Description
This Chocolate Avocado Frosting is made with only 7 ingredients and is perfect to use in place of traditional frosting or buttercream frosting! There is no powdered sugar in this chocolate frosting recipe and is sweetened with maple syrup. Use this healthy chocolate frosting on cupcakes, brownies, cake, cookies, or as a dip for strawberries!
Ingredients
- 2 medium avocados
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, melted
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons plant milk (such as oat, rice, almond, coconut, etc.)
Instructions
Scoop the flesh of the avocados into a food processor or blender. Melt the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil together in a small bowl and then add them to the food processor along with the cacao powder, maple syrup, and pure vanilla. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add the plant milk and blend again for about a minute. Place the frosting in the fridge for 30 minutes to set up and then use it to spread over a cake, brownies, pipe onto cupcakes, cookies, as a dip with strawberries, etc. Once your dessert is frosted you can keep it out at room temperature. Keep any leftover frosting stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, allow it to soften slightly before spreading/piping onto your dessert.
Notes
* This frosting isn't meant to be SUPER sweet, the point is to cut back on sugar a bit. But if you really feel like you want to add more sweetener, add another tablespoon of maple syrup or you can use a little coconut sugar.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American