Keto cream cheese frosting is a must-have recipe when making keto desserts! This made from scratch frosting is a finisher for keto cupcakes, cakes, some keto pancakes and keto cookies. Make it in no time, simply 3 ingredients!
You’ll Love This Keto Cream Cheese Frosting
- Three ingredient minimum for the most simple version.
- Perfect topping for keto desserts!
- No cooling effect from erythritol!
How To Make Keto Cream Cheese Frosting-Step By Step
- You must bring your cream cheese to room temperature. This will be key in making it so that you can actually mix it with the other ingredients smoothly.
- Cream together sour cream and cream cheese.
- Add in powdered sweetener here. I no longer use erythritol by itself due to the cooling effect. I now use this mix by HighKey. It’s a blend of monk fruit, allulose and stevia combination.
- Continue mixing with hand mixer. Lastly, you can add a extract in or not. Vanilla extract is classic but I have played with maple and hazelnut.
Helpful Recipe Tips
- If running late on time and your cream cheese is hard do this. Take a warm bowl of water and let it sit in there in it’s foil packaging. This should take 5-10 minutes and you’re good to go.
- Powdered sweetener only! If you choose to use granulated it can get very grainy. Liquid is an option but you may have a aftertaste if using stevia.
- Extracts aren’t needed. They do enhance your keto frosting but they are optional.
How Do I Use Keto Frosting?
Cream cheese frosting is used in so many keto desserts. When making a keto chocolate cake this frosting is great. Do you love red velvet? Cream cheese and red velvet are a great match as well. I have even used this frosting with lemon juice to top my lemon keto cookies. This gave it a lemon cheesecake feel.
The Sweeteners
Mentioned above, to avoid the strong cooling effect of erythritol I no longer use it. HighKey that make the wonderful cookies I reviewed actually has a line of sweeteners. They have a monk fruit and stevia mix. And a allulose, monk fruit and stevia mix. These are far sweeter together than apart. Meaning, you use less! You can purchase them here and save 10% by using discount code “sugarlesscrystals”.
*discount only available at HighKey.com
How Many Net Carbs In Cream Cheese Frosting
Below you will find nutritional facts via Cronometer. Click the link on the label for vitamin and mineral information. This keto cream cheese frosting is only 1g net carbs per ounce!
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Keto cream cheese frosting
Equipment
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 8 ounces full fat cream cheese
- 2 tablespoon sour cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sweetener
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional for add flavor. Can switch with any extract)
- 1/4 teaspoon liquid stevia or liquid monk fruit (optional for added sweeteness if needed)
Instructions
- After cream cheese is room temperature of soft enough to mix. Cream the cream cheese and sour cream together.
- Add in powdered sweetener then mix again
- If using extract add it now then mix. Taste for desired sweeteness. If not sweet enough add liquid stevia or monk fruit.
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Notes
Helpful Recipe Tips
- If running late on time and cream cheese is hard do this. Take a warm bowl of water and let it sit in there in it's foil packaging. This should take 5-10 minutes and you're good to go.
- Powdered sweetener only! If you choose to use granulated it can get very grainy. Liquid is an option but you may have a aftertaste if using stevia.
- Extracts aren't needed. They do enhance your keto frosting but they are optional.
