Description
This creamy peanut butter frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 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
- This frosting can be easily adjusted to your desired consistency by adding more or less milk.
- For a richer flavor, consider using unsalted butter with an additional pinch of salt.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg