make the full recipe and then top graham crackers, cookies, and everything else with the leftover frosting.
Homemade Frosting
Homemade Frosting is so easy to make, it’s almost easier than buying it at the store. Creamy, not-too-sweet, absolutely Perfect Fluffy Chocolate Frosting is truly the best chocolate frosting. (Check out the hundreds of 5-star reviews on that one for proof positive!)
Sweet, but not too sweet, Fresh Strawberry Frosting is versatile for all sorts of cakes and decorating purposes.
Creamy Coconut Frosting topping with a sprinkling of toasted coconut is what island dreams are made of in my world, especially when layered into that Pineapple Cake.
Fresh Blueberry Frosting is a light and creamy frosting, whipped into fluffy blueberry loveliness. A dollop of this frosting is sweet heaven on a cupcake.
This Salted Caramel Frosting is a caramel lover’s dream come true. And for a classic that never disappoints, Cream Cheese Frosting is always a terrific option.
Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter. Beat with an electric mixer (with the wire whisk attachment for stand mixers) until thoroughly combined.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until fluffy. The frosting should be thick, creamy, and spreadable. If it becomes too thick to easily spread, add a tablespoon of cream or milk and beat again, adding additional liquid only if necessary.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Desserts
It is a given that chocolate peanut butter is one of our favorite dessert combinations at my house. This smooth and creamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge isn’t just for the holiday season.
Rich chocolate and peanut butter ice cream with chocolate and peanut butter chunks mixed throughout is a dream come true for any ice cream lover.
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Ritz Cookies are the sweet, salty, chocolatey snack you need in your life.
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Peanut Butter Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting is so fluffy, easy, and delicious that you will find yourself topping everything with it.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Peanut Butter Frosting
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 32 (2) tablespoon servings, about 4 cups worth of frosting
Calories 141kcal
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk only as needed
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter. Beat with an electric mixer (with the wire whisk attachment for stand mixers) until thoroughly combined.
Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until fluffy. The frosting should be thick, creamy, and spreadable. If it becomes too thick to easily spread, add a tablespoon of cream or milk and beat again, adding additional liquid only if necessary.
This recipe will make enough frosting for a two-layer cake. For a pan of brownies or a 9×13 cake, you will want to halve the recipe.
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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