Name: Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients: 1 cup peanut butter, creamy preferred; 1½ cups coarsely chopped salted peanuts; 3 tbsp. or more milk, whole or 2 percent; ⅛ tsp. salt; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

Whenever I make this frosting for chocolate brownies, it elicits the “oh, I love peanut butter and chocolate—can’t wait to taste it!” response.

Ingredients

Frosting

1 cup peanut butter, creamy preferred
½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2

Garnish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

For the Frosting

In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter and butter on medium-high speed until creamy.

Mix in sugar, vanilla, salt, and 3 tbsp. milk, beating on medium speed until mixture is smooth and fluffy. Stop often to scrape bowl and beaters. Add more milk as desired to make mixture spreadable.

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Frosting

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