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    Home > Recipes > How-Tos

    Vegan Icing

    Published: May 15, 2022 · Modified: Oct 10, 2022 by Iosune · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Vegan icing, extremely easy and made with only 3 ingredients in 5 minutes. It is perfect for vegan scones, muffins, and even bread pudding!

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    This vegan icing will become your go-to icing recipe. It is easily made with only 3 simple ingredients and ready in just 5 minutes!

    You can use it to make plenty of different desserts, but it will sure work perfectly well with cakes, muffins, and more. Please try it and let me know what you think!

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    1. Ingredient notes
    2. Dietary variations
    3. How to make vegan icing
    4. How to store
    5. Serving suggestions
    6. Looking for more how-to vegan recipes?
    7. Did you make this vegan icing recipe?
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    Ingredient notes

    • Powdered sugar or confectioners’ sugar: although you can use it store-bought, I really suggest you make your own version at home following our recipe. It's easy, simple, and quick!
    • Unsweetened plant milk: any type of unsweetened non-dairy milk is okay, but I always use soy milk for this recipe.
    • Vanilla extract: I like to use homemade vanilla extract as it’s more affordable and extremely easy to make, but store-bought is also a good choice.

    Dietary variations

    • Make it soy-free: use any type of plant milk or replace it with fresh orange or lemon juice to get orange or lemon icing.
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    How to make vegan icing

    • In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, plant milk, and vanilla extract together until smooth.
    • Use your vegan icing immediately.

    How to store

    • Fridge: best when fresh, keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
    • Freezer: keep it in an airtight container in the freezer for 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then give it a quick mix.

    Serving suggestions

    This amount of icing is perfect for 1 batch of vegan cinnamon rolls, vegan scones, and even your favorite kind of cupcakes. For a larger batch, this recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

    Looking for more how-to vegan recipes?

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    Did you make this vegan icing recipe?

    Please leave a comment and rate it below. We’d love to hear from you!

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    Vegan Icing

    Vegan icing, extremely easy and made with only 3 ingredients in 5 minutes. It is perfect for vegan scones, muffins, and even bread pudding!
    4.86 from 7 votes
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    Course: How to
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 cup (240 ml)
    Author: Iosune


    Ingredients 

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    • 1 cup powdered sugar or confectioners’ sugar
    • 2 tablespoon unsweetened plant milk, I used soy milk
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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    Instructions

    • In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, plant milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add another tablespoon of plant milk to thin out if necessary. If you prefer a thicker vegan icing, add a little more powdered sugar.
    • Use your vegan icing immediately with recipes like vegan cinnamon rolls, vegan scones, and even your favorite kind of vegan muffins.
    • Cover and keep the leftovers in the fridge for up to 2 days. You can also keep it in an airtight container in the freezer for 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then give it a quick mix.

    Notes

    • This amount of icing is perfect for 1 batch of vegan cinnamon rolls, vegan scones, and even your favorite kind of vegan muffins. For a larger batch, this vegan icing recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.
    • Feel free to use your favorite kind of plant milk.
    • You can replace the plant milk with fresh orange or lemon juice to get orange or lemon icing.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 31kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.6g | Protein: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 7.4g
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    Comments

    1. DONNA says

      January 19, 2023 at 10:30 pm

      5 stars
      This turned out nicely. I had lemon on hand so I switched out the vanilla. Tasted good. Good recipe.

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      • Iosune says

        January 20, 2023 at 9:22 am

        Hi Donna! So glad you liked it 🙂

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    2. Janice says

      October 10, 2022 at 10:37 am

      5 stars
      Hi Iosune! I tried this and also made your cinnamon rolls and both were terrific. So glad I found your blog. Have a nice day!

      Reply
      • Adriana @ Simple Vegan Blog says

        October 17, 2022 at 3:17 pm

        Hi Janice! So glad you liked it 🙂 Thanks for your kind comment!

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