Greek Yogurt Icing

Name: Greek Yogurt Icing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt; 1 cup powdered sugar

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Only 2 ingredients! Make this super simple and really yummy Greek yogurt icing in minutes. It's perfect for muffins, pound cake, pumpkin bread, banana bread, and more! You can even use it for dipping fruit, graham crackers, or animal crackers.

Overhead shot of greek yogurt in a mason jar with a glass and spoons on the side on a wooden surface. — This Greek yogurt icing recipe is super easy to prepare in a hurry!

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👩🏻‍🍳 Super Easy Greek Yogurt Icing
🥘 Ingredients Needed
🔪 Instructions
👪 FAQs
💭 Top Tips
📖 Variations
🍰 Suggested Dishes for Drizzling!
🍪 Additional Dessert Recipes
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💬 Reviews and Comments

👩🏻‍🍳 Super Easy Greek Yogurt Icing

The only thing better than a 2 ingredient recipe is a 1 ingredient recipe. Which isn't even a recipe. So this is about the easiest recipe you could ever hope to get!

If you were a fly on the wall in my kitchen, you would have seen that the recipe development for this icing went something like this:

*While making banana bread for the blog*

Places hands on hips and asks no one in particular: "How can I make this look as yummy in the photos as it tastes?"

Light bulb goes on over head. "Ah! Drizzle it with icing!"

Rummages through fridge. "Drat. We are out of milk!"

Makes note to self to figure out who used up the last of the milk without saying anything.

Rummages through fridge more. "Hey, I have vanilla Greek yogurt, let me try that!"

And the rest is, as they say, history!

🥘 Ingredients Needed

Overhead shot of ingredients- vanilla greek yogurt and confectioners sugar. — This super simple yogurt icing recipe features only two ingredients!

vanilla Greek yogurt - thick, creamy, and delicious before even adding the powdered sugar!
powdered sugar - for the sweetness and to create the glaze consistency.

🔪 Instructions

Two panel collage of process shots- combining and mixing ingredients. — This yogurt icing recipe is super quick and simple to prepare and requires very minimal clean up!

Add the powdered sugar into the yogurt.
Mix well. Add additional powdered sugar to increase thickness as desired.

👪 FAQs

Can I use regular vanilla yogurt?

Yes, you can, you may need to use some additional powdered sugar to get the right consistency.

Can I use plain Greek yogurt or another flavor?

Yes, you can use plain yogurt, but you may want to add a little vanilla extract to get a nice flavor. You can use other flavors as well, depending on what you want to pair up with the frosting. For example, icing made using coffee flavored yogurt would probably taste great on a chocolate pound cake! Feel free to get creative!

Can I make this ahead of time?

Yes, you can absolutely make it ahead of time. Store it in the refrigerator until ready to use.

What's the best way to drizzle the icing?

I like to use a condiment squeeze bottle, it makes it so easy to get the right amount of icing to drizzle! If you are going for a pretty drizzled look, make sure you practice a little first to get the hang of the amount of pressure you need to use. If you don't have a condiment squeeze bottle, you can use a sturdy plastic sandwich bag and snip a tiny hole in one of the bottom corners.

Side view of greek yogurt in a mason jar with a glass and spoons on the side on a wooden surface. — This delicious greek yogurt recipe takes less than five minutes to prepare and is a great addition to any dessert!

💭 Top Tips

Use this icing as a dip for fruit, graham crackers, animal crackers. It's especially good with chocolate graham crackers!
Try it on cinnamon buns or pound cake for a pretty finishing touch.
This goes really well with baked goods such as coffee cake, pumpkin bread, banana bread, and zucchini bread.
Make your own cinnamon breadsticks and use this icing as a dip.
Upscale your brunch menu by serving Slow Cooker French Toast with this icing drizzled on top!

This Greek yogurt icing is so easy and versatile. Just a few minutes of your time is all you need to make this delicious drizzle for muffins, breads, breakfast items and more!

📖 Variations

Use plain yogurt and add a few drops of your favorite extract (strawberry extract works really well) to come up with new flavors! Start with just a couple drops and taste as you go to avoid using too much.
Use different flavored yogurt to vary the flavor (without making it into a 3 ingredient recipe)!
Mix in some instant coffee, cocoa powder, or peanut butter powder. These will also vary the consistency so you may need to add a little milk if it gets too thick.

Side view of yogurt icing being drizzled into a mason jar from a spoon with glasses and spoons in the background. — This super delicious icing is an easy way to add more flavor to a dessert!

🍰 Suggested Dishes for Drizzling!

These are perfect recipes to serve with this icing. In fact, the banana bread is the dish that inspired this recipe since I needed something to jazz it up for the photoshoot!

Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple French Toast

Wake up to the enticing aroma of this warm and hearty breakfast that is sure to give your family a great start to their day!

Check out this recipe

Side view of crock pot French toast casserole on a black plate on a wooden surface with a black napkin and silverware on the side.

Eggless Banana Bread

Easy, delicious, and full of banana flavor, this eggless banana bread recipe is a simple way to use up those overripe bananas. Just a few basic ingredients and 50 minutes are all it takes to enjoy this delicious treat!

Check out this recipe

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3 Ingredient Crock Pot Pumpkin Cake

Sweet treats don't get any easier to make than this 3 Ingredient Crock Pot Pumpkin Cake. Top it with caramel sauce, chopped walnuts, and vanilla ice cream, and you have a dessert to die for!

Check out this recipe

Side shot of crock pot pumpkin cake on a blue plate with a spoon on the side.

🍪 Additional Dessert Recipes

Looking