Dairy Free Cream Cheese Frosting

This dairy free cream cheese frosting tastes like the real deal! Made with vegan ingredients, no one will be able to tell it’s dairy free. You only need 6 simple ingredients to make this frosting, and it’s perfect to use on cakes, cupcakes, or even brownies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Bake Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 293

Author Gabby Kislanko

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
standing mixer or handheld mixer

Ingredients

10 oz dairy free cream cheese
¾ cup dairy free butter, softened
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
4-5 cups powdered sugar (icing sugar)
6 Tablespoons cornstarch

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a medium bowl or the bowl of a standing mixer, add the cream cheese and butter and beat until fully combined.
Mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
Add in the cornstarch and powdered sugar slowly until the desired consistency is reach. Start with the lower amount of powdered sugar and add more as needed.
Cover the bowl and store the frosting in the fridge until ready to use. Keeping the frosting refrigerated for 2-4 hours at least before using it will make it firmer and easier to work with.

Notes

Note: I highly recommend using a kitchen scale to weigh your dry ingredients. Metric measurements are found above under the "Metric" tab.

Makes about 3½ cups of dairy free cream cheese frosting, or enough to frost a 3 layer cake or 24 cupcakes.

Tips: I've had the best results with a dairy free cream cheese such as Violife, Tofutti, or Vitalife

For an 8x8 pan of brownies, halve the recipe (there will be a little bit leftover).

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