Dairy Free Icing
This dairy free icing is perfect for cookies, gingerbread houses, cakes, and so much more. Super fast to make, dries hard, and uses no corn syrup, egg whites or meringue powder so it's completely vegan.
Servings: 5 ½ cup portions
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
- 3 oz aquafaba
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract*
- water (optional: see notes)
Instructions
- In a bowl, whip the aquafaba until peaks form, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add in the powdered sugar and extracts and beat to combine together.
- Add water 1 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached, but no more than 3 tablespoons. See tips in post above for consistency.
- If color is desired, separate into bowls and add dye. Stir to combine.
Notes
*This dairy free royal icing does harden like a traditional recipe. Because of that it should be used when it's made. If you do need to make it ahead of time and it has started to harden, heat in microwave for NO MORE THAN 15 seconds and stir vigorously.
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.
*Aquafaba is very low in nutrition. See more details about aquafaba nutritional information.
*If you are allergic to nuts or need to make this nut-free just use vanilla extract in place of the amount of almond extract.
*If you are corn free, ensure you get a corn free powdered sugar like the one we linked.
*If you are corn free, ensure you get a corn free powdered sugar like the one we linked.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 94g | Iron: 0.1mg