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Nut Butter Penuche Frosting

Brown sugar fudge frosting made with any nut butter!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Rest Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 57 g unsalted or salted butter cold is fine
  • 65 g or ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 60 g or ¼ cup whole milk
  • 100 g peanut or any nut butter roughly scant ½ cup
  • Pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 small dash of pure vanilla extract
  • 225 g or 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar preferably one made with tapioca not cornstarch (sifted beforehand)

Instructions

  • In a pot, add the butter and set it over medium low heat. Once it has melted, add the brown sugar and whisk.
  • Let it cook for a couple of minutes, you’ll see it bubble as if it’s boiling and give it quick whisk then add the milk and whisk it in.
  • Cook it with the milk for another 2 minutes, this time without stirring. You’ll see bubbling again. Turn off the heat and add the nut butter, salt and vanilla - whisk it quickly.
  • Add half of the sugar and whisk until you can’t see any more bits of powdered sugar, then add the other half and whisk again until you have a thick, smooth but very runny ‘frosting’.
  • Pour over your prepared bars/brownies/blondies or cake and let cool completely. It’ll seem like it’s going to be a mess but trust - after about an hour it’s going to thicken and solidify enough for you to be able to slice it.

Notes

This will make enough for a generous, thick layer covering a dessert made in an 8 or 9" square pan. If you've made your brownies/blondies/snacking cake in a 9x13" pan this will give them a decent, thin layer.