Favorite Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Favorite Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

With a bright strawberry flavor and pretty pink color, this Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is delicious and ready in minutes. You can make this up to 24 hours ahead and store in a plastic zip-top bag in the fridge until ready to use.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 197kcal

Author Amy Palanjian

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
8 ounces cream cheese (I like full fat, softened at room temperature)
¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick, softened at room temperature)
2-3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup powdered sugar optional
sprinkles optional

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Instructions

Place the strawberries into a blender or clean spice grinder. Grind into a fine powder.
Add to a medium bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
Blend well using a handheld electric mixer on high speed to make a fluffy frosting.
Transfer to a zip-top quart-size bag. Seal. Cut off one bottom corner and pipe onto cupcakes. (You can also just use a spatula to frost onto a cake.)

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Notes

Let the cream cheese and butter soften at room temperature for a few hours so it's very soft to the touch. This will help it mix up smoothly.
Grind the strawberries to form a fine powder.
Add ¼ cup powdered sugar to make the frosting sweeter if you'd like. (I sometimes do this if serving to older kids and/or adults who may expect a sweeter frosting.)
Top with sprinkles if desired.
Use freeze-dried blueberries in place of the strawberries if you'd like a different flavor.

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