Low Carb Cream Cheese Frosting, Keto Friendly
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Every good pumpkin or red velvet cake deserves a delicious cream cheese frosting. This low-carb cream cheese frosting made with swerve tastes just like my regular cream cheese frosting without the worry of sugar and carbs.
Knowing how to make a good low carb cream cheese frosting opens a lot of doors for sugar free, grain fee baking.
It took me a couple of tries to get that exact flavor I was looking for.
How do I Make Low Carb Cream Cheese Frosting?
I use Swerve Confectioner’s Sugar. I wrote about Swerve, a powdered erythritol here. It’s safe, tastes great and does not spike blood sugar. It pass through the body as zero carb, zero calorie.
I use full-fat cream cheese, unsalted butter, vanilla and a little bit of heavy cream. It’s pretty simple and the important thing is to get that “balance” of cream cheese to butter.
You must make sure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature.
How to Bring Cream Cheese to Room Temperature Easily
Cream cheese is tricky and likes to stay cold. Simply cut it into small pieces and allow it to sit out. You can microwave it, but that’s even trickier. It tends to explode and melt. I don’t recommend that, unless you do so 10 seconds, then 5 seconds.
Sift Confectioner’s Swerve Sweetener
You must also sift your confectioner’s Swerve and add it a little at a time. Add heavy cream. That’s it. Very easy.
Can I freeze low-carb cream cheese frosting?
This frosting freezes well. You can make low-carb cream cheese frosting ahead and refrigerate for a few days or freeze.
I make just enough to give a nice dollop to 12 cupcakes or to frost a one-layer cake. I’m not one who likes mounds and mound of frosting. If you are, you can make more. Double this recipe for a double layer cake.
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Keto Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 8 tablespoons unsalted tablespoons butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- dash salt
- 1 cup Swerve Confectioner's Sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream if needed
Instructions
- You may need to briefly microwave the cream cheese to warm it up, as it doesn't lose its chill easily.Beat butter for five minutes until very fluffy.
- Add cream cheese a little at time. Mix cream cheese and butter until well incorporated.
- Add Vanilla.
- Add Confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well.
- If the frosting is too stiff, add heavy cream one tablespoon at a time, as needed.
Nutrition
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Hi Angela, in your Keto Cream Cheese Frosting recipe above, you have (in step 4):
Add heavy cream. Mix well.
There is no mention of heavy cream in the ingredients list. What am I missing?
I added it in. It’s only about 2 tablespoons as needed.
Hi Angela, in your Keto Cream Cheese Frosting recipe above, you have “1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste” listed twice. Is the 2nd teaspoon needed in the recipe or a typo?
Thats a type. Thanks.