Keto Mint Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Dairy Free!)
Keto Mint Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe – a low carb + dairy free frosting for cakes, cupcakes + cookies! Less than 1 carb per serving! Paleo, gluten free, grain free, vegan, clean eating, real food.
THIS IS SO EXCITING!
A keto buttercream frosting that is only 1 carb per serving, tastes amazing, and is dairy free!
Keto Mint Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Dairy Free
My son recently turned 4, and he requested a mint chocolate cake for his birthday. So I made him a mint chocolate cake, with mint chocolate frosting and it made his whole day!
I wanted to keep the recipe dairy free since dairy gives us tummy problems. I swapped butter for coconut oil and it turned out perfect! The best frosting consistency, spreadable, and completely dairy free!
Keto Mint Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Frosting is usually made with powdered sugar, which keeps it silky and smooth. I made my own keto friendly powdered sugar by blending monk fruit in my high speed blender until it was a powder. Genius!
If you don’t have a high speed blender, using regular monk fruit will work too. It will just be a tad less smooth. You are going to love it on my Keto Mint Chocolate Cake recipe!
Keto Mint Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Dairy Free!)
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil, room temperature (or butter if OK with dairy)
- 2 cups monk fruit
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cacao powder
- 2-3 tablespoons coconut milk, or heavy cream if ok with dairy
- 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In your high speed blender, add the monk fruit and blend on high speed for 15 seconds until it resembled powdered sugar.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, beat the coconut oil on medium speed until light and smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add in the "powdered" monk fruit + cacao powder. Beat until incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Add in the coconut milk, peppermint extract + pinch of salt. Beat until fluffy, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Use the frosting on cakes, cupcakes or cookies! Highly recommend it on my Keto Mint Chocolate Cake recipe!
Notes
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6 Comments on “Keto Mint Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Dairy Free!)”
Sorry. Made this for early Christmas very disappointed. Nobody could eat it. Must have been the monk fruit that tasted so bad. Waste of expensive ingredients. If there were a replacement for the monk fruit, we might have had favorable review. Entire cake went in trash. It did make for a comical and entertaining after meal laugh. To sum it up, don’t make with monk fruit unless you like the taste.
Well shoot! I am so sorry it didn’t turn out well for you. I know how disappointing it is to try and new recipe and not like it.
Sorry Natalie, I can’t rate your recipe yet because I haven’t made it. It does look amazing though! I’m not sure what you use for monk fruit. Unfortunately the link in your recipe is not working with Amazon for some reason. Can you provide the brand? Does it have erythritol in it?
Here is the link to the monk fruit I purchase Robin:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SPTP4Z/ref=dp_cerb_1
It is:
Lakanto Monkfruit 1:1 Sugar Substitute, Keto, Non-GMO (Classic White, 1 Pound)
Yes it does contain erythritol. I hope this helps! Happy cooking!
Which peppermint extract brand do you use? The link you provided gave me many to choose from. ?
Thanks so much for the question Reagan. The peppermint extract I have on hand is McCormick. I don’t really have a brand I recommend because I have tried many throughout the years and have not noticed a difference. I usually just purchase what is available from the supermarket when I am shopping. I sure hope this answers your question.