Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

Peanut butter frosting is one of our favorite buttercream frosting recipes. Peanut butter buttercream is easy to make and doesn’t take long either!  This Peanut butter frosting tastes amazing on top of cupcakes and you can use any flavor cupcake with this peanut butter frosting recipe.

Personally this moist chocolate cupcake recipe is my favorite to use with this peanut butter frosting recipe, however it goes well with this moist vanilla cupcake recipe too!

This peanut butter frosting tastes just like the peanut butter buttercream that you get on a cake when you go to a bakery. This homemade frosting is creamy, with an amazing peanut butter flavor!

Seriously, chocolate and peanut butter were just meant to go together, the flavor combination is just perfect. Can anyone actually say they don’t? 😉

If this is your first time making peanut butter frosting, then there are a few tips that will help you make the best peanut butter frosting ever!  Make sure you start with room temperature butter to have the perfect texture peanut butter buttercream. When making this peanut butter frosting you can use your favorite peanut butter, however you do need to make sure that it is a creamy peanut butter and not a chunky peanut butter.

How to Make Peanut butter Frosting

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Peanut butter frosting

Peanut butter frosting is one of our favorite buttercream frosting recipes. It is easy to make and peanut butter frosting tastes amazing on top of cupcakes.

Course Dessert, frosting

Cuisine American

Keyword Peanut butter frosting

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 24

Calories 208 kcal

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Ingredients

• 1  cup butter at room temperature
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 1/2  cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• pinch salt

Instructions

1. In the bowl of your mixer beat the butter and peanut butter together on medium speed until nice and creamy.
2. Turn the mixer down to the lowest setting and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar into the butter mixture.
3. Once you have added all the sugar to the mix add the heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
4. The buttercream can be stored at room temperature for up to three days or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. When you bring it out of the refrigerator let it sit at room temperature for two hours. Than re-whip, it for ten minutes to bring it back to life.

Nutrition Facts

Peanut butter frosting

Amount Per Serving

Calories 208 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 23mg 8%

Sodium 118mg 5%

Potassium 73mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%

Sugars 18g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 5.5%

Calcium 0.9%

Iron 1.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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