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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

    Published: Dec 5, 2020 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 22, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting is delicious atop cakes and cupcakes! It's creamy with a hint of maple, and it’s completely vegan! 

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    This frosting recipe has a delicious vanilla and maple flavor, and works great for Fall treats! Spread some on these Vegan Pumpkin Cookies, Pumpkin Muffins, or Flourless Chocolate Brownies.

    It’s super easy to make too. All you do is cream the ingredients together, and then it’s ready for decorating!

    This vegan cream cheese frosting recipe is... 

    • vegan
    • vegetarian
    • plant-based
    • gluten-free
    • ready in 10 minutes

    If you love vegan baking, make sure you grab a copy of my free vegan baking cheat sheet while you're here. It's packed with all my favorite plant-based substitutions to help you vegan-ize any recipe!

    How to Make Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

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    1. Cream together the vegan cream cheese, vegan margarine, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. 
    2. Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar and whisk until it’s combined. 
    3. Repeat this until the frosting is fluffy. 
    4. Then it’s ready to be used on cooled baked goods!

    Scroll down for the full recipe with measurements and detailed instructions.

    Tips & Tricks

    bottom layer of cake topped with vegan cream cheese frosting

    Applying Frosting

    When you go to apply the frosting, make sure your cake, cupcakes, or cookies are cooled. If you try to apply the frosting to baked goods that are still warm, your frosting might melt. 

    You can apply the frosting with a spatula or pipe it on. 

    Make sure that your frosting is at room temperature when you apply it. If it has been in the fridge, let it sit out and soften. Applying chilled frosting will be quite difficult and might break apart your cake. 

    Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting FAQs

    three-layer cake slice frosted with vegan cream cheese frosting

    Do you have to refrigerate a cake with cream cheese frosting?

    Yes! Keep your vegan cream cheese-frosted baked goods in the fridge. 

    When ready to serve, take your frosted dessert out of the fridge and let it sit for about an hour so the frosting can soften.

    While you're here, be sure to grab our FREE 5-Day Meatless Meal Plan. It's packed with tasty recipes to make vegetarian cooking easy and delicious!

    Recipe

    Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

    This Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting is delicious atop cakes and cupcakes! It's creamy with a hint of maple, and it’s completely vegan! 
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Keyword: cream cheese frosting recipe, Delicious Everyday, how to make vegan cream cheese frosting, vegan cream cheese frosting, vegan cream cheese frosting recipe
    Calories: 3789kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • 8 oz vegan cream cheese, room temperature
    • ½ cup vegan margarine
    • 4 cups confectioners sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 tsp maple syrup
    • ¾ cup walnuts or almonds, chopped
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    Instructions

    • Prepare your vegan cream cheese icing by creaming together the vegan cream cheese, vegan margarine, vanilla extract, and maple syrup until smooth. (This is best done in a stand mixer.)
    • Slowly add in one cup of confectioners sugar at a time, whisking until combined. Continue mixing on high until the frosting is nice and fluffy.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 3789kcalCarbohydrates: 518gProtein: 28gFat: 196gSaturated Fat: 46gSodium: 1620mgPotassium: 387mgFiber: 21gSugar: 484gVitamin A: 4315IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 232mgIron: 5mg
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