Low cal icing recipies?

victoria6h
victoria6h Posts: 30 Member
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I've been looking everywhere - no luck. I'm making carrot cake and I don't like cream cheese. :cry:

I don't mind whipped cream but for carrot cake I was thinking maybe more of a buttercream but those calories can surely rack up. If anybody has a go to low cal icing they frequently use either for cakes or even on vanilla/chocolate cupcakes would you mind sharing? Thanks :)

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  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    You can make a frosting out of a 8oz tub of cool whip (light or free for lower cal/fat) mixed with a small box (3.5 or 4 oz I think) of sugar free/fat free instant pudding. For a cream cheese taste - I think they have that flavor, or make try a cheesecake flavor.

    I've also seen recipes where you add 1 cup of milk and a tsp of vanilla extract - never tried it but that probably makes it taste more like real frosting. Combine pudding w/ milk and vanilla then fold in the cool whip.

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