Instant Pudding Mix Frosting only takes minutes to make, this icing is light, slightly sweet and very versatile.
Sometimes, I want to frost a cake lightly without a heavy really rich icing. This Instant Pudding Mix Frosting is one recipe I turn to in that case. It’s light and fluffy and slightly sweet.
It’s very versatile as well. I use it in cookie cups, on bars, and on cakes. You can also serve it as a dip with cookies. Fantastic!
Instant Pudding Mix Frosting
Another big bonus for this recipe is it takes just a few minutes to make. There’s no standing over a pot on the stove stirring and stirring. Also, there’s no whipping for 7 minutes with a mixer.
But, there may be some eating it with a spoon straight from the bowl!
Instant Pudding Mix Frosting is creamy and light as a cloud. Feel free to experiment with different flavor combinations. I used vanilla on my orange cake and french vanilla on a carrot cake. Chocolate would be decadent no a white layered cake or on a chocolate chip cookie cake!
What ingredients do you need?
That’s easy. There’s just three!
- milk
- instant pudding
- Cool Whip nondairy whipped topping
How do I make this frosting?
That’s just as easy! You make the pudding basically by the directions on the package. That is, combine the milk and instant pudding. Stir it until it begins to get thick, about two minutes. Next, gently fold in the Cool Whip nondairy whipped topping.
That’s it! It’s ready to frost the cake!
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Instant Pudding Mix Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 cup milk whole, 1% or 2% can be used
- 2 - 3.4 ounce boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
- 8 ounce cool whip
Instructions
- Whisk milk and pudding about 2 minutes. Fold in cool whip. Spoon and spread evenly on cooled cake. Refrigerate an hour to set before slicing and serving.
Notes
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Tina says
Is this too much icing for a 9×13 cake.
Breanna says
Would anyone recommend using this icing recipe to make cake pops?
Paula says
I haven’t tried it in Cake Pops but I think it would work
Charity says
I could only find cool whip in a 1 liter tub. To make my life easy how many cups do I need? Help!!!
Paula says
You’re going to need about 4 cups of cool whip. I don’t know the liter conversion.
Kathryn says
The recipe calls for an 8 ounce tub/container of Cool whip contains 3 cups of Cool Whip according to Kraftfoods.com
And 3 Cups = 0.236588 Liters (if I used the correct conversion)
Masm says
Is this frosting pipe-able? I want to pipe some designs on the cake. Do you think if i lessen the amount of milk it will be more thicker?
Paula says
It is pretty thick but I haven’t tried to decorate with it. I think it would be fine for larger piping but not intricate detailed work.
Tammy says
This sounds delicious! Have you ever tried it with any other flavored pudding mix? Like chocolate for chocolate frosting, or banana for banana frosting?
Suri calvillo says
Simple, fast, easy and looks yummy! Can I add a different flavor pudding? I imagine if I can it’ll be endless flavors and possibilities.
Suri calvillo says
I think I was a little too excited I didn’t quite catch that you already mentioned that, oops 🙂
Paula says
That’s fine, yes, it’s very versatile. I love an easy and versatile recipe Thanks for stopping by !
Carol Whitman says
Hi. I love this recipe as I have had it before.
I have one question, can I add an Irish Cream flavoring to this pudding.
What would be the breakdown. Thanks for a great recipe.
Amy says
I was thinking of making something similar but with fat free milk and the sugar free fat free cool whip and pudding mix…have you tried this? I am not sure it will be as fluffy…but it will be a fun experiment anyway! Great recipe…thanks for sharing!
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says
Thank you! This recipe looks easy and yummy!
Paula says
You’re so welcome, hope you enjoy!