This new vegan frosting recipe is perfect for cream cheese lovers who want an alternative to my Protein Powder Frosting, Vegan Chocolate Frosting, or 3-Ingredient Vegan Coconut Cream Frosting.
What’s Cashew Frosting?
Cashew frosting, also called cashew icing, is a thick, smooth vegan cake frosting recipe made out of cashew nuts, almond milk, or coconut yogurt. It’s a spreadable frosting with a similar taste and texture to buttercream, without the dairy or vegan butter. It’s also naturally:
Gluten-free Refined sugar-free Paleo-friendly
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make a cashew frosting are a few ingredients and a high-speed blender.
Raw Cashews – Unroasted cashews are best for this raw cashew frosting. You must soak the cashews for at least 30 minutes in boiling water or 3 hours in cold water. This softens the cashews and makes the frosting ultra-smooth and creamy. Coconut Yogurt – That’s the best choice to make dairy-free cream cheese frosting, it adds the tangy flavor you expect from cream cheese frosting, and it’s naturally made of 2 ingredients: coconut cream and probiotic. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Lemon Juice – bottled or fresh Maple Syrup or powdered sugar. Other liquid sweeteners that work in this recipe are agave syrup or brown rice syrup. Optional – melted coconut oil or cocoa butter to firm up the frosting.
How To Make Cashew Frosting
Frosting Cakes, Bread, And Cookies
This cashew frosting recipe is great for frosting cakes, bread, or cookies. Unfortunately, it’s not a frosting that pipes really well on top of cupcakes or muffins because it spreads easily. The best recipes to pair with cashew cream cheese vegan frosting are:
Carrot cake banana bread Vegan carrot cake Peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies
Storage
This cashew frosting recipe can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. You can use leftovers as a snack to dip fresh fruits like apple wedges or fresh berries. Otherwise, freeze the frosting in airtight bags or containers and thaw the day before in the fridge.
More Vegan Frosting Recipes
Below I listed some more dairy-free frosting and vegan icing recipes ideas for you to try:
