Pumpkin Spice Frosting {With Cream Cheese}
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Pumpkin Spice Frosting made with cream cheese and deliciously warm pumpkin spices is the perfect topping for your fall desserts.
My daughter has been sneaking spoonfuls of this Pumpkin Spice Frosting from the fridge all week, and I can’t even get mad. Made with only 5 simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen! If you like this, definitely also try our classic cream cheese icing.
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Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Pumpkin Spice Frosting {With Cream Cheese}
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Pumpkin Spice Frosting Ingredients
- Butter – Room temperature
- Cream cheese – Room temperature
- Vanilla extract – Pure vanilla, not imitation
- Powdered sugar – Also called icing sugar or confectioners sugar
- Pumpkin pie spice – You can make your own pumpkin pie spice or grab a bottle from the spice aisle
How do you make pumpkin spice frosting with cream cheese?
⭐ First, using an electric mixer or stand mixer, whip together butter and cream cheese.
⭐ Next, add pumpkin pie spice and powdered sugar, in small increments.
⭐ Then, continue to beat until smooth and fully incorporated.
⭐ Finally, allow to set in the refrigerator and ENJOY!
Preparation
Can you make this ahead of time?
You can make this several days in advance and keep it in your refrigerator until ready to use.
Is there pumpkin in pumpkin spice frosting?
There is no pumpkin in the frosting, rather we are using the spices associated with pumpkin pie to give it the pumpkin spiced flavor.
Storage & Leftovers
Do you need to refrigerate pumpkin spice icing?
The icing should be refrigerated first to set and then if you have any leftovers they should also be refrigerated. Baked goods iced with this frosting should be refrigerated if they will be out more than a few hours as this is a cream cheese based icing.
How long does pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting last?
It keeps in the fridge for as long as your cream cheese and butter are good (so make sure to check the use-by dates and make a note of them on your jars).
I really (truly and sincerely) hope you’re not thoroughly sick of my PUMPKINEVERYTHING posts yet, because I’m only just getting started. This is my favorite (favorite favorite) food season of the year and I could just gleefully live off of pumpkin foods, and soups, and chilis for ever and ever, amen.
Okay, maybe I’d like some Thai curry every now and again, but mostly, I’d be perfectly happy (and probably round) as a pumpkin.This Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting whips up in about two minutes (literally. maybe less, even.).
The recipe makes enough for one cake, and I’d like to personally recommend my Simple Pumpkin Spice Cake as the first thing you put it on. Unless you’re gluten-free. In which case I propose you try the Flourless Pumpkin Spiced Mug Cake!
Serving suggestions
Put together a whole fall spread with creamy mashed potatoes, pumpkin drop biscuits, sweet potato casserole, and pumpkin donuts glazed with this icing!
More pumpkin spiced treats
- Pumpkin cheesecake recipe
- Pumpkin spiced waffles
- Baked pumpkin oatmeal
- Pumpkin pie bites
- See all our recipes with pumpkin!
Other fall recipes to love
Tools and supplies for this recipe
- Kitchenaid stand mixer
- Electric handheld mixer
- Small mason jars
- Pure vanilla extract
- Pumpkin pie spice (if you don’t want to make your own)
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground ginger
- Powdered sugar
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How to Make Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
Instructions
- With an electric mixer or stand mixer, whip together butter, vanilla, and cream cheese.
- Add pumpkin pie spice and powdered sugar, one half cup at a time. Beat until smooth and fully incorporated.
- Allow to set in the refrigerator and ENJOY!
Notes
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Pumpkin Spice Frosting {With Cream Cheese}
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10.6.15
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Such a fantastic pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting!! Can’t wait to try this!
This frosting is so delicious, I could eat it with a spoon!
This ice cream is amazing! It has the best creamy flavor. I’ll be making it again and again.
Am I missing something? Vanilla is in the ingredients list but not in the actual recipe?
Oops! Fixed, sorry!
I had just mad some fresh hot Cinnamon Rolls when I whipped this up for the first time so I thought why not and put some on a couple and gave them to my professional taste testers ~ aka hubby and daughter ~?they absolutely flipped over them so I frosted a dozen with it … can’t wait to see how they go over at my sister-in-law’s party to night I will let you know , hubby and daughter says this is how they want theirs from now on and I agree ~ Nummy 😋 Thank you so much for the recipe
Do you have a pumpkin Thia curry?