Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream and Frosting

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June 4, 2024

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Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream and Frosting is made with whipped, full fat, coconut milk with pure vanilla extract and sweetened with maple syrup. (vegan)

Hi Everyone, I'm excited to share this Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream and Frosting because it is SO good.

My husband, Eric, a.k.a, Mr. LLS, could not get enough of it when I used it to make a healthier cake recipe last month.

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Features and Benefits

I've wanted to come up with a "healthier" whipped cream or frosting recipe and this is IT.

I say that it's both whipped cream and frosting because you can use it as both.

It's great as a dessert topping or in a layered dessert as well as a frosting on a cake which sets up well in the refrigerator.

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Do you know what I love about this Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream and Frosting?

It doesn't hurt your teeth when you eat it because it doesn't have confectioner's sugar in it.

It applies a little different than traditional frosting but you will get used to it in no time 🙂

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Ingredients

2 (15-ounce cans) coconut milk (full fat)
¼ cup maple syrup (or same amount honey, if not vegan)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Kitchen Tools

I link to all the kitchen tools that I use in my recipe card below at the end of the post.

mixing bowl
handheld electric mixer or stand mixer with the whisk attachment
baking spatula
measuring spoons and cups
use an offset spatula for applying to cakes and cupcakes

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Yield: about 2 cups

Additional Time: 1 day

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 1 day 4 minutes

Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream and Frosting is made with whipped, full fat, coconut milk with pure vanilla extract and sweetened with maple syrup.

Ingredients

2 (15 ounce cans) coconut milk (full fat, I like Thai Kitchen)
¼ cup maple syrup (or same amount honey, if not vegan)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Refrigerate the coconut milk cans for 24 hours (this helps separates the solid and liquid inside). When they are done refrigerating, open the cans.
Spoon the white solid coconut cream (will be at the top). Discard the remaining liquid or you can use it in a smoothie or other recipe.
Add the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Whip until smooth and completely blended. Now you can use it as whipped cream to top desserts or to frost a cake or other dessert.

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Comments

joe says
April 19, 2019 at 8:39 am

If you freeze it you get a very delicious ice cream
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Bridget B says
November 19, 2020 at 1:18 pm

Can you used condensed cocnu*t milk?
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- Sara Maniez says
  November 19, 2020 at 10:30 pm
  
  Hi Bridget, I haven't tried condensed coconut milk. Please let us know how it works out if you try it!
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  - Bridget b says
    November 21, 2020 at 10:28 am
    
    The condensed coconut milk didn't work at all. I beat it with the mixer and all it did was stir it up lol. I cleaned up and started over with regular coconut mild that had been in the.frige for 24 hrs. Not sure what went wrong. I spooned out the "cream" on top and mixed it with hand mixer with maple surap and splash of vanilla. It just turned into a runny mess. I was so looking forward to this recipe to ice a gluten free cake... Not sure what I'm going to do
    now. Maybe I'll try it again.
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- Zan says
  April 08, 2024 at 9:42 pm
  
  So Sweetened condensed milk does not whip. You are looking for coconut whipping cream or full fat coconut milk that you pull off the cream.
  Sweetened condensed works best like a fudge(melt in 2oz of unsweetened bakers chocolate mix well and let cool for a dark chocolate like frosting, or you can cook down to a Carmel sauce.
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Reem says
December 22, 2020 at 11:56 pm

Hi! I made this yesterday. I refrigerated a full fat coconut milk can for 48 hours and followed the recipe. I whipped it in the kitchen aid for a while and it got super fluffy! I used it to ice a load of vegan gluten free banana bread. It was just perfect everyone loved it. Thank you so much for this recipe!
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- Sara Maniez says
  December 23, 2020 at 12:06 am
  
  I am so glad you like it! Thank you for coming back to comment, your feedback is helpful!
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Chele says
June 15, 2021 at 4:14 am

Hi, can I make this ahead and freeze it please?
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- Sara Maniez says
  June 16, 2021 at 2:03 pm
  
  Hello, I haven't tried making ahead and freezing it yet, so I can't speak to that. If you do try doing this, let us know how it works out! Thank you for your question!
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Elizabeth Roman says
February 03, 2023 at 4:23 pm

This is so delicious. However, wondering why it yellowed on the sides? I made a two layer cake and it turned yellow on the sides. I also used honey instead of maple syrup, if that makes a difference.
Thanks for the recipe. We love it!!!
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- Sara Maniez says
  February 04, 2023 at 8:24 am
  
  It sounds like it could be the honey. Swapping ingredients can completely change the recipe. Thanks for sharing your experience using honey, that can be a good option for many, I am so glad that you like it!
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