37 frosting recipes

Mocha frosting: cocoa, instant coffee, butter, and powdered sugar whipped into a silky chocolate-coffee glaze. Pipes, spreads, and stays put on cakes, brownies, and cupcakes.

Frosted rich brownies: low-fat brownies built on evaporated and powdered skim milk instead of butter, then crowned with a coffee-spiked cocoa frosting. Deeply chocolate without the heaviness.

Add less milk if you want a little stiffer frosting for piping.

Christmas Ginger Cookies with Almond Frosting recipe.

Kahlua frost is a blender cocktail with coffee liqueur, cream of coconut, vanilla ice cream, and ice. Think mudslide meets piña colada: creamy, boozy, and built for warm nights.

Low-fat frosted brownies made with applesauce instead of butter and egg whites instead of whole eggs. Topped with a simple cocoa icing, no oil or butter needed.

Strawberry frost blended from frozen strawberries, low-fat yogurt, ricotta, and orange juice concentrate. A no-sugar-added frozen dessert that doubles as a diabetic-friendly treat.

Chocolate mud frosting made by melting chocolate chips with milk in the microwave, then blending with corn syrup and vanilla. A glossy, fudgy four-ingredient frosting with no butter or powdered sugar.

Fresh strawberry frosting made with real strawberry puree and fluffy beaten egg whites. A light, fat-free cooked frosting with bright berry flavor that holds stiff peaks.

Use light or low-fat cream cheese to reduce the fat and calories even further than this tasty rich buttercream frosting alternative.

Strawberry apple frost smoothie blended with plain yogurt, fresh strawberries, apple juice, vanilla, and ice. A light, low-calorie frozen drink that's naturally sweet and frothy.

Pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting, they're so good it's hard to eat just one. Great to make in a advance and freeze.

Frosted fruit punch with Sauterne wine, apple juice, orange juice, and a spiced cinnamon-clove syrup, topped with scoops of orange sherbet in each glass.

Five-ingredient frosted toffee bars with a chewy oat-brown sugar base topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate and chopped peanuts. Simple, crunchy, and no-fuss baking.

Frozen banana pops dipped two ways: chocolate sauce with shredded coconut, or peanut butter rolled in crunchy nuts. Kid-friendly no-bake dessert ready for the freezer in minutes.

Cherry cream frosting made with maraschino cherries and juice for natural pink color and sweet cherry flavor. A 5-minute powdered sugar icing for cakes, cupcakes, or cookies.