This keto peanut butter icing is a nice addition to cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and even donuts! This version is packed with yummy fats without the sugar!
WHAT IS KETO PEANUT BUTTER ICING?
Peanut butter icing is a delicious icing for sweet treats made of peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, and a sweetener.
Peanut butter icing is great topping for cakes, cupcakes, or anything else you might want to use it on!
KETO PEANUT BUTTER ICING INGREDIENTS
Before you set out to make this icing, make sure you have the following ingredients on hand.
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered erythritol
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 4 oz butter, softened
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
After you have all of these, you’re set and ready to go!
HOW TO MAKE KETO PEANUT BUTTER ICING
Making keto peanut butter icing is super easy and super simple!
- In a mixing bowl, use a hand mixer and beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth
- Add the sweetener, vanilla, and peanut butter and continue to beat until texture becomes very light and creamy
- Adjust sweetness with more powdered sweetener to taste (if needed)
- Refrigerate until ready to use; repeat use of hand mixer until light and fluffy before using
- Frost and enjoy!
STORING PEANUT BUTTER ICING
Storing the icing is very easy and simple! After you are done frosting, place any leftover frosting into an air-tight storage container.
Refrigerate the leftovers for 4 – 5 days. After this time, it would be best to get rid of any leftovers you may still have on hand.
WHAT TO USE PEANUT BUTTER ICING WITH
This delicious icing is perfect for so many different things. Here are some yummy ideas to use this keto peanut butter icing with!
For more ideas, you can check out our recipe index.
TOOLS TO MAKE KETO PEANUT BUTTER ICING
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- Hand Mixer – We’ve said it before, but it’s always worth a repeat. A good hand mixer can truly change your life in the kitchen. Whisks and elbow grease is great, but a hand mixer can make short work of just about any mixing task. If you don’t have one as part of your kitchen utensils, there’s no time like now to fix that!
Keto Peanut Butter Icing
This keto peanut butter icing is a nice addition to cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and even donuts! This version is packed with yummy fats without the sugar!
Ingredients
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered erythritol
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 4 oz butter, softened
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, use a hand mixer and beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth
- Add the sweetener, vanilla, and peanut butter and continue to beat until texture becomes very light and creamy
- Adjust sweetness with more powdered sweetener to taste (if needed)
- Refrigerate until ready to use; repeat use of hand mixer until light and fluffy before using
- Frost and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 12Amount Per Serving Calories 180Total Fat 20gCarbohydrates 3gProtein 3g
Jackie
Wednesday 6th of January 2021
This was so easy and tasted delicious on top of low carb chocolate cupcakes. I topped with peanuts too for some crunch!
Logan Childress
Saturday 16th of January 2021
Glad you liked it!
Celena
Monday 11th of November 2019
I can’t believe how good this icing is! I’ve tried so many keto treats and usually they have too much of a cooking factor for me to really enjoy them like a traditional sweet treat.
Logan Childress
Monday 11th of November 2019
Celena,
So glad you liked it!