One big question we often hear is how to make low carb, keto friendly icing. Well lucky for you the ChipMonk Vault is opening once more, and we’re going to share our base cream cheese icing recipe as well as different variations so you can pick from tons of flavors. Strap in and get ready to get FROSTY!

Keto Cream Cheese Icing

(LOW-CARB, GLUTEN FREE, KETO, DIABETIC FRIENDLY)

INGREDIENTS

• 4 oz (113g) Cream Cheese
• 1/2 stick (57g or 4 Tablespoons) Unsalted Butter
• 1/4 cup (48g) Sweetener of Your Choice (ChipMonk’s AlluMonk Sweetener, Lakanto’s Monk Fruit Sweetener, or Swerve Confectioners Sweetener all work great)

• Flavorings of your choice:

• Maple Icing

• 1 teaspoon of Maple Extract (McCormick works well)

• Lemon Icing

• 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (McCormick works well)
• 1/4 teaspoon Lemon Extract (McCormick works well)
• 1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice (best if squeezed from fresh lemons)

• Chocolate Icing

• 1 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (Ghirardelli works well)

• Vanilla Icing

• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (McCormick works well)

• Raspberry Icing

• 1 teaspoon Raspberry Extract (McCormick works well)
• Red food coloring as needed

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium-sized bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese together with a mixer until fully combined. It helps if the butter and cream cheese have softened some before doing this (you can zap them in the microwave for 15 seconds to help)
2. OPTIONAL: If you are using a granulated sweetener, throw it into a blender or food processor. Blend the sweetener until it is fine, fluffy, and powdered. Powdering your sweetener makes for a smoother frosting.
3. Add the sweetener and flavorings to your bowl and beat slowly until the sweetener is incorporated (go slow to avoid it getting blown into the air)
4. Once the sweetener is incorporated, beat on high for 2 minute or until fluffy
5. Use a piping bag (something like these) to pipe the frosting onto whatever you’d like (including directly into your mouth!).
6. Enjoy! Keep any icing in an airtight container in your fridge. If refrigerated, they should be good for about a week. (up to 3 months if kept in the freezer)

NOTES / TIPS

• Please note, the Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener is approximately 90% erythritol by weight. As a sugar alcohol, erythritol can cause bloating and stomach upset if consumed in large amounts. You could consider using an alternative sugar-free sweetener like allulose or ChipMonk’s own blend: AlluMonk (a blend of monk fruit and allulose). You can see our comparison chart of low carb sweeteners on our blog here: The Best Low Carb Sweeteners (A Visual Guide).

• Here’s the equipment we like to use at home for this recipe:

• Mixing bowls: Pyrex Smart Essentials 8-Piece Mixing Bowl Set
• Whisk: OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Better Balloon Whisk
• Stainless steel measuring cups/spoons and silicon spatula set
• Icing Piping Bags
• Food Processor: Cuisinart Mini-Prep Plus Food Processor
• Powdering your sweetener with a food processor will give both your dough and frosting a smoother consistency if you want a less “grainy” texture.

NUTRITION

The above recipe yields around 218 grams of icing, which is enough to fully frost over a dozen large cupcakes (or a small to medium sized cake). Here’s the nutritional breakdown of the full batch:

• Calories: 810
• Total Fat: 83g
• Total Carbs: 56g
• Net Carbs: 8g
• Total Sugars: 4g

For a Tablespoon of icing (~15g), the nutrition is as follows:

• Calories: 55
• Total Fat: 6g
• Total Carbs: 4g
• Net Carbs: 1g
• Total Sugars: <1g

USEFUL LINKS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you loved this recipe, check out our other recipes and baking guides on the ChipMonk blog such as:

• The Best Low Carb Sweeteners (A Visual Guide)
• Our List of The Best Alternative Flours
• Recipe: Low Carb Keto Chocolate Whoopie Pies
• Recipe: Low-Carb Matcha Green Tea Coconut Cookie
• Recipe: Keto Chocolate Orange Cookie
• Recipe: Low-Carb Keto Blueberry Muffins with Lemon Icing
• Recipe: Low-Carb Keto Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies with Maple Icing
• Recipe: “LeMonk” Low Carb Lemon Vegan Cookies
• World’s Easiest Meal Prep: Salsa Chicken
• High Protein, Low Carb Meal Prep: Turkey Bowls
• AlluMonk (Allulose + Monk Fruit Sweetener)
• Learn more about Allulose and Monk Fruit (our low carb, natural alternatives to sugar)

Let us know what you think! Leave a comment or shoot us an email at info@chipmonkbaking.com