Easy peanut butter frosting recipe that makes rich and creamy buttercream frosting. Also includes directions for how to make peanut butter frosting and recipes to use with the frosting.
Peanut butter is great on sandwiches and in peanut butter cookies, and it's also yummy in frosting!
This peanut butter frosting is about as easy as it gets. It's a simple buttercream frosting that is sweet and has a nice creamy peanut butter flavor.
This peanut butter buttercream frosting pairs well with brownies, chocolate cake, cupcakes, and cookies.
Ingredients
- Butter: I use salted butter. If using unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon salt to the frosting.
- Peanut butter: Use a regular peanut butter, like Skippy or Jif.
- Powdered sugar: Powdered sugar is also known as confectioner's sugar. If your powdered sugar is lumpy, sift it before using.
- Milk or cream: Using heavy cream will give you lighter, fluffier frosting.
- Vanilla extract
How to make peanut butter frosting
This is a really easy frosting recipe!
Step 1: Beat the butter until creamy.
Step 2: Add the peanut butter and beat until well-combined.
Step 3: Add in the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, and beat until combined. It's that simple!
Recipe FAQs
I don't recommend using natural peanut butter in this recipe. The oil in regular peanut butter helps the frosting to whip up nicely.
If you would like more of the natural peanut butter flavor, you can add a couple of pinches of sea salt to the frosting.
Yes, this frosting crusts.
Storage
Any leftover frosting should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The frosting will keep for about 4 days in the fridge.
Recipes that go well with peanut butter frosting
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Peanut Butter Frosting
Equipment
- Mixer
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- ½ cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter at room temperature
- 2 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until creamy.
- Add in peanut butter, and beat on medium until well-combined.
- Add powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and vanilla.
- Beat on low for 30 seconds, or until powdered sugar is just combined.
- Increase speed to medium, and continue beating until frosting is well-combined.
- Add additional milk as necessary.
Notes
- Butter: I use salted butter. If using unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon salt to the frosting.
- Peanut butter: Use a regular peanut butter, like Skippy or Jif.
- Powdered sugar: Powdered sugar is also known as confectioner's sugar. If your powdered sugar is lumpy, sift it before using.
- Milk or cream: Using heavy cream will give you lighter, fluffier frosting.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Laura
I used this frosting with your chocolate cake and it was to die for!
Kate
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Ava Katarina
This peanut butter frosting recipe looks so good. ? I am going to make it after I will make the chocolate cake frosting next Monday for mom's birthday. ?
Aaron
What size cake does it cover please thank you ?
Kate
Hi! The recipe as-written will frost an 8 or 9-inch one layer cake (or 8x8 or 9x9-inch if using a square baking pan). Hope that helps!
Aaron
Yes ma'am it does thankyou happy Easter
Kate
Great! Thank you! Happy Easter to you, too!
Vickie
Can I use "Can't believe it's not butter" in this recipe?
Kate
I haven't tried it, but spread like ICBINB are softer than butter or margarine, so I'm not sure how it will hold up.
Ava Katarina
This peanut butter frosting recipe looks so good! ? I am going to make it after I will make the chocolate cake for my mom's birthday ??.
Asma
Can we store this frosting in the fridge?
Rose Peters
I made the peanut butte frosting for a chocolate cake everybody loced it now I just made a yellow cake from scratch so I am going to make it to go on my yellow cake
Kate
I'm so happy to hear that the frosting was a hit! Thanks for taking the time to comment! =)
amber
Hi - do you recommend salted or unsalted butter for this recipe?
Kate
I like to use salted butter, but you can use either one.
Donna Kay
Is this good on the cake when leftover? I’m doing Banana Nut Pound Cake. How does it hold up
Kate
I think so! It does firm up in the fridge, but it doesn't separate. Hope this helps! =)
Liz
This is too good. I ate so much that there wasn't enough for the cupcakes. Next time I will have to make two batches!
Kate
Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting! =)
Kim
I don't make frosting much, this one was so good. It was fluffy and was easy to make. Thanks!
Kate
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for coming back to comment. =)
Kylee
Fantastic! The frosting was so good, I couldn't stop eating it!
Kate
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for taking the time to come back to comment. =)
Denise
I made this frosting to go with chocolate cake, it was great! It was easy and went great with the cake. Thanks!
Kate
Thank you so much! I love this frosting with chocolate cake, too! =) Thank you for commenting.