Creamy Date Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting
April 13, 2024Make your next cake or cupcakes extra special without adding extra sugar with this creamy date sweetened chocolate cream cheese frosting recipe. A perfect balance of sweet and tangy, this frosting is so good it’s sure to please any cream cheese frosting lover.
Equipment
- Blender
- Mixer hand held or stand
Ingredients
- 12 - 13 whole medjool dates (170 g), pitted
- ¼ cup cocoa powder (30 g)
- 2 oz unsweetened chocolate (57 g) chopped
- ½ cup boiling hot water
- 12 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- To a high speed blender, add the dates, cocoa powder, and chopped chocolate. Pour boiling hot water over everything. Let sit for 5 minutes.12 - 13 whole medjool dates, ¼ cup cocoa powder, 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, ½ cup boiling hot water
- In a large bowl, with a hand held mixer on medium-high speed, mix together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt until well combined.12 oz cream cheese, 1 stick butter, 1 TBS vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp salt
- After the dates and chocolate have soaked for 5 minutes, blend all together until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the blender as needed.
- Make sure the date paste is cool before pouring in the bowl with the butter and cream cheese. Beat the date paste and cream cheese mixture together on high until smooth and fluffy.