Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes: 101+ Recipes for Peanut Butter Lovers

This is the ultimate list of recipes for peanut butter lovers. Whether you’re a fan of chunky peanut butter or creamy, you’re guaranteed to find a peanut butter dessert here!  

Peanut Butter Desserts

What is your favorite thing about peanut butter? Is it the creaminess? The taste?

If you want to break out of the normal store bought peanut-butter-on-a-spoon routine, try one of these amazing peanut butter dessert recipes! 

This list is split up into the following sections. 

• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Peanut Butter Cake
• Frosted Peanut Butter Cupcakes
• Peanut Butter Pie
• Peanut Butter Brownies
• Chocolate & Peanut Butter Fudge
• Creative Peanut Butter Dessert Ideas
• Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Desserts

Don’t forget to pin this post! You’ll be back again and again to try more of these amazing ideas. 

18 Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

I have all my favorites here. They range from the super easy (only 3 ingredients!) to the incredibly creative (brownie cookies with peanut butter filling).

These are perfect for parties, bake sales, or just because you want a cookie. And if the peanut butter dessert recipe doesn’t already have melted chocolate, you can always take it to the next level by adding it!

• 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies from Live Love Texas
• Peanut Butter Blossoms from Finding Debra
• Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies from Foodal
• Peanut Butter S’mores Cookies from Sparkles to Sprinkles
• Healthier Easier Peanut Butter Cookies from Yummy Healthy Easy
• Iced Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies from A Sparkle of Genius
• Peanut Butter Bar Cookies from Tikkido
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies from Powered by Mom
• Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cookies from The Baking Chocolatess
• Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies from The Rising Spoon  
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from Spaceships and Laserbeams
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies from Amanda’s Cookin’ 
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookie Bars from About a Mom 
• Peanut Butter Cookie Cups with Dark Chocolate Ganache from The Little Kitchen
• Toasted Peanut Butter Smore Cookies from A Sparkle of Genius  
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cookies from A Sparkle of Genius 
• Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Spice Thumbprint Cookies from Kelly Stillwell
• Soft Peanut Butter Cookies from Live Well Bake Often

15 Cake Ideas

I put all my favorites on this list. I bet they will become your favorites too.

Is cheesecake a cake, or a pie? I put the cheesecakes on this list.

You have to try the Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake with Toffee Buttercream! That is a crowd pleaser. 

• Triple Peanut Butter Cake from Ashlee Marie
• Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting from Saving You Dinero
• Peanut Butter and Nutella Cake from I Was Born to Cook
• Fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cheesecake from Plating Pixels
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Bundt Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze from Yum Google
• Buckeye Cake from Joyfully Thriving
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake from Savor the Best
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake from Ashlee Marie
• Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake with Toffee Buttercream from Nellie Bellie
• Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake from A Magical Mess 
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake from Doughmesstic 
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Skillet Cake from Upstate Ramblings 
• Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake from Julie’s Eats and Treats
• Reese’s Mug Cake from The Country Chic Cottage
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Mug Cake from Powered by Mom
  

10 Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Cupcakes are party food. Don’t you agree?

Try some fun new flavor combinations from this list – like the dark chocolate bacon cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting! A salty and sweet peanut butter dessert.

• Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting from Cupcake Project
• Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes from Sweet and Savory Meals
• Peanut Butter and Raspberry Jelly Cookies from April Golightly
• Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Cupcakes from Sweet Recipeas
• Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting from I Am Honey Bee
• Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes from Our Wabisabi Life
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes from Bunny’s Warm Oven  
• Chocolate Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing from Uncommon Designs
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes from Baking Beauty 
• Light & Creamy Peanut Butter Cupcakes from Kelly Stillwell 

8 Peanut Butter Pie Recipes

Here is an entire week’s worth of pies. Try something different for your next get-together or pot-luck.

Of course, you will always win with Mom’s Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Crust. And with all of these recipes, don’t forget the whipped topping!

