Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting (easy recipe)

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Why Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting?

Browned butter cream cheese frosting is a rich and flavorful frosting that combines the nutty, caramel-like taste of browned butter with the creamy tang of cream cheese. It elevates a classic cream cheese frosting and is a great addition to any dessert!

How can I use Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting?

I recommend subbing out regular cream cheese frosting for browned butter cream cheese frosting in any spice, oat, butter, or caramel based dessert such as:

• Spiced cookies and cakes (such as molasses, gingerbread, etc)
• Oatmeal cream pies
• Yellow cakes or cookies
• Any pumpkin desserts
• Caramel based desserts such as caramel cake

Give this Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting a try using the following recipes:

• Pumpkin Poke Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
• Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

How to Brown Butter

• Place butter in saucepan over medium heat
• Heat butter until it begins to simmer, stirring ocassionally
• Butter will begin to brown after a few minutes, continue to stir and brown until butter has a nutty scent
• Butter will have dark brown flecks in it – be sure to scrape all these from the pan to use in the recipe! This is cooked milk fat and is where all the flavor is.
• Allow butter to cool completely to room temperature before using it in this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter, browned, and cooled
• 8oz block cream cheese
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

• Using an electric mixer, cream together 8 oz block of cream cheese and 1/2 cup of browned butter.
• Once combined, slowly add in 3 cups of powdered sugar, mixing until combined and fluffy.
• Spread cream cheese frosting on cake.
• Add to your favorite dessert and enjoy!

Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe by MaeganCourse: DessertDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooling Time for Butter

1

hour 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter, browned

• 8oz block cream cheese

• 3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

• Using an electric mixer, cream together 8 oz block of cream cheese and 1/2 cup of browned butter.
• Once combined, slowly add in 3 cups of powdered sugar, mixing until combined and fluffy.
• Spread cream cheese frosting on cake.
• Add to your favorite dessert and enjoy!