My delicious chai cream cheese frosting only requires a few ingredients and less than 10 minutes! It’s perfectly tart, not-too-sweet, and fluffy. Spread it on chai cinnamon rolls, cakes, and more.
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🤎 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s versatile! You can use chai frosting on cakes, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, and more!
- It’s not-too-sweet. Coming from a not-too-sweet household, I always make sure to make my frostings are palatable. The cream cheese frosting is on the tarter side, but you can always add more brown sugar if you prefer.
Love chai? Try my chewy chai blondies.
Ingredients
To make homemade chai cream cheese frosting, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- This is a basic cream cheese frosting comprising of full-fat cream cheese, brown sugar (can use light or dark), vanilla, and chai spice.
For the full list of ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card below.
💡 Baking Tip
Weigh your ingredients! One of my favorite kitchen tools is a kitchen scale because it’s more accurate than measuring by volume. If you use cups, spoon the sugar in gently, then level it with a knife or spatula.
How to Make Chai Cream Cheese Frosting
In a medium mixing bowl, whip together softened cream cheese, brown sugar (to taste), chai spice, and vanilla until smooth.
If you want it super light and fluffy, whip in heavy cream. Enjoy!
For full instructions, see the recipe card below.
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📖 Recipe
Chai Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) cream cheese softened
- ⅓-1 cup (60 g) brown sugar adjust to taste; can use light or dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon (13 g) vanilla paste or extract
- 1-2 teaspoon (3 g) chai spice can use store-bought!
- ⅓ cup (79.33 g) heavy cream chilled; optional, if you want it fluffier!
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix softened 8 ounces (226.8 g) cream cheese, ⅓-1 cup (60 g) brown sugar (adjust to taste), 1 tablespoon (13 g) vanilla, and 1-2 teaspoon (3 g) chai spice until fully combined and smooth.
- If you want it super light and fluffy, whip in ⅓ cup (79.33 g) heavy cream.
Notes
- Refrigeration instructions: Store chai frosting in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Feel free to rewhip!
- Freezing instructions: Store chai frosting in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight, and feel free to rewhip.
