This is the best peanut butter cream cheese frosting! Smooth, creamy, and with the perfect amount of peanut butter, you’ll flip for this easy frosting recipe.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine softened cream cheese and butter on medium, increasing to high speed. Beat until fluffy.
16 oz cream cheese, 1 cup butter
Reduce the speed to low and add the vanilla.
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
With the mixer still on low, slowly add the powdered sugar, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides. Taste as you go!
2 cups powdered sugar
Slowly add the PB2, tasting as you go. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until it is light and fluffy.
10-16 oz PB2
Notes
If you want to use regular peanut butter instead of powdered, reduce the butter by half. Start with 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter in step 1 above. Adjust to taste, up to about 1 cup total of peanut butter.
Always taste as you go with this recipe. Everyone feels differently about their frosting preferences, so by adding things slowly, you get to make it exactly as you want it.
Store frosting in the fridge if it is going to be out for more than three hours.