This Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting with dark cocoa powder is absolutely mouthwatering. Creamy, fudgy and extremely healthy, enjoy this dairy free chocolate frosting on your favorite chocolate cake or dessert.
If you’re feeling adventurous, try this frosting on fudgy Eggplant Brownies.
Table of Contents
- Is Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting Healthy?
- Versatile Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting
- Ingredients & Substitutions for Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting
- Instructions to Make Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Frosting
- Tips for the Best Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting
- Tools to Make Sugar Free Chocolate Frosting
- How to Store Low Carb Frosting
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Use Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting on More Recipes
- Recipe Card
Is Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting Healthy?
Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting doesn’t just taste amazing. It’s also incredibly healthy since it doesn’t contain butter, vegan butter, oil, cream or shortening. Instead, this dairy free frosting is made with heart-healthy avocado, which imparts richness and a super creamy texture. And don’t worry, you can’t taste the avocados which fully vanish into the cocoa powder.
Speaking of cocoa powder, this recipe uses Dutched cocoa powder which is an especially dark cocoa powder with a profoundly chocolatey flavor. Remember Swiss Miss Chocolate Mix and Oreo Cookies? Those are all made with Dutched cocoa.
But if you want to make vegan chocolate buttercream frosting with regular cocoa powder, just head to Chocolate-Avocado Frosting Recipe.
If you’re not vegan, try Cream Cheese Avocado Frosting.
Versatile Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting
You won’t be able to keep your fingers from this dark chocolate “buttercream” frosting that is of course butterless.
- Pipe it on top of dairy free chocolate cakes, cupcakes, brownies or cookies.
- Add dairy free dark chocolate frosting to breakfast smoothies or oatmeal.
- Smear on bread, bananas or nut butters.
- Serve this fudgy vegan frosting as dark chocolate avocado mousse.
Ingredients & Substitutions for Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting
No dairy free butter or oil in this super healthy, fudgy frosting!
- Avocado – 1-2 pureed avocados transform this dairy free dark chocolate frosting into a silky smooth bite of heaven that melts in your mouth. Firstly, use soft, ripe avocados. Ripe avocados are usually a little darker, but color can vary. So, make sure you can gently squeeze and indent the avocados with your fingers. They shouldn’t, however, feel “mushy.” Don’t use rotten avocados, i.e., avocados that have a lot of dark streaks or brown spots throughout the flesh.
- Powdered sweetener of choice – Use powdered sugar or a sugar free, powdered sugar substitute such as powdered monk fruit to keep the calories from the sweetener at zero!
Tip: If you’re out of powdered sweetener, simply pulverize some granulated sweetener in the food processor. Be sure to give it a few whirs to remove all graininess. After all, this frosting is smooth as silk. - Dutched cocoa powder – I use Hershey’s Dutched Cocoa Powder, which is an especially dark cocoa powder for a profound chocolatey flavor and a jaw-dropping, death-by-chocolate look. If you want to make this chocolate icing with regular cocoa powder, check out my Chocolate-Avocado Frosting Recipe which is also vegan.
- Dairy free milk of choice – I recommend using unsweetened almond milk, above all, because it contains zero fat, zero cholesterol and barely any calories.
- Vanilla extract – adds a dash of flavor.
Popular now: Keto Cream Cheese Frosting.
Instructions to Make Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Frosting
- Firstly, purée the avocados with an emulsifier or blender, removing all lumps.
- Then, mix the ingredients together, using an electric or stand mixer. For thicker frosting, add the dairy free milk gradually and stop when the desired thickness is reached.
Tips for the Best Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting
- Use quality Dutched cocoa powder. To make this with regular cocoa powder, try my equally delicious Chocolate-Avocado Frosting Recipe.
- Use soft, ripe avocados – Ripe avocados are usually a little darker, but color can vary. So, make sure you can gently squeeze and indent the avocados with your fingers. They shouldn’t, however, feel “mushy.” Don’t use avocados that have lots of dark streaks or brown spots throughout the flesh.
- User an electric mixer – For fluffy frosting, you’re going to need an electric mixer or stand mixer.
- Purée the avocados properly – For silky, smooth frosting, purée the avocados well. In other words, be sure to remove all lumps.
Tools to Make Sugar Free Chocolate Frosting
- 1 emulsifier or blender – to purée the avocado
- 1 electric mixer or stand mixer – to whip the frosting. Note that it’s best to use an electric mixer or stand mixer for fluffy frosting.
How to Store Low Carb Frosting
To store: Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight plastic container.
To freeze: This frosting freezes well in a sealed container for up to 2 months, so I usually make a double batch and freeze some.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can make chocolate avocado frosting, chocolate mousse, avocado smoothies, avocado brownies, and many more keto avocado recipes.
Use pureed avocado in place of butter in baking. Note, however, that it works best in chocolate cake batter, since the chocolate color prevails. I do, however, make keto lemon poppy seed cake with avocado and have noticed that the green color fades during baking.
What vegan options are available for cake frosting?
Chocolate avocado frosting is an excellent vegan option.
Avocado, because it makes frosting rich, creamy and even healthy.
Use simple ingredients such as avocado, cocoa powder and sweetener.
Just use a zero calorie sugar substitute such as monk fruit.
You can, for example, make chocolate avocado frosting which is naturally creamy and even healthy.
Simply pulverize granulated sweetener in a food processor or blender until it’s super fine.
Add the liquid very gradually until the desired consistency is reach. Or thicken with xanthum gum, usually 1 teaspoon of xanthum gum per one cup of frosting. I recommend sprinkling it in through a sieve so it distributes properly. Your icing will thicken quickly and even more quickly in the refrigerator.
Essentially all you need is pureed avocado, powdered sweetener and cocoa powder. Yes, avocado. After all, avocado is an excellent butter substitute that will also make your frosting soft & pillowy.
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Additional Vegan Buttercream Chocolate Frosting Recipe
- Chocolate Avocado Frosting – to make this recipe with natural, or non-alkalized, cocoa powder.
Recipe Card
Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Emulsifier or Blender to puree the avocados
- 1 Electric mixer or stand mixer to whip the frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pureed Avocado 1-2 avocados.
- 1 ¼ cups Powdered Sweetener of Choice I use powdered zero-calorie monk fruit.
- ⅔ cup Hershey's Dutched Cocoa Powder
- ½ cup Your preferred milk I use unsweetened almond milk.
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer to get a nice, fluffy frosting. For thicker frosting, add the milk gradually and sparingly.I pipe it without adding xanthum gum, but you can further stabilize it by adding up to 1 teaspoon of xanthum gum per 1 cup of frosting. A little goes a long way, so I would start by adding ½ teaspoon and blend it well with a mixer.
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