This Peanut Butter Frosting is the perfect way to top your favorite cake, cupcakes, or brownies! This from-scratch buttercream is full of smooth, creamy peanut butter flavor!
Peanut Butter Frosting
I am so excited to share this recipe with you today! Plan on baking something – a chocolate cake or cupcakes, or some fudgy brownies – so you can slather this creamy Peanut Butter frosting all over it!! ?
I’ve shared this recipe before as part of my Kit-Kat Cake post, but I felt like this recipe really needed to be in its own post. This is the MOST REQUESTED frosting recipe I have. It’s been shared at dozens and dozens and dozens of times at birthday parties, cookouts, potlucks, holiday gatherings, or just because I needed an easy dessert for company. I have been asked for this recipe countless times and I’m always happy to share it!
This Peanut Butter Frosting recipe is so easy and it comes together with a few common ingredients – butter, creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. That’s it. Although you can use a big stand mixer for this, a hand-mixer works just fine!
I won’t judge you for wanting to eat this by the spoonful, I may have done that a time or two myself! ?
Recipe for Peanut Butter Frosting
- creamy peanut butter
- salted butter, softened
- confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
- milk or water
- vanilla extract
How to make Peanut Butter Frosting
- Cream the peanut butter and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer.
- Add sugar, 3 tbsp. milk and the vanilla extract. Mix with an electric mixer on low for 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium and mix until well combined and fluffy.
- Add the additional tablespoon of milk if frosting needs to be thinned out.
Peanut Butter Frosting: Questions and Answers
- My frosting is too thin, how do I fix it?
Add more powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency.
- My frosting is too thick, how do I fix it?
Add more milk or water to reach the desired consistency.
- Is Peanut Butter Frosting gluten-free?
Yes! Since there are no wheat, barley, and rye used in the recipe – it is completely gluten-free!
- Does Peanut Butter Frosting need to be refrigerated?
This frosting is safe to leave out at room temperature for 2-3 days. Any longer than that, you will need to refrigerate it.
- Can I use unsalted butter in place of the salted butter?
Absolutely. Depending on your tastes, you may want to add a pinch or two of salt to the frosting to help bring out the flavor.
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Peanut Butter Frosting
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup salted butter, softened 1 stick
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar powdered sugar
- 3 – 4 tablespoons milk or water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cream the peanut butter and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer.
- Add sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and the vanilla extract. Mix with an electric mixer on low for 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium and mix until well combined and fluffy.
- Add the additional tablespoon of milk if frosting needs to be thinned out.
Notes
- Makes about 3 cups depending on how it whips up.
Nutrition
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You are playing to two of my weaknesses here, frosting and peanut butter! This looks delicious!
Hello Jamie, I’m Tracy. Thanks for the recipe. Just what I needed. Do you have 1 for the P.B. cake. Da,stupid question to ask.Lol. Don’t mean to be pushing, All I got is yellow cake mix. Can I make it P.B. cake batter?
Oh,yea almost 4got. I got to have it made by 6:30 p.m. Son-in-laws birthday. No rush ,I was just saying how dumb I was to wait last minute. But,that’s my middle name. Sorry to bother you. Have a great day Jamie. Thanks
Sorry, I am just seeing this comment! I hope you found what you were looking for and I apologize for not seeing this sooner!
Hi Tracy! I do have a peanut butter cake recipe using a boxed cake mix – it’s part of my Kit-Kat Cake recipe which you can find here – https://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/kit-kat-cake-and-all-my-bloggy-friends-7/
The recipe White Castle Casserole just introduced me to your site. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and gotten so many recipes. I love being able to print and get the pictures without any extra mess, just good clear recipes. I’m going to try and find you on facebook. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much, Jeanne!
I absolutely love this frosting. So easy, nice for the taste buds and fluffy as a cloud. I put on a double fudge chocolate cake and my guest went crazy for it.
Awww!! Thank you so much for your feedback – I appreciate it!
I just made this and wow! All ingredients are spot on and made the perfect peanut butter frosting! I have made many off your recipes and none ever failed! Thanks for sharing.
What brand of peanut butter do you use?
I prefer Jif, but any brand should be ok.