Vegan Chocolate Frosting (without vegan butter)
This vegan chocolate frosting is creamy, chocolatey, smooth and doesn't use vegan butter!
This vegan chocolate frosting is creamy, chocolatey, smooth and doesn't use vegan butter! Coconut oil lets this chocolate frosting hold its shape perfectly and spread and pipe easily onto cakes.
Let's talk about the recipe!
Ingredients for the Frosting
- Coconut oil
- Vanilla extract
- Almond milk
- Salt
- Cocoa powder
- Powdered sugar
Make the Frosting
With an electric mixer, mix the coconut oil, vanilla, and almond milk until smooth and creamy. Blend in the salt, cocoa, and powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable or pipeable. If the mixture is too stiff, add more almond milk.
Delicious vegan chocolate frosting without vegan butter? Yep, it's possible. We're using coconut oil here because it's virtually tasteless, but like butter, does a decent job of holding its shape at room temperature and firms up in the cold. Perfect for frosting, in other words. It would probably taste a little boring in vanilla frosting, but since we've got chocolate frosting for our chocolate cupcakes, the cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt add plenty of flavor, making this indistinguishable from chocolate buttercream. It's also very easy to pipe and spread!
You could use this to frost some delicious vegan chocolate cupcakes, or a cake, or just eat it by the spoonful.
Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Download the recipe here
12
5 minutes
5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp almond milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Method:
- With an electric mixer, mix the coconut oil, vanilla, and almond milk until smooth and creamy.
- Blend in the salt, cocoa, and powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable or pipeable. If the mixture is too stiff, add more almond milk.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 12 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 186 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 9.9g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat 8.5g | 42% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 51mg | 2% |
| Total Carbohydrate 25.9g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.5g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 24.7g | |
| Protein 0.3g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 2mg | 0% |
| Iron 0mg | 1% |
| Potassium 42mg | 1% |
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About the Author
Hi! I'm Alexandra Massengale, and I've been cooking and baking for over 12 years. My passion is making cheap, convenient, nutrient-dense food that still tastes amazing, and helping to perpetuate healthy eating habits without perpetuating diet culture. I want you to find recipes that make your body and heart happy, without putting any food off limits or making you feel guilty for loving delicious things.
By Alexandra Massengale