10 Epic Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes Made for Peanut Butter Lovers

I’m not saying there isn’t someone out there that likes peanut butter more than me, but there's a solid chance that no one loves peanut butter like this guy.

I could eat it every single day. Spread onto a perfect PB&J, whisked into a Thai peanut sauce or any of thousands of perfect peanut butter dessert recipes.

I love all things peanut butter. I mean, have you ever experienced the deliciousness that is peanut butter on a bacon cheeseburger with a fried egg?!

No, seriously. Trust me on this one, folks. It is absolutely life changing. If you know, you know, but I digress.

All of that said, it should come at no great surprise to learn that peanut butter dessert recipes are my very favorite desserts of all.

I've even heard that peanut butter pie can cure sadness. While I won't make such claims, I can attest to the fact that peanut butter can, in fact, make my day.

Have you ever seen a sad person eating a slice of chocolate peanut butter pie? No, you haven’t. Coincidence? It's entirely possible!

Narrowing down this list of favorites from 101 to just 10 peanut butter dessert recipes was no easy task! That's how you know they're the best of the very best.

1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Pie Recipe

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Right out of the gate we’re starting with my all-time favorite dessert of any sort - this peanut butter chocolate mousse pie recipe. Nothing goes better with peanut butter than chocolate. These glorious ingredients were destined to be paired together for eternity. If this were a dating website, they would meet all the qualifications for a perfect match. You know I’m swiping right.

2. Banana Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe

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Do your kids swear they’ll eat bananas if you buy them? Do you then pitch brown bananas a few days later because your kids are liars? Yeah, me too. Good news is you don’t have to throw those bananas away anymore! They’re great for use in baking, like this fluffy and mouth-watering banana sheet cake topped with the most decadent peanut butter frosting you’ll ever eat. Bananas and peanut butter are almost as destined for a life of happily ever after as peanut butter and chocolate.

3. Peanut Butter Brownies Recipe

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Do you like the edge, corner, or middle of a brownie? Ha! The joke is on you when it comes to these peanut butter brownies, because it doesn’t even matter since I’m eating all of them before you get the chance. These brownies are my go-to treat when I have the urge to bake. I once topped them with peanut butter frosting and homemade crispy bacon bits. Literally the best thing ever. Don't knock it until you try it, folks.

4. Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes Recipe

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Peanut butter cupcakes with a jam-filled center?! Get. Out. Of. Here. Think of these cupcakes as a classic PB&J only on steroids. They boast everything you love about the sandwich, in a decadent cupcake topped with wildly delicious berry frosting. They're like your favorite kindergarten lunch only amped up to please even the pickiest of dessert connoisseurs.

5. White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe

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I'm about to make a bold statement, but hear me out. Peanut butter cheesecake should be our national dessert. Apple pie can’t hold a candle to this amazing cheesecake recipe. You heard me. I said what I said! You won’t find a peanut butter dessert richer and creamier than this recipe. Pro tip! If you use two forks, you can eat it twice as fast.