The recipe for an easy 4 Ingredient Sugar Free Vanilla Frosting (2024)

This 4 Ingredient Sugar Free Vanilla Frosting could be about the easiest frosting ever to make.
When I am in a hurry, I really like to make an easy recipe such as this one.

4 Ingredient Sugar Free Vanilla Frosting

If you are like me, you have probably made a cake or a cupcake on a 'spur-of-the-moment' whim. Or, maybe you have forgotten that you needed to bring a cake to a gathering or that you have promised to bake a cake but, forgot to do so. Those are all great reasons to mae a 4 ingredient frosting.

I am using vanilla in this recipe because vanilla is kind of like a standard or basic fallback flavor.
The truth is that if you are wanting to use another flavor for your frosting you can easily sub that flavor in for the vanilla. I would however, advice you to use a flavor that is a nice complement to the flavor of what ever you are going to frost.

There is of course a secret ingredient in this recipe.

That secret ingredient is sugar free powdered sugar. Do not panic if you have no sugar free powdered sugar on hand. I do have an easy recipe for making your own sugar free powdered sugar. If you do not want to make your own powdered sugar, you can easily buy some online. I actually have some on hand but, also like to make it when I need some.

Earlier in this post I also mentioned that your could substitute another flavor extract in for the vanilla.
There are some great extract flavors that I have found online. I happen to live in the kind of town that is limited at times at what is available in the stores. You can buy Hazelnut Extract, Pure Pumpkin Pie Spice , Pure Peppermint, Pure Lemon Extract, as well as many other extract flavors online.

By the way, I do have many other recipes for sugar free frosting. Here is a 5 ingredient sugar free cream cheese frosting. Pudding and cream cheese frosting. And a Stevia cream cheese frosting.

The Recipe for 4 Ingredient Sugar Free Vanilla Frosting

This is a rather simple frosting recipe. That idea makes me happy.

What you will need for this recipe.

1. Sugar Free Powdered Sugar- see post for details on where to buy this or how to make your own. 2 ½- 3 cups depending on consistency desired.2 ½- 3 cups depending on consistency desired.Start with the 2 ½ cups and then add a bit at a time until you reach desired consistency..
2. Milk- can use sugar free, unsweetened, or low sugar alternative* (I am into almond milk these days)- 2 tablespoons.
3. Butter- 2 sticks (1 cup) softened (yes you can use an alternative *)
4. Vanilla or other extract- 1 teaspoon. See post for alternatives.

*Just a note, when you use an alternative, you may be trading in consistency and or taste for whatever benefit that alternative may offer.

How to make this recipe.

Simply combine all ingredients into your mixer and mix until you reach that 'fluffy' consistency that you desire. Yay!