Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing (low or no added sugar!)

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup (4 oz) whipped cream cheese (or ⅓ block/cup of traditional)

1/2 cup cottage cheese (or thick yogurt)

1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberries

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1-2 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)

1 tbsp butter (softened (optional, for thicker frosting)

Directions

Add the cream cheese, cottage cheese or yogurt, vanilla, optional honey or maple syrup (if you want a sweeter flavor), and butter (if using for richer frosting texture) to a bowl or jar. Blend until smooth.

Add freeze-dried strawberries into the bowl.

Blend with an immersion blender until completely smooth and fluffy, scraping down the sides as needed.

Chill for 10-15 minutes if you want a thicker, more pipeable consistency. Stick in a ziplock baggie, cut one of the corners, and pip onto your muffins (love on strawberry carrot muffins)!

Nutrition

• Calories: 50 kcal
• Total Fat: 3.5 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Sodium: 95 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 3 g