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Royal Icing {coconut butter}

December 20, 2020 by Erica 6 Comments

Cookie IcingCookie IcingThis icing recipe uses coconut butter and coconut milk to make spreadable dairy-free icing.

Coconut butter and coconut oil are two different ingredients. Coconut oil is the oil that’s been extracted from the coconut solids, and coconut butter is the coconut solids that has been ground into a paste. In general, coconut butter is a bit firmer as a solid at room temperature, while coconut oil is a softer solid at room temperature. I use this brand of coconut butter. Just make sure that the coconut butter you buy has only one ingredient, coconut.

I also separated out some of the frosting to create red and green (blue + yellow) icing. I use this set of plant-based food colors made from concentrated vegetable colorants. You can also just use the actual food juices to color the icing. For red, use beet juice or beet powder. For green, use Matcha tea powder, and for yellow, use turmeric.

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Royal Icing {coconut butter}

You can vary the thickness of this icing by adding more or less coconut milk to it. You can also add more coconut butter to it and warm it again to thicken it further if you find it's too thin.
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 23kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup coconut butter also known as coconut manna (not coconut oil)
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
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Instructions

  • Set up a bain-marie, or double boiler so you can heat the coconut butter slowly without burning it. I do this by filling a small saucepan about halfway with water and then placing a pyrex bowl on top of it.
  • Simmer the water and then add all the ingredients to the top bowl and warm up slowly. Use a whisk to blend the mixture.
  • Whisk for a few minutes, or until the mixture is getting a bit thick. It will thicken a bit more when it cools so it's OK if it's a bit fluid when warm.
  • Take the bowl off the heat and cool at room temperature. You can also cool it faster if you place it the refrigerator for a few minutes.
  • Use the icing to frost cookies, muffins, and cupcakes. Store covered in the refrigerator for a week or so.

Nutrition

Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Desserts, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Lactose Free, Nut Free, Paleo, Plant-based, Quick & Easy, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian

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  1. Amanda

    July 27, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    Oh my! This has to be too good to be true! I can’t wait to try!

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    • Erica

      July 27, 2022 at 10:14 pm

      It’s good!

      Reply
  2. Louisa

    December 20, 2021 at 10:32 am

    This looks great, does it set hard like royal icing or stay soft? I want to decorate gingerbread so need something that will set hard.

    Reply
    • Erica

      December 20, 2021 at 10:53 am

      To make a frosting set hard you must use granulated or powdered sugar. This can be made firm (less liquid) but not hard and crunchy like you get with granulated sugar. You can try maple sugar or coconut sugar.

      Reply
      • Jen

        December 19, 2022 at 10:14 am

        I saw someone on youtube get honey to the hard candy stage, let it harden, then blitz it into powder, and I’ve wondered how that would perform for applications where someone wants a hard sugar but is on the SCD & can only use honey. I’ve not tried it yet, as it’s probably more work than worth it to me, and I’m not totally sure that the process wouldn’t change the sugars in the honey in an unfavorable way regarding the goals of the SCD, but just putting it out there if someone is desperate enough for options.

        Speaking of creating more work for oneself, I discovered that one can make coconut butter/coconut manna, by grinding unsweetened plain coconut flakes in a food processor or high power blender until it is a smooth consistency (and if it’s too dry, one can add a Tbsp. or two of coconut oil). This might help someone for either cost or availability reasons.

        Thank you for this recipe! I look forward to trying it. It’s so nice to have options when working around various restricted diets…and usually we end up discovering the most delicious foods that we never would have otherwise. This sounds like it will be one of those!

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        • Erica

          December 20, 2022 at 12:52 am

          Hi Jen, great tips! thanks for sharing everything. Another option is to frost with creamy white honey (also known as whipped honey).

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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
  1/4  225  110
  1/2  250  130
    1  275  140
    2  300  150
    3  325  170
    4  350  180
    5  375  190
    6  400  200
    7  425  220
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