• Creamy Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie from An Italian in my Kitchen*
• Peanut Butter Pie from Sugar Spun Run
• Peanut Butter Pudding Pie with Meringue from Ginger Casa
• Mom’s Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Crust and Whipped Cream from Family Around the Table
• Peanut Butter Whatchamacallit Pie from Miss in the Kitchen
• Reese’s Cup Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cookie Pie from I am the Honey Bee 
• Peanut Butter Marbled Brownie Skillet Pie from Amanda’s Cookin’ 
• Frozen Peanut Butter Pie from Cupcakes and Cutlery

11 Different Peanut Butter Brownies Ideas

From the dawn of time, it seems like peanut butter and milk chocolate just belong together.

But have you ever tried to add some pretzels too? These are a surprising and incredible peanut butter dessert.

• Pumpkin Peanut Butter Layer Brownies from Strength and Sunshine
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies from Bunny’s Warm Oven
• Peanut Butter Banana Brownies from Recipes From a Pantry
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle from Sweet Recipeas
• Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies from Major Hoff Takes a Wife
• Peanut Butter Blondie Brownies from Bake Me Some Sugar
• The Best Peanut Butter Brownies from Cincy Shopper 
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Ooey Gooey Brownies from Kelly Stillwell 
• Pressure Cooker Brownies with Peanut Butter from The Typical Mom
• Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies from The Typical Mom
• Peanut Butter Brownies from Bitz N Giggles

3 Simple Fudge Recipes

I love giving homemade fudge as gifts – and everyone loves receiving it too. I included a diet-friendly fudge recipe for you too. 

• Easy Peanut Butter Fudge from Live Love Texas
• Skinny Peanut Butter Brownie Fudge from Yummy Healthy Easy
• Candy Coated Peanut Butter Fudge from The Mama Report

26 Creative Dessert Ideas

Ever have a recipe that you can’t quite categorize? That’s where these all fit.

Some are bars, some are finger foods, and some are breads and candies. All of them are sweet treats that you’ll have a blast whipping up. 

• Peanut Butter Blossom Bars from Baking Beauty
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Snowballs from This Ole Mom
• Scotcharoos Pinwheels from Beyer Beware
• Peanut Butter Ice Cream Topping from Tikkido
• 8 Layer Chocolate Peanut Butter Trifle from Heidi’s Home Cooking
• Healthy Homemade Peanut Butter Dessert from Turning the Clock Back
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars from Suburban Simplicity
• White Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars from The Baking Chocolatess
• Peanut Butter Mousse with Chocolate Cookie Crumble from The Little Kitchen
• Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Doughnuts from Recipes From a Pantry
• Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares from Dancing Through the Rain
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna from Spaceships and Laserbeams
• Peanut Butter Espresso Banana Bread from Strength and Sunshine
• Homemade Buckeyes from Joyfully Thriving
• Banana Peanut Butter Muffins from Live Love Texas
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Dessert from Bunny’s Warm Oven
• Peanut Butter Lasagna from Spend with Pennies
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats from Julie’s Eats and Treats
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars from Amanda’s Cookin’ 
• Oreo Buckeyes from Baking Beauty  
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Monkey Bread from Kelly Stillwell  
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bread Pudding from The Little Kitchen 
• Reese’s Heavenly Peanut Butter Trifle from Julie’s Eats and Treats 
• Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Toffee from Julie’s Eats and Treats 
• Peanut Butter Monkey Bread from Spaceships and Laserbeams 
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream from April Golightly

10 Gluten Free Peanut Butter Desserts

Hey, my gluten-free friends! This last list is for you.

Peanut butter is naturally gluten-free. So finding recipes that don’t add any gluten ingredients was a cinch. 

• Gluten-Free Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting from What the Fork
• Gluten Free Peanut Butter Brownies from My Gluten-Free Kitchen
• Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips from The Rising Spoon
• Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie from My Gluten-Free Kitchen
• Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies from Strength and Sunshine
• Healthy Peanut Butter Balls from The Rising Spoon
• Gluten-Free “No Butter” Peanut Butter Cookies from Strength and Sunshine
• Gluten-Free Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookie Cups from What the Fork
• GF Peanut Butter Cookies from Suburban Simplicity
• Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms from Sweet T Makes Three 

There you have it! The most epic list of peanut butter dessert ideas you will ever find.

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