Greek Yogurt Chocolate Frosting- A low fat, creamy chocolate frosting made with Greek yogurt. Use it with your favorite dessert!

I recently came across an interesting recipe over on the Cabot Creamery site. It peaked my interest immediately.

Greek yogurt + Powdered sugar = frosting?

Now, I have made baked goods with Greek yogurt. A few examples- –doughnuts, banana bread, waffles, cake and pancakes.

Frosting? It never crossed my mind. 🤷‍♀️

I did not follow the noted recipe from Cabot completely. But, used it as a jumping off point for my own. The Cabot recipe was more of a glaze-type frosting, in my opinion. While it was pretty yummy, I was looking to make it a bit less sweet and more fluffy.

The Ingredients List:

• Plain Greek yogurt
• Powdered sugar
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Shortening
• Vanilla

A few recipe notes:

• If you wish to make the original plain recipe, find it here.
• This recipe makes about 3 cups of frosting . I was able to frost 12 regular size cupcakes and an 8 x 8 size cake with it.
• Keep any leftovers in the refrigerator.
• This frosting is on the thicker side, but, I was able to pipe the cupcakes without any issue.
• These cupcakes and cake were made with my Doctored Up Cake Mix recipe.

Used in this Recipe:

• Silicone Baking Cups
• 1 M Piping Tip
• Silicone piping bags
• Frosting Spatula

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Yield: approx 3 cups

Greek Yogurt Chocolate Frosting

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Greek Yogurt Chocolate Frosting- A low fat, creamy chocolate frosting made with Greek yogurt. Use it with your favorite dessert! 

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 TBSP plain Greek yogurt
• 2 TBSP shortening
• 2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat yogurt and shortening until combined. Add in cocoa powder and vanilla. Gradually add in powdered sugar and beat until desired consistency is reached.

Notes

• Lightly adapted from Cabot

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

3 cups

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1186Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 11mgCarbohydrates: 279gFiber: 1gSugar: 270gProtein: 3g

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