This Peanut Butter Fluff is the ultimate no-bake dessert that combines creamy, chocolatey, and peanut buttery goodness in every bite. It's light, fluffy, and loaded with chunks of Reese's and chocolate chips for the perfect sweet treat. Whether you're making it for a party or a quick dessert, it always disappears fast. If you love peanut butter and chocolate together, you've come to the right place. This recipe is completely irresistible.
Peanut Butter Fluff Recipe Essentials
- 🍽️ Course: Dessert / No-Bake Treat
- ⏱️ Cooking Time: 10 minutes (plus chill time)
- 🍴 Servings: 4-6 servings
- 🧄 Flavor Profile: Sweet, creamy, chocolatey, peanut buttery
- 🍚 Best Served With: Graham crackers, cookies, fruit, or by the spoon
- 🧊 Make Ahead?: Yes, best chilled before serving
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This dessert is one of those easy recipes that feels a little like an indulgence every time you make it. Rich without heaviness, it has the perfect balance of creamy and crunchy textures. I just love how quickly it comes together. With minimal effort and no baking required, it's the kind of treat you'll want to make again and again.
This was inspired by my orange fluff salad and Christmas fluff recipe on this site. It pairs well with these delicious peanut butter Pop Tarts.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Crowd favorite: Peanut butter and chocolate combination is irresistible and always a hit at parties and gatherings
- Kid-friendly: Light, fluffy, and creamy treat that's easy for kids to enjoy like our blueberry fluff and lemon fluff dessert
- Versatile: This no bake dessert is ready in minutes and can be served as dip or dessert
Ingredients
This recipe only requires a handful of simple ingredients, making it easy to whip up anytime.
- Creamy peanut butter: Provides the rich, nutty flavor
- Whipped topping: Creates the light, fluffy texture (you can use marshmallow fluff instead)
- Reese's peanut butter cups: Adds chunks of chocolate and peanut butter
- Mini chocolate chips: Enhances chocolate flavor and texture
- Mini marshmallows: Adds sweetness and chewiness
See the recipe card below for the exact quantities of each ingredient.
Variations
- Add-Ins: Add crushed or chopped Oreos, brownie chunks, Rolos, sliced bananas, chopped strawberries or your favorite chocolate bar chopped.
- Crunchy peanut butter: Use instead of creamy for added crunch.
- Add a swirl: Add caramel sauce or Nutella for extra flavor.
- S'mores version: Add roughly chopped graham crackers or a sprinkling of graham crumbs and use marshmallow fluff instead of whipped topping.
- More Creamy: Add ½ cup marshmallow fluff or whipped cream.
How to Make Peanut Butter Fluff
This recipe is incredibly easy and comes together in just a few simple steps.
Step 1: Add ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter and whipped topping until well combined and creamy smooth. The peanut butter will be sticky and thick. Keep mixing until smooth.
Once combined, add the Reese's cups, crumbling them as you add them to the bowl along with the mini chocolate chips.
Step 2: Gently fold. Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated. Cover and set in your refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.
Fold in the mini marshmallows until they are all coated in the Reese's fluff flavoring.
Place the Reese's fluff in your refrigerator, covered, until ready to serve. Once ready, top with extra mini chocolate chips and chopped Reese's peanut butter cups.
Recipe Tips
- Storage: Keep in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Make ahead: Prepare up to 24 hours in advance and add toppings before serving.
- Use room temperature peanut butter: Mixes more smoothly
- Fold gently: Keeps texture light and fluffy.
- Chill until serving: Enhances flavor and maintains best consistency.
- Don't overmix: Prevents a dense texture.
- Store covered and airtight: Keeps freshness and prevents drying.
- Add toppings before serving: Keeps texture fresh.
If you love recipes like this Peanut Butter Fluff, you may also enjoy my Oreo fluff, banana pudding fluff and pistachio fluff.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve with graham crackers, vanilla wafers, chocolate chip pudding cookies or your favorite cookies as a dip.
- Add to dessert boards with chocolate chip cookie dough brownie bites.
- Use as fruit dip with sliced apples, strawberries, bananas, grapes, pineapple, raspberries and blueberries.
- Serve in mini german pancakes or waffle bowls.
- Serve with chocolate chip brownies, Rice Krispie baskets or Oreo biscotti
- Use in parfaits and enjoy by the spoonful.
Peanut Butter Fluff Recipe FAQs
It's traditional, but I choose to use whipped topping instead and both work beautifully.
Freezing is not recommended as it can change the texture when thawed.
Both! It works perfectly as a dessert or a sweet dip.
More Fluff Recipes
Do you love fluff desserts as much as I do? Here are some recipes you may also enjoy trying.
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Reese's Fluff
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup Reese's peanut butter cups plus extra for topping
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips plus extra for topping
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the peanut butter and whipped topping until well combined and creamy smooth. The peanut butter will be sticky and thick. Keep mixing until smooth.
- Once combined, add the Reese's cups, crumbling them as you add them to the bowl, and the mini chocolate chips. Stir until all ingredients are well incorporated. Cover and set in your refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.
- Fold in the mini marshmallows until they are all coated in the Reese's fluff flavoring.
- Place the Reese's fluff in your refrigerator, covered, until ready to serve. Once ready, top with extra mini chocolate chips and the extra Reese's. Enjoy! Makes 6 cups
Notes
- Storage: Keep in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Make Ahead: Prepare up to 24 hours in advance and add toppings before serving.
- Use room temperature peanut butter: Mixes more smoothly
- Fold gently: Keeps texture light and fluffy.
- Chill until serving: Enhances flavor and helps maintain best consistency.
- Don't overmix: Prevents a dense texture.
- Store covered and Airtight: Keeps freshness and prevents drying.
- Add toppings before serving: Keeps texture fresh.
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