This strawberry frosting has an intense strawberry taste without using extract or gelatin. I wanted real strawberry frosting for my real strawberry cupcakes and could not find an acceptable recipe. I came up with this recipe using a strawberry purée reduction that is truly the strawberry-est. If you love strawberries, you’ll love this!
The key to this irresistible strawberry frosting is to use fresh ripe strawberries for the most delicious and natural flavor. The fresh strawberries are puréed, then reduced on the stove until the puree is thick. This results in a sturdy frosting that holds up incredibly well.
Strawberry Frosting Ingredients
You’ll need just four easy-to-find ingredients for this sweet strawberry frosting recipe: fresh strawberries, butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract.
How to Make Strawberry Frosting
You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade strawberry frosting:
Purée the strawberries. Boil the strawberry purée until it’s reduced by half.
Beat the butter, then beat in one cup of sugar.
Beat in two tablespoons of purée and the vanilla.
Beat in another cup of sugar, followed by another two tablespoons of purée.
Repeat until everything is blended.
Prep Time: 20 mins – Cook Time: 20 mins – Total Time: 40 mins – Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Place strawberries in a blender; purée until smooth.
Transfer strawberry purée to a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring often, until reduced by at least half, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Beat butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 cup confectioners’ sugar until combined. Beat 2 tablespoons cooled strawberry purée and vanilla extract into butter mixture until just blended.
Beat in 1 cup confectioners’ sugar until combined, followed by 2 tablespoons strawberry purée. Repeat this step once more.
Beat remaining 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar into mixture until just blended.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 177
Total Fat 10g Saturated Fat 6g Cholesterol 27mg Sodium 82mg Total Carbohydrate 22g Dietary Fiber 0g Total Sugars 21g Protein 0g Vitamin C 6mg Calcium 5mg Iron 0mg Potassium 19mg
