Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

5 from 15 votes

With just 5 ingredients, you can whip up a batch of this deliciously easy strawberry buttercream frosting in just 10 minutes!

Prep Time2

Mixing Time8

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 224kcal

Add the dried strawberries to a food processor and process until they are very finely ground.
Add the softened butter to the bowl of a standing mixer or large bowl with a hand held mixer.
Mix on medium to medium high speed for 3-4 minutes, until the butter is very pale and yellow. Mixing the butter so long helps for making a light and fluffy frosting.
Add the powdered sugar and strawberry powder to the butter and mix on the lowest speed for 30-60 seconds until it comes together and starts to look crumbly.
Once it comes together, turn up the speed and mix another 3-4 minutes until it is very light and fluffy.
Turn off the mixer and add your vanilla extract and gauge the consistency. If you want a thinner frosting, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of milk or cream. If you want a thicker frosting, add another few tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Mix another minute until everything is incorporated and it’s ready to use in your favorite dessert!

Beat the butter for a good 3-4 minutes before adding the sugar and strawberries and again after adding the sugar. Mixing the butter and frosting so long makes for a very light and fluffy frosting.
If you want you can sift the freezer dried strawberries if you want to get rid of the seed.
The frosting will keep 4-5 days in the fridge or up to 2 months in the freezer.
This recipe makes about 2.5 to 3 cups of frosting and can easily be doubled as needed.