This 5-ingredient strawberry cream cheese frosting recipe is so easy to make and takes less than 10 minutes! It’s so fluffy, creamy, and makes the perfect icing or filling. Use it to ice cupcakes, fill cakes, or even frost homemade matcha rolls.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s perfect for strawberry lovers. You can either use strawberry powder or jam in this recipe, which adds the perfect amount of strawberry flavor and sweetness.
- It’s SO easy! This is a one-bowl recipe and takes less than 10 minutes.
- The frosting is versatile. You can frost so many different desserts, like cake, cupcakes, cookies, pancakes, etc. Plus, you can swap out the strawberry powder for other freeze-dried fruits like mango or raspberry, or even other ingredients black cocoa and matcha!
Looking for more easy frosting recipes? Check out my matcha cream cheese frosting, strawberry whipped cream and mango whipped cream!
Ingredients
To make homemade strawberry cream cheese frosting, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- To make the cream cheese frosting, you’ll whip together freeze-dried strawberry powder, full-fat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream.
- You can use either vanilla extract or vanilla paste (1:1) in this recipe.
- As decoration, you can add fresh strawberries on top of the frosting.
For the full list of ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card below.
💡 Substitutions And Variations
- No freeze-dried strawberry powder? Substitute in a few tablespoons of strawberry jam (adjust to taste). The color may not be as pink, but you can always add in a tiny drop of pink/red gel food coloring.
- Want to try other flavors? Swap the strawberry powder for other freeze-dried fruit powders, like mango or raspberry. You can also swap in a tablespoon of matcha or black cocoa.
How to Make Fluffy Strawberry Frosting
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, whip softened cream cheese until light, fluffy, and lump-free, about 5 minutes.
Step 2: Mix in strawberry powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fully combined.
Step 3: Whip in heavy cream until light and fluffy, about 30-60 seconds! Overwhipped the frosting and too chunky? Stir in a splash of heavy cream at a time until the mixture smooths back out to your desired texture.
Step 4: Use frosting on cupcakes, cakes, or my homemade matcha rolls (pictured above)! Enjoy.
For full instructions, see the recipe card below.
Strawberry Frosting FAQs
You can purchase bags of freeze-dried strawberry powder at Amazon and other retailers. You might also find it in some grocery stores by the dried fruit, dates, or snack aisles.
Some stores only sell it in the form of slices instead of powder. You can always blend/food process it down into a powder yourself. And if you don’t have a blender or food processor, you can add the slices to a plastic baggie and use a rolling pin to break up the chunks.
For this recipe, you can substitute in a few tablespoons of strawberry jam (adjust to taste). The color may not be as pink, but you can always add in a tiny drop of pink/red gel food coloring.
It can last in an airtight container in the fridge for up 5 days. Feel free to rewhip.
Storage
- Refrigeration instructions: Store strawberry frosting in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Feel free to rewhip!
- Freezing instructions: Store strawberry frosting in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight, and feel free to rewhip.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
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Equipment
- large bowl
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) cream cheese softened
- ½-1 cup (60 g) powdered sugar adjust to taste
- 2 tablespoons (12 g) freeze dried strawberry powder or a few tablespoons strawberry jam (adjust to taste!)
- 1 tablespoon (13 g) vanilla paste or extract
- ⅓ cup (79.33 g) heavy cream chilled
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use hand whisk to whip 8 ounces cream cheese (softened) until fluffy and lump-free, about 5 minutes.
- Whip in ½-1 cup powdered sugar (adjust to taste), 2 tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder, and 1 tablespoon vanilla until fully combined.
- Add in ⅓ cup heavy cream and whisk until light and fluffy, about 30-60 seconds.Overwhipped and now the frosting is chunky? Stir in a splash of heavy cream until the frosting smooths back out!
Notes
- No freeze-dried strawberry powder? Substitute in a few tablespoons of strawberry jam (adjust to taste). The color may not be as pink, but you can always add in a tiny drop of pink/red gel food coloring.
- Want to try other flavors? Swap the strawberry powder for other freeze-dried fruit powders, like mango or raspberry. You can also swap in a tablespoon of matcha or black cocoa.
- Refrigeration instructions: Store strawberry frosting in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Feel free to rewhip!
- Freezing instructions: Store strawberry frosting in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight, and feel free to rewhip.
(I am the author of this recipe)
Love how easy and fluffy this frosting is! I can eat it by the spoonful~