Look closely…
What do you see in this photo?
Do you see…
A. unicorns and rainbows?
B. flying puppies?
C. Brownies iced in thick fudgey frosting, without ANY butter or sugar?
Hopefully you see the third choice: a decadent coffee fudge frosting recipe that is made without powdered sugar and without butter or shortening. Yet it is super rich and creamy—the perfect topping for any cake or brownies!
Above: used as frosting for my Black Bean Brownies.
Side note: If you chose answers A or B (the unicorns or puppies), it might be a good idea to talk to a psychologist about this. Or maybe an eye doctor…
You won’t miss the butter.
Promise.
Coffee Fudge Frosting
- 1 cup raw cashews or macadamia nuts (110g)
- 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp espresso or strong coffee
- very scant 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp pure maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp uncut stevia OR 4 tbsp powdered sugar (or simply increase the maple syrup to 4 tbsp, and decrease coffee to 1/4 cup)
Place the nuts in a cereal-sized bowl and cover with water. Let sit at least 6 hours, or overnight. Drain the liquid, then combine all ingredients in a small food processor or blender until super-smooth. (I actually used my Magic Bullet for this. If your food processor is too big, you might need to double the recipe for smoother blending.) For all substitution notes, see the nutrition link below:
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Guess what, Katie? I tried this recipe with strong tea instead of coffee, and it is SO good! It is a little bit more mild, but very tasty! I had it in my oatmeal this morning, and I’m already starting to soak nuts for another batch! But this time I’m using peanuts instead of cashews, just to experiment. I’ll definitely tell you how it turns out! 😀
P.s. the tea is by Celestial Seasonings. It’s the Gingerbread Spice Christmas Tea.
I really want to make this for my friend’s birthday. But I just realized that I got pancake syrup instead of maple syrup. Will it be fine if I use pancake syrup? And can I use chopped almonds?
Wow. I just made Creamy Cofee Fudge Frosting with PISTACHIOS instead of cashews or macadamia.
It’s sooooo yummy!
Hi there! I was looking for a cup cake coffee frosting , do you think this recipe would hold up for a frosting on a cup cake?
Yes, works well!
Wow! I love this idea. Coffee is my favorite flavor.
I didn’t see unicorns or puppies, but I didn’t see thick, fudgey frosting, either. Did I miss something? I don’t see any chocolate or fudge of any kind in the ingredient list.
Sorry, but confused as to where the recipe mentions it contains chocolate?