Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting: The perfect frosting for the holiday season, and every Christmas recipe! Plus, a $175 Amazon Gift Card giveaway!
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting is simple to make, but packed full of flavor. It combines well with chocolate, white chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, coconut, or red velvet.
I love the combination of the peppermint with the cream cheese. I am a huge cream cheese frosting fan. I feel like the cream cheese adds a depth of flavor in frostings that you just can’t get with a buttercream. I also feel like cream cheese frosting tends to be a little less sweet than buttercream, and I prefer that.
Do you have to refrigerate something made with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting?
Yes. Anything with cream cheese frosting should be put in the fridge, to keep it from spoiling. Any extra frosting should also be refrigerated, and then brought back to room temperature before using to frost an item.
While peppermint cream cheese frosting likely has enough sugar in it to keep the frosting from going bad, I prefer not to take the risk. When in doubt, refrigerate.
What can I do with leftover Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting?
What a lovely problem to have! We used our frosting to frost these tasty Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies.
Leftover peppermint cream cheese frosting is also delicious with graham crackers (especially chocolate graham crackers!). You can use it to dip marshmallows or fruit in, or you can even eat it by the spoonful.
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting brings out the delicious flavors of Christmas in any dessert! Use it to frost a cake, cupcakes, cookies or brownies!
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 tsp. milk
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and peppermint extract until smooth.
Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth after each addition, until frosting reaches desired consistency.
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This is perfect for the holidays. I haven’t really tried combining peppermint and cream cheese and I would love to try. Thank you for sharing the tip on the proper handling.
Now this is right up my alley, I love candy cane anything. Thanks!
oh my – two favorite things together for frosting. i am sure i will be finishing it before i use it
I’ve made something very similar to this in the past with cupcakes, and it was a hit in my household. This recipe made me want to do it again for this first time in a while since I know it’s delicious.
This looks and sounds incredible andI just ordered Peppermint Bark yesterday….I love it so much. I am pinning this as I want to make those cookies with the cream cheese peppermint frosting on top! Delicious!
It’s been a while since I’ve made any homemade icing or treats. I love homemade icing. It tastes so much better than store bought. I’ll have to try the peppermint cream cheese frosting soon.
This sounds so amazing. I need to make some of this, especially for the holidays. This would go great with some holiday treats.
This frosting was perfect for my Christmas cookies. Everyone loved the peppermint flavor.
You had me at peppermint. This frosting looks amazing! I’ll have to make it.
Wow! I am use to seeing peppermint as a flavour for candies and confectionery.. Will be great as a refreshing and alternative cream cheese flavour!
Yummy! I used crushed candy canes and less confectioners sugar. It was perfect for the red velvet whoopie pies I made. Thanks ever so much!
That sounds like a delicious combination with the whoopie pies! Delish!
What a great addition to holiday treats!