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Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

vegan cream cheese frosting

What’s your favorite kind of frosting? I loooooove cream cheese frosting. You could probably make Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting out of Vegan Cream Cheese but that would just be too easy (and if you’ve ever found a store bought vegan cream cheese frosting that is actually yummy I’d love to know in the comments below!). Today’s recipe for Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting is so simple, healthy, completely oil and refined sugar free and rivals any traditional cream cheese recipe.

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The secret ingredient?! Cashewwss!!!

AKA cashews go into absolutely everything in my kitchen from Mac + Cheese to Salad Dressings to delicious-I-want-to-eat-this-with-a-spoon Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting. πŸ˜‰

Plus it’s sooooooooo perfect with carrot cake. Yum! (Recipe for my Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake here!)

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I think the next step is baking homemade healthy cinnamon buns and slathering this Vegan Cream Cheese all over them. Hubba hubba πŸ˜‰

Have a wonderful weekend friends! 

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Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting


  • Author: Ceara
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Yield: 1/2 cup icing - enough for one loaf cake 1x

Description

This Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect on top of carrot cake and is much healthier than traditional cream cheese frosting. It is refined sugar, oil and gluten free! Double, triple or quadruple the recipe as you please. This recipe makes enough to ice one loaf cake.


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup raw cashews soaked in boiling water for 30 minutes or overnight in cold water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 1/22 tsp lemon juice
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon (optional if icing a carrot or pumpkin cake)

Instructions

  1. Drain and rinse soaked cashews make sure your cashews are thoroughly soaked for the icing to be silky smooth). With an immersion or small blender blend the cashews together with maple syrup, lemon juice (1 1/2 tsp), sea salt, vanilla extract and optional cinnamon until silky smooth and creamy (this took me about 3 minutes). Taste test and add an additional 1/2 tsp of lemon juice if necessary (I prefer it will 2 whole tsps of lemon juice). The icing should be thick like traditional cream cheese icing. If necessary add a little bit of water if the icing is too thick.
  2. Use icing on cakes, cupcakes and whatever you please!

Notes

This is enough icing for one loaf cake. Feel free to double, triple, quadruple etc. icing depending on how much you ned.

  • Prep Time: 35 mins
  • Category: American
  • Cuisine: Dessert

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If you do make this Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting or any other recipes from my kitchen, it makes my day hearing about it! vegan cream cheese frosting Insta it to me @CearasKitchen with hashtag #CearasKitchen, Tweet  it to me @CearasKitchen or Facebook it to me via the Ceara’s Kitchen Facebook Page! <3

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552 Comments

  1. My son is allergic to all nuts any other ideas for the cream cheese frosting? Do you think pumpkin or sunflower seeds would work??

    1. I would try pumpkin seeds – the cream cheese might have a slight green tinge so it though. Let me know how it works out!

  2. Whoa, just stumbled across this site by accident, but would you all even be capable of communication without exclamation marks? Seriously, are you that excited about everything?!!!!!!

  3. I tried this recipe and loved it just curious how long you would suggest it stays fresh in the fridge ?

  4. Would it work to just use boughten cashew milk? Last time I tried blending soaked cashews it didn’t work very well, because I don’t have a high powered blender. But I do have cashew milk in the fridge I could use…

    1. Hi Twila! Thank you for you comment.

      I am not sure why the icing is not getting creamy for you. I used a cheap immersion blender and after a couple minutes of blending, this frosting is creamy. What kind of blender are you using? Are you soaking the cashews first?

      Another note. This recipe makes a small amount of icing (enough for one carrot cake). If you are using a standard blender, you might have to double the recipe for it to blend well.

      Cashew milk in this recipe will not work.

      Best of luck and would love to know your results πŸ™‚

    1. Thanks so much for the pin!! <3 Let me know if you end up trying it - it's so simple and delish! πŸ˜€

    1. Thanks so much, Vanessa! I KNOW – the idea of a healthy cinnamon buns with cream cheese frosting has me drooling!!! πŸ˜€

  5. This looks delicious, Ceara! The best thing about it is that it is oΓ―l and refined sugar free. And this means no guilt feeling! Thank you for sharing. Pinned!

  6. Cream cheese frosting is my absolute favorite! I could eat it by the spoonful, it’s just that good. I much prefer it over the chocolate kind, too. I’m so amazed at this vegan version, Ceara! it looks absolutely wonderful! So creamy and delish. I would definitely be eating this with just my trusty ‘ole spoon! Pinned! Hope you have a great weekend!

    1. I hear you, Gayle!! I can totally eat it by the spoonful as well πŸ˜€ Thank you so much for the kind words! Have a beautiful weekend!

  7. I love your recipes! I wondered if any nut can be soaked and substituted for cashews? Would they work the same? Thank you!

    1. Thank you so much, Maryann! So happy you are enjoying my recipes! πŸ™‚ I am not too sure if you could sub another nut for the soaked cashews. I have a hunch that soaked macadamia or blanched almonds would work. I’d soak them for 1 hour in boiling water to ensure they are soft enough to blend! I’d love to know your results if you end up trying making this recipe! πŸ˜€

  8. I really like the vegan cream cheese frosting and did not know that this even existed! I would love to use this recipe on my carrot cake. Thanks for sharing! You have tons of awesome recipes on your blog!

    1. Thank you so much, Julie!! This frosting + carrot cake are like a match made in heaven!! Thank you for all the love – so happy you are enjoying the blog! πŸ˜€

  9. This looks delicious! I can’t wait for the carrot cake recipe on Monday. (I’m hoping it’s oil free- fingers crossed!)

    1. I’m so happy you are excited for the carrot cake recipe, Suzanne! It is completely oil free πŸ™‚ Stay tunedd for the recipe on Monday!

  10. Looks yummy Ceara! Especially on the carrot cake! I have this same recipe on my blog, just minus the lemon juice and I totally put it on cupcakes for a much healthier frosting! Can’t wait to see your carrot cake!! Drool!

    1. Thanks so much, Brandi!!! That’s crazzyy – we are seriously on the same wave length! I was going to first make frosting with coconut butter but then remembered all the cashews I have in my cupboard LOL! I’ll have to take a look at your recipe – sounds absolutely delicious! <3

    1. Thank you so much, Nori! <3 Hehe! I don't usually frost my muffins but since making this frosting I want to put frosting on everything!! Have a beautiful weekend πŸ™‚

    1. It’s so simple and yummy! Thanks, Erin! This is a Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting but really for anybody who loves frosting πŸ˜‰ My partner is not vegan by any means but loveeeeedd this frosting #boyfriendapproved! LOL πŸ˜€ Have a great weekend!

  11. That’s such a great idea and recipe! I’m not a fan of most vegan cream cheeses taste-wise and let’s not even get into the ingredient lists … And cashews: what can’t they do, right?!

    1. Thanks so much! I am not a fan of any store bought vegan cream cheeses I’ve tried yet. We bought Daiya Cream Cheese this summer and nobody in my family would eat it (and I hate wasting food!). And the ingredient list is always soo long! I’m working on a homemade savory Chive Cream Cheese coming soon! Have a great weekend πŸ˜€

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