Easy Mint Frosting (With and Without Chocolate Chips)
Quick, easy mint frosting recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Creamy, fluffy, stable, holds its shape. Great for spreading, piping, cake decorating.
Servings: 3 Cups
Calories: 1363kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
- ½ cup Shortening
- 1.5 teaspoon Mint extract
- 5 cups Powdered sugar Sifted
- 2-4 tablespoon Milk Or heavy cream
- Green gel coloring
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and shortening until smooth and creamy.
- Add mint extract and mix until combined.
- Gradually add powdered sugar (½ cup at a time).
- Add a little milk (1 tablespoon at a time) to thin out the frosting until it has the perfect spreadable consistency.
- Mix in some green food coloring until icing is light green.
- Optional- Mix in ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips if you like. Enjoy.
Notes
- For mint chocolate combination, mix in ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips at the end. You can add more or less, based on your liking. Don't use regular sized chocolate chips because they are too big.
- Use unsalted butter because that prevents this icing from becoming too salty.
- You need to use both, shortening and butter, in this recipe for stability.
- If icing is too thin, mix in more powdered sugar.
- If icing is too thick, mix in more milk.
- I highly recommend you sift your powdered sugar to remove lumps and ensure you end up with the smoothest consistency.
- All ingredients should be at room temperature because they blend together better.
- Add more or less mint extract, based on your preference.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Calories: 1363kcal | Carbohydrates: 200g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Trans Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 29mg | Sugar: 196g | Vitamin A: 962IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg