This secretly healthy chocolate frosting recipe is so deliciously rich and chocolatey, you’ll want to eat it straight up with a spoon!
Easy healthy chocolate frosting
This recipe calls for NO shortening, NO trans fat, and NO corn syrup.
It’s a fantastic 5 ingredient thick and creamy chocolate frosting you can slather on absolutely everything!
Try it on cakes, cupcakes, muffins, or pancakes, or eat it right out of the blender.
Also try these Easy Cinnamon Rolls
During sophomore year of college, my favorite roommate introduced me to the idea of eating Pillsbury chocolate frosting straight from the jar.
With a spoon.
Like ice cream.
(Guess why she was my favorite roommate…)
Obviously this was not the healthiest habit, although it embarrassingly fit right in with the rest of my all-carbs-all-sugar college diet.
I created the following recipe as a healthier alternative, and years later it’s still one of my favorite recipes, because you can use it in so many different ways.
Hint: It’s great on top of these Sweet Potato Brownies
Recipe variations
My personal favorite way to make the recipe is with peanut butter, because it will taste like eating a Reeses peanut butter cup!
If you want a more neutral flavor, simply use almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter, or even coconut butter instead of peanut butter.
Still craving chocolate? Make Chocolate Banana Bread
Healthy chocolate frosting recipe video
Above – watch the step by step video
Healthy Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond butter (or peanut butter, or allergy friendly sub)
- 4 – 6 tbsp pure maple syrup, honey, or agave (or here’s a keto version)
- 1/4 cup regular or dutch cocoa powder
- 4 – 5 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Blend everything together until completely smooth. It's smoothest if you use a blender or food processor but can technically be done by hand if needed. Store leftover frosting covered in the fridge.View Nutrition Facts
Video
Notes
Ways To Use The Frosting
We must be on the same wavelength! Yesterday I had a croissant on my plate and wished it was a chocolate croissant. I quickly mixed almond butter and cocoa powder together to put on it. It was missing a little something. The frosting here is probably what I really needed. Luckily there are more croissants!
Funny enough, I woke up on Saturday morning wanting a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin. I thought of making some, but got one from a bakery instead. Then your post on Monday was pumpkin muffins! Love it.
That croissant sounds fantastic!
It is uncanny how you sometimes post something with perfect timing. When this post arrived I was baking a single layer chocolate cake and thinking to myself that I wished there was something different and healthier that I could use instead of the usual vegan buttercream. I was worried that my machines wouldn’t handle the small amount of the recipe so I just whisked it up by hand using the higher amount of liquids. The texture reminded me of play dough (if anyone can remember that) which was similar to a ganache, and was the perfect thing that I had wished for.
I made this and ate some with a handful of baby marshmallows. So much for healthy, but it tasted good!
This frosting looks delicious! What is the serving size?
She lists nutrition facts under the recipe’s directions
Does this need to be doubled for a 2 layer 8” round cake?
This frosting is quite tasty and so easy. Is there a place that shows the WW count on chocolatecoveredkatie’s recipes? I thought in the past there was, but I don’t see it for this recipe.
She lists nutrition facts under the recipe’s directions, weight watchers points are there too
I just made a banana cake that has no sugar. I wanted a frosting that didn’t have any processed ingredients as well as minimal sweetener and no refined sugar. I frosted my cake an had to lick off the spatula. Wow! This is tasty. Two thumbs up!
This is a fantastic frosting recipe! I have made it with peanut butter and really love it. However, yesterday I made it with coconut butter instead and liked it even better. It turned out so silky. I just used an ordinary hand electric mixer to mix and it worked out just fine. I find this makes just the right amount frosting for a 9-inch square cake.
SO GOOD. I made this for frosting on the chocolate cake with cauliflower and it is as delicious and creamy as promised. I see myself making this just for a treat on its own soon. Thank you!
Had absolutely no issues mixing by hand; it mixed very smoothly and easily. No need to dirty a blender or food processor!
Not sure if this made the difference but I do keep my natural peanut butter in the pantry so it was pretty loose.