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
Hi there! Has anyone tried this using 1/4 cup nut butter and 1/4 miyokos butter (or similar)? Looking forward to making these for the new year!
This recipe is amazing! It’s my second year in a row using it for my kiddo’s birthday. Last year (when we could have parties) I had at least 5 parents ask for the recipe. My kids requested this recipe again for topping the cake. I add just a little bit of salt and it brings the flavors out more. I love that I can make dairy-free, delicious frosting so easily. Thanks so much for this recipe 🙂
Did you use peanut butter or almond butter? My kids typically eat Almond butter but peanut butter seems smoother.
Which peanut butter do you recommend? Would like to use one that has clean ingredients so that this recipe remains clean. Thanks!!
Most peanut butters should be fine. Like you, we prefer natural peanut butters (with the ingredients being just peanuts, or peanuts and salt), so those work here too.
I loved the cake and the frosting! I just had to stir in 2-3 additional TBSP of maple syrup into the frosting to suit my tastes. 🙂
Thank you so much for trying it 🙂
Is there Any way to make this keto using lakanto monk fruit sweetener? I cannot have honey or any of the syrups including keto syrup? Thanks
Sure, just add more milk of choice as needed to thin it out.
thank you for this very good frosting recipe, its easy and perfect
Freaking amazing!
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Reading these reviews I was wondering how this could be that good… such simple ingredients and it seemed like I’d just be eating a spoonful of almond butter…… I will admit, I WAS WRONG… this was the most amazing thing I’ve ever ate!! I usually hate frosting but just couldn’t looked past these reviews and wow they did not disappoint, I just want to put this in everything!!
I was looking for a somewhat guilt free icing to eat and I found the pot of gold. It is the perfect mix of chocolate, nutty flavors, and a bittersweet taste. I will definitely make this all the time!!!
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I used peanut butter-a little to peanut butter chocolaty. Next time will melt some of your chocolate chips and add some powdered sweetener from your sugar-free powdered sugar recipe. I love sweets but feel really guilty about sneaking a tsp of sugar in there so thanks for this awesome blog so I don’t need to put sugar in there. Also katie please focus on dessert!! I love to make dessert on a daily basis whether I eat it with lunch, breakfast, or dinner!