Lemon Coconut Milk Buttercream Icing (Vegan, Dairy Free)

This vegan coconut milk buttercream icing is totally plant-based, great to top any cake or dessert! A light and creamy vegan buttercream icing.

This Lemon Coconut Milk Butter Cream Frosting Is:

• Bright
• Fresh
• Creamy
• Sweet
• Airy
• Vegan, Gluten Free, and Dairy Free!

One of the BEST Pantry Staple Buttercream Recipes

This vegan coconut milk buttercream recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal!  It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards.  You probably already have a lot of these ingredients on hand!  Keeping a well-stocked pantry makes it easy to come up with delicious and healthy meals using a few staples you can rotate.  I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep on hand. And you can check out all my favorite pantry staple recipes on TheHerbeevore.com here.  By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!

What’s In This Dairy Free Buttercream Icing?

• Coconut Milk: I used a unsweetened full fat coconut milk.  You need a coconut milk that has a lot of the thick condensed coconut milk that settles on the top of the can of coconut milk, not the liquid coconut water.  Make sure to use an unsweeteend coconut milk for this, not sweetened… it will make the buttercream too sweet.
• Powdered or Confectioners Sugar: which gives the icing the perfect fluffy consistency and sweetness.
• Lemon Juice: use fresh if you have it, or bottled if you don’t have fresh lemon juice.  If you are using a fresh lemon, make sure to measure out 1 tablespoon of the juice first before adding to the mixture… or else your icing might become too thin.
• Vanilla Extract: use the real deal 100% vanilla extract and not fake baking vanilla. The flavor of pure vanilla extract will make all the difference in the frosting!

How Do I Make This Vegan Coconut Milk Buttercream?

1. In a large bowl, add the coconut milk, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
2. Whip with a hand mixer for 3 minutes until the icing is light and fluffy.
3. If the frosting is too thin, add a little more powdered sugar until buttercream begins to thicken.

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& read through my Top 125 Vegan Pantry Staple Ingredients & Recipes that I stock my pantry with!

Get the Same Ingredients I Used For My Vegan Butter Cream Frosting with Coconut Milk:

Lemon Vegan Coconut Milk Buttercream Icing

Kelly Jensen

This vegan coconut milk buttercream icing is totally plant-based, great to top any cake or dessert! A light and creamy vegan buttercream icing. Instead of making a traditional buttercream with real butter, I used coconut milk which has a great consistency.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Vegan

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  

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• 1 can full fat unsweetened coconut milk
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar plus extra
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, add the coconut milk, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
• Whip with a hand mixer for 3 minutes until the icing is light and fluffy.
• If the frosting is too thin, add a little more powdered sugar until buttercream begins to thicken.

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