Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting

This is the Best Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe you’re going to find. It’s sweet, creamy, peanut buttery PERFECTION made with peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream!

This Peanut Butter Frosting is perfect for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes, Billionaire Bars, and so much more!

This Really Is The Best Homemade Peanut Butter Frosting!

I love my cookies, and I have so much fun with my cupcakes, but it’s my frosting that’s ON POINT! Sure, a good cake is important, but it’s the frosting that MAKES it.

I’ve learned that a killer frosting can save the day and that it can turn a boring box mix into something AWESOME!

This is the best peanut butter frosting around; it’s so creamy and smooth with the perfect balance of sugar and peanut butter.

What You’ll Need For Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe

Unsalted Butter – You want to use unsalted when it comes to most dessert recipes, but especially in this one since the peanut butter itself has a lot of saltiness, and we don’t want this frosting to be overly salty.

It’s also very important that the butter is at room temperature; you should be able to press the back of a spoon easily into the butter.

Peanut Butter – You obviously can’t make peanut butter frosting without peanut butter. You will want to use creamy peanut butter. I personally prefer Jif.

Powdered Sugar – You’ve got to lighten up the salty peanut butter with something sweet and powdered sugar is just the way to do it. Make sure your powdered sugar isn’t old and hard. You need it to be fine and fluffy, so sift it first if you need to.

Vanilla Extract – Vanilla is such an essential ingredient in the kitchen and especially in frostings. It helps to add a great depth of richness to almost any recipe! Make sure to use a quality vanilla or make your own at home.

Heavy Cream – While this is the best cream form to use, it’s my understanding that it can be hard to find in some parts of the country. In this case, whipping cream will do just fine.

What we’re really after is that thick, rich, creamy component that milk and water just don’t provide.

Using heavy or whipping cream during the mixing process yields a light and fluffy frosting everyone is sure to go crazy for!

This frosting recipe is simple, but it’s important that you follow my tips so that you get delicious and fluffy results!

For mixing, I find it best to make this frosting in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (but a whisk attachment is fine too).

The high power can whip this recipe into the fluffy gloriousness that makes it so great. In a pinch, a hand mixer will do just fine!

How To Make Peanut Butter Frosting

1. Cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth.
2. Add the powdered sugar a cup at a time, alternating with the heavy cream.
3. Add in the vanilla and whip at high speed for a few minutes until light and fluffy.

I Make This Frosting A Lot! Sometimes, I just eat it straight because it’s peanut butter awesomeness! So I’ve had a lot of practice and have a lot of troubleshooting tips!

How To Store Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting

This frosting is considered safe in an airtight container at room temperature for two to three days.

Does It Need To Be Refrigerated?

Because the small amount of heavy cream is stabilized by the amount of confectioners sugar in the recipe, it does not need to be refrigerated. However, it will last for up to a week in the refrigerator.

Can you freeze frosting?

Yes, I recommend storing it in an airtight container for up to 3 months, let thaw at room temperature and then beat to remix. I don’t recommend storing it in a freezer bag because it will be much harder to remove and result in a lot of waste.

Peanut Butter Frosting Buttercream FAQs

Favorite Ways To Use This Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

This frosting is so versatile and delicious, you could add it to most any dessert! We love it most when we frost a moist chocolate cake with it, and it makes a great filling for Whoopie Pies too!

This frosting is also the perfect way to jazz up a basic brownie or even use as a sweet dip on a dessert charcuterie board.

I hope you try this recipe, and I hope you love it as much as everyone else does! It’s absolutely amazing!

More Delicious Frosting Recipes You’ll Love!

• Salted Caramel Frosting – The perfect mix of salty and sweet!
• Cookie Butter Frosting – Your favorite spread turned into a frosting!
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting – The best version of a staple!
• Cinnamon Sugar Frosting – Sweet and cozy!
• Classic Vanilla Buttercream – The standard go-to!

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