Easy & delicious homemade vegan peanut butter frosting. In this recipe, coconut oil and peanut butter are combined to make the most incredible dairy-free frosting ever! Serve it on top of brownies, use it to frost a cake, or eat it with a spoon!
If I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be peanut butter. No big surprise. I currently have an embarrassing number of open jars of peanut butter in my pantry.
When a good friend gave me this recipe for Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting I just about died. I usually like straight up peanut butter, no funny business. But this. This frosting is amazing.
Even my husband can't stay away from it when I make it, and he's not really a peanut butter guy {which at first I thought was his only flaw. However, his indifference towards my favorite food means I don't have to hide it in the back of the pantry share...so it's just another one of the many reasons he's perfect for this lady right here}.
What I love about this Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting recipe is that it's made with just a handful of ingredients that you probably already have on hand, and it comes together crazy fast! {Like 5 minutes fast}!
Compared to other frosting recipes, this one is much healthier! It's vegan, gluten-free & dairy free and if make your own powdered sugar (recipe here) it can be refined-sugar free too!
Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting: Serving Suggestions
I have a plethora of recipes that are the perfect vehicle for this delicious frosting! Check them out! {Note: the brownies in these pictures are my black bean brownies}!
- Brownies: Slather it on black bean brownies (or flourless brownies or paleo brownies or Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies or Greek Yogurt Brownies!
- Cookies: spread it on these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies or these paleo chocolate cookies!
- Blondies: Add it to theseHealthy Peanut Butter Blondies
- Cake: Add a dollop to this flourless chocolate cake!
- Cupcakes. swirl it on top of these gluten-free chocolate cupcakes!
How to make Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting
Combine peanut butter & coconut oil
Make sure the coconut oil is softened to room temperature, then either mix by hand or using a hand-held mixer or standing mixer, beat until they are combined.
- Room temperature coconut oil. Seriously this recipe is SO easy! The only trick is to be sure that the coconut oil is room temperature or slightly melted, if it is hard then it will not mix well into the peanut butter and you will be left with chunks of coconut oil in your frosting!
- Let the mixture cool. I do this by microwaving it for 15-30 seconds, then adding the peanut butter and stirring until smooth. Be sure to let the mixture cool to room temperature before adding powdered sugar!
- Add almond milk slowly. The amount of almond milk needed depends on the type of peanut butter you use. Please add it carefully so the frosting does not become too runny. If that does happen, simply add more powdered sugar and mix until you reach the desired consistency.
- It hardens in the fridge. Please note that this Homemade Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting gets hard in the fridge. I take it out and set it on the counter about 1 hour before eating/serving time. I do not recommend putting it in the microwave! I have tried this too many times, and always end up with melted frosting all over my brownies. {sad, but still delicious}.
Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting: Ingredient s& Substitutions
- Peanut Butter: I use a firm peanut butter for this recipe, like a natural peanut butter that is no stir or even sometimes Jiff. If you use a peanut butter that is liquid at room temperature you may need to add more powdered sugar to get it to firm up, and/or omit the almond milk all together.
- Coconut oil. vegan butter can be used in place of coconut oil.
- Almond milk: Feel free to substitute coconut milk or any other non-dairy milk. I have even used non-dairy creamers with fantastic results!
- Salt: I love the sweet/salty flavor of this frosting! You can always add a little at a time and adjust it according to your taste. If you're using a salty variety of peanut butter you many need to add less.
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Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients
- Ā¾ cup peanut butter
- Ā½ cup coconut oil
- Ā½ tsp vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Ā½ tsp salt
- 2-4 TBS almond milk*
Instructions
- Bring coconut oil to room temperature so it is softened or slightly melted.
- Add coconut oil and peanut butter to the bowl of your standing mixer and beat on medium speed until well combined, scraping down the sides a few times to be sure there are no chunks of coconut oil left.
- Add vanilla and beat until combined.
- Add powdered sugar and salt. Beat on medium/high speed until well combined, scraping sides to ensure itās mixed evenly.
- Add almond milk and beat until light and fluffy. Serve on top of your favorite bars or browniesā¦or eat with a spoon!
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature (if you will be eating that day) or in the refrigerator. Just take it out and let it come to room temperature before serving.
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Notes
- This makes A TON of frosting. I halve this recipe for an 8x8ā pan of brownies or if Iām making it just for my family.
- I recommend starting with a small amount of almond milk and increasing it until you reach your desired consistency. Some very liquidy peanut butters may require no almond milk at all!
Ingredient Substitutions/Notes
- Peanut Butter:Ā I use a firm peanut butter for this recipe, like a natural peanut butter that is no stir or even sometimes Jiff. If you use a peanut butter that is liquid at room temperature you may need to add more powdered sugar to get it to firm up, and/or omit the almond milk all together.
- Coconut oil. vegan butter can be used in place of coconut oil.
- Almond milk:Ā Feel free to substitute coconut milk or any other non-dairy milk. I have even used non-dairy creamers with fantastic results!
- Salt:Ā I love the sweet/salty flavor of this frosting! You can always add a little at a time and adjust it according to your taste. If you're using a salty variety of peanut butter you many need to add less.
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Mqy
This recipe is amazing, easy and delicious!! Thanks for sharing!!
Monique
I actually subbed the coconut oil for vegetable oil and it came out perfect! I will definitely be using this as my new vegan peanut butter frosting recipe, it was delicious and the perfect consistency after refrigerating.
Irina
I haven't really measured the ingredients but it turned out amazing! I topped half of my cupcakes with this frostting and half with chocolate and coconut flakes and by far these peanut butter ones were eaten a lot faster (they disappeared in like 5 min).
P.s. It does solidify in the fridge, i just mixed it up again for it to become soft and fluffy and ready to decorate!
Juli
Hi, do you need so much icing sugar or is there a substitution for that?