Creamy peanut butter is added to homemade pudding in this easy to make homemade peanut butter pudding recipe.
If you have never made homemade pudding you should give it a try. Homemade pudding is easy to make and is so much better than the kind you buy in a box.
This recipe is one I shared way back in 2009 long before my oldest daughter developed her peanut allergy.
My husband loves peanut butter. He would eat it on all kinds of things if he could.
My son and I recently visited my parents in Oregon. We enjoyed eating a ton of peanut butter while we were there. We ate all kinds of peanut butter things that we normally don’t have since we keep our house peanut-free.
One of the things my son requested that I make was peanut butter pudding. He loves homemade pudding and he loves peanut butter, so homemade peanut butter pudding is a dessert that he misses.
Years ago I saw a recipe for peanut butter pudding in a Southern Living magazine. it is the recipe that inspired this one.
I have made homemade pudding for years but had never tried peanut butter in my homemade pudding. Once I tried making it, it quickly became a favorite.
When my son requested that I make it at my parents I knew I wanted to make it since I had not had it in year.
It was a fun treat to make again. And of course, I decided to take a few pictures to share the recipe with you!
If you love peanut butter this is a must make!
Recipes for using pudding:
Layer this pudding in a bowl with homemade chocolate pudding or homemade vanilla pudding for an easy homemade dessert.
This is delicious for a trifle. You can layer it with a basic chocolate cake and cool whip or add it to my Chocolate Brownie Trifle for an over the top dessert perfect for feeding a crowd.
Serve it in pudding small jars with whipping cream for an easy individual desserts to serve at a party or large group. This works great when you serve different types of pudding so that everyone can pick their own flavors.
It is a basic homemade pudding with peanut butter added. It can be made in different ways, but it is basically a vanilla pudding base with peanut butter.
Not all homemade pudding is gluten-free, but this is gluten-free.
Yes, you can. It changes the taste and texture slightly, but you can make it dairy free. I like to make it with coconut milk, but other dairy free milks will work too.
Ingredients
- sugar
- cornstarch
- salt
- milk
- creamy peanut butter
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips, optional but good
Peanut Butter Pudding
Homemade Peanut Butter Pudding is a creamy and delicious dessert!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Combine first three ingredients in a med saucepan. Gradually whisk in the milk.
- Bring to a boil over med heat, whisking constantly.
- Boil about 1 minute or until it starts to thicken. At this point the pudding will still be slightly thin.
- Turn heat off and add peanut butter and vanilla.
- Stir until well combined. The pudding should now be thick.
- Pour into a bowl.
- If not eating right away cover with plastic wrap directly over the warm pudding, this will help prevent a skin from forming on the pudding. Chill 2 hours.
- If using chocolate chips, sprinkle with chocolate chips or stir chocolate chips into cooked pudding.
Notes
If gluten free be sure to read labels to make sure the ingredients are gluten free.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 283Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 215mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 8g
Nutritional values are approxomite and aren't always accurate.
Originally published June 2009. Updated May 2021.
Yummy, we love all things peanut butter so I will have to try this recipe.
Yum. Yum. Double yum!!
I bet this would be good with chocolate shavings.
We love peanut butter, too! I actually “Had” to finish up the peanut butter in the jar yesterday as there was just a little left so then we could open the new jar. LOL! Yummy looking recipe!
Sounds yummy, unfortunately my hubby isn’t so fond of peanut butter, I know its so sad for me. Ha ha.
If this is as good as your peanut butter cake, I’ll have to try it. Thanks for the recipe.
Sounds good. I always have these ingredients on hand.
I just found your blog and have to tell you I love it! I can’t wait to try some of your recipes!
That looks delicious! I love everything peanut butter, and I’m imagining that with chocolate chips… yum! If you have that many recipes in need of organizing, you should definitely check out springpad – it’s great, I’m using it to catalog, organize and share all of recipes I use now, like this: https://bit.ly/oFQc8
Just think of what you could do with this pudding, it could be a filling for a cake or cupcakes, it could be a parfait or a trifle! This is fantastic!
My girls would love this and I would too!
This sounds yummy, especially with chocolate chips added 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Oh that sounds so good. I have not tried making my own pudding yet, but this is making me want to!
Kind of upset wisked the whole time but I could feel the sugar sticking and burning to the bottom once the milk got to boiling the bottom was burnt and was a huge waste off food, black burnt pieces were floating all in it. IDK how to prevent this. Sugar was sticking before it even got to boiling. I tried to scape it all before it burnt but I couldn’t get it to stop making a film on the bottom of the pan.
I am sorry that it did not turn out for you. I have never had that happen. I am guessing that they heat was too high to begin with.
Made this and a batch of chocolate pudding to make peanut butter cup parfaits. This was sooo yummy, warm or cold.
Thanks, I am so glad that you enjoyed them both.
This was so easy to make! I was just a bit shy of 3/4 cup of peanut butter so I added some semi-sweet chocolate chips and it was a huge hit! This is also much more cost effective than the box of mix I usually do and also, I like that I know exactly what is going in the pudding. Love your recipes!
I am so glad that you enjoyed it! And I love the idea of stirring in some chocolate chips! Chocolate and peanut butter are a great combination!