This recipe for coffee icing is a “sweet” entry in our March Recipe Madness Contest, created and submitted by Marisa Raponi. To qualify, she uses 8 ingredients or less, including Coconut Milk Beverage by So Delicious. Enjoy this coffee icing with Marisa’s recipe for Baked Vanilla Mocha Donuts.
Special Diet Notes: Coffee Icing
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, tree nut-free, vegan, and vegetarian. For strict vegans, be sure to seek out organic powdered cane sugar.
- 1½ cups powdered sugar (icing or confectioners')
- 5 tablespoons dairy-free milk alternative, or additional as needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, 5 tablespoons milk alternative, vanilla, and coffee.
- If the icing is too thick, whisk in more milk beverage as needed, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it is thin enough to drizzle.
- If needed, pour the icing through a sieve to catch any lumps.
- Immediately drizzle on your recipe, it will set up slightly as it cools.