![]() ![]() Tips for getting ingredients to room temperature (without waiting hours): If you use cold butter or cream cheese, you’ll end up with lumpy frosting. Let the cream cheese and butter soften up to room temperature before you begin! We cannot stress this one enough. Tips for Softening Butter and Cream Cheese: ![]() If it appears too thick, you can add in the whole milk to lighten it up. Taste and adjust: Taste the frosting and test the consistency.Once it’s stirred in, increase to medium speed, mixing for about 2-3 minutes or until the frosting is smooth (don’t forget to stop the mixer halfway through to scrape down the sides). Just take it slow to prevent the powdered sugar from flying out of the bowl. Sweeten the frosting: Add in the powdered sugar and mix on low speed until the sugar is absorbed by the butter/cream cheese mixture.Add in the vanilla and salt, mix for another minute, then scrape down the sides of the bowl again. Make sure to stop the mixer once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl, making sure everything is incorporated well. Beat on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Mix: In an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter.Once the butter, cream cheese and peanut butter are at room temperature, follow these simple steps and you’ll have homemade peanut butter frosting in a jiff. So, how do you make peanut butter frosting from scratch? Lucky for us, this is an easy recipe that only takes a few minutes! How to Make Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Icing: Whole milk if you have it on hand otherwise, reduced-fat milk will work. Even if you use salted butter and peanut butter, an extra pinch of salt will enhance the flavors. A bottle of vanilla extract will last for several recipes. Pure vanilla extract is an expensive ingredient but you only need a small amount to make a big difference in flavor. Use the kind of butter that comes in sticks. Do not use the spreadable tub of margarine or butter. ![]() It may go without saying but don’t use crunchy peanut butter to make frosting. If you use natural peanut butter, it will still work but the texture will not be as smooth and creamy as a true buttercream. Use regular peanut butter (the stuff that has sugar and hydrogenated fat). Don’t use the stuff that comes in a tub that stays soft and spreadable all the time. Use the kind of cream cheese that comes in a block. It is important that this ingredient is soft. This will help the ingredients combine well and give you a smooth frosting without any cream cheese clumps. To do this, leave it sitting on the counter for a few hours before making the frosting (if you’re short on time, keep reading to learn how to soften butter and cream cheese quickly!). The Ingredients:įor the most delicious peanut butter cream cheese frosting, make sure the cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter are all at room temperature. The peanut butter blends nicely into the cream cheese, and the frosting still turns out whipped and light even though there is no heavy cream involved. It’s hard to beat a classic cream cheese frosting– it’s creamy and rich with a bold peanut butter flavor and it’s not overly sweet.Ĭream cheese and peanut butter are essentially the base of our peanut butter cream cheese frosting, which works really well because it gives the frosting that necessary creaminess without being too nutty or buttery. ![]() Why Peanut Butter Frosting with Cream Cheese?
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