Creamy Homemade Vegan Vanilla Frosting Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is vegan frosting made of? ›

Mine is made one of a few ways: a stick of earth balance 'butter', half a tub of vegan cream cheese (Trader Joe's or Tofutti are my preference), powdered sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla and a tablespoon or so of plant milk.

To thicken vegan icing, you can use a combination of maple syrup, coconut cream and cornstarch. Start by adding 1/4 cup of cornstarch to 1/4 cup of maple syrup in a small pot on medium heat. Stir until it becomes a thick paste and then add in 1/2 cup of coconut cream. Continue to stir until it becomes thick and smooth.

What are good vegan butter substitutes? In baking, you can use vegan butter, applesauce, dairy-free yogurt, coconut oil, coconut butter, olive oil, nut butter, mashed banana and mashed avocado. In cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable stock, or avocado oil to replace butter.

Ghee. While not necessarily healthier than regular butter, ghee (clarified butter) has grown in popularity as an alternative, which makes intuitive sense because it offers a deep buttery taste and texture.

Betty Crocker Icing

Betty Crocker frostings are made with dairy-free ingredients, such as vegetable oil and natural sweeteners. Their vegan options include: Classic Coffee. Indulgent Chocolate Fudge.

This is because some manufacturers of icing sugar add dried egg whites to the mix. As a result, some brands that sell icing sugar are vegetarian but not vegan, so it's best to check the label to be sure. For a vegan-friendly icing sugar, Tate and Lyle Icing sugar is suitable for vegans to use, so get baking!

Add heavy whipping cream: Johnson suggests making frosting fluffier by mixing in heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time. "If it gets too runny in the process, add 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar to even it out," she says.

Spreadable margarine tend to have a higher water content which can make the frosting too runny. Also, ensure the butter, sugar and vanilla are mixed thoroughly before adding any soy milk. Add the soy milk 1 teaspoon at a time and mix thoroughly before adding more.

What is the best vegan milk to bake with? ›

Among other milk alternatives like almond milk, soy milk and oat milk, soy milk is by far the best for baking. I learned this over the course of several years and many cookies, cakes, muffins and pies.

Use Greek Yogurt When You're Low on Your Favorite Dairy Ingredients. If you're low on dairy ingredients, don't fret. Greek yogurt can substitute milk, sour cream and heavy cream. Milk: If you're short on milk, half and half or light cream, Greek yogurt can be used to make up for the difference.

Liquid substitute: Water can be used as the liquid ingredient, although the fat from milk and heavy cream make for creamier, more flavorful buttercream.

I recommend Miyoko's vegan butter for the best all around vegan butter. for a nut-free vegan butter option. Other great options include Flora Plant Butter, and Earth Balance. More on which butter brand to use below!

What butter is best for icing? Salted and organic butter is literally the best butter that you can use. It is the salt that really makes this the best buttercream frosting ever. It's actually a myth that salted butter is an inferior quality – it's not.

Kerrygold, Organic Valley, and other European styles unsalted butter are great to the taste of buttercream too.