Peanut Butter Frosting

Oct 22 055

Where was I?

Oh yes, the frosting. It turns out, the nomenclature of frosting is quite complicated. There’s “frosting”, “buttercream”, “icing”, “ganache”,—the list goes on. I can definitively say this is a “frosting”. I can also say it is damn delicious, too.

Peanut Butter Frosting

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter(or Earth Balance or coconut oil)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt(omit if your peanut butter is salted)

Oct 22 028

In the microwave or over a stove, melt down the butter and heavy cream and emulsify. Stir in the peanut butter until it’s thin and runny.

Oct 22 030

Sift in the powdered sugar with the salt little by little and stir until it’s fully absorbed. The frosting should still be loose at this time.

Oct 22 035

Pour it over whatever you’re working with and spread evenly. Let the dessert cool to room temperature, or put it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to quicken things up. The frosting will be cooled when you can touch it and make an indent without any sticking to your finger.

Oct 22 038

How did this taste? Flippin’ amazing. Normally I’m against using chunky peanut butter for frosting, but it was all I had at the moment, and the chunky peanuts were a nice contrast from the soft, sweet blondies. I don’t think I have to tell you these didn’t last long…

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15 Responses to Peanut Butter Frosting
  1. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg
    October 26, 2010 | 9:27 am

    This is dangerous.

  2. Heather (Heather's Dish)
    October 26, 2010 | 10:45 am

    it’s all about the PB frosting. holy.YUM.

  3. Nicole W.
    October 26, 2010 | 11:30 am

    Oh wow, this will be my end…

  4. Emily
    October 26, 2010 | 12:06 pm

    Um, this looks fantastic. Holy cow. 🙂

  5. Katy
    October 26, 2010 | 12:11 pm

    DROOOOOOL…..

  6. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
    October 26, 2010 | 1:43 pm

    DELISH!!!! Powdered sugar + PB is a great freakin’ start to anything….

    🙂

  7. Kristina @ spabettie
    October 26, 2010 | 3:16 pm

    OH MY GOSH… this looks fabulous… I would have been tempted to poke holes in the blondies before pouring… 😀

  8. Sana
    October 26, 2010 | 4:22 pm

    Do they even sell this in stores? I feel like you should go into business and give me 1/2 of all your profits.

  9. BigFatBaker
    October 26, 2010 | 10:31 pm

    OMG this sounds amazing. Love that you can use coconut oil too! But first, I need to get some bananas. Great recipe!

  10. Baking Serendipity
    October 26, 2010 | 10:33 pm

    This frosting sounds amazing!! I can’t decide what to frost with it first 🙂

  11. megan @ whatmegansmaking
    October 27, 2010 | 6:15 am

    I love any type of frosting, no matter what it’s called. This one looks perfect for blondies! yum 🙂

  12. Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
    October 27, 2010 | 7:27 am

    Oh. My. Word.

    That looks like a little piece of perfection. I love that you used chunky pb—that sounds so delicious. 😀

  13. brandi
    October 27, 2010 | 9:06 am

    yum – love the chunky pb in it.

  14. Amanda @ bakingwithoutabox
    October 28, 2010 | 7:07 pm

    Oh wow. This looks awesome. Love love love that you used chunky PB.

  15. Barbara
    November 4, 2010 | 12:30 am

    Evan, I HAD to tell you about these Gluten Free products! From Bread and pastry mixes, pasta, cereal with Quinoa, Vanilla Cake Mix, gluten replacer etc. It’s by a company called Orgran! Have you heard of them of tried them? Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Agrocery%2Ck%3Aorgran&keywords=orgran&ie=UTF8&qid=1288843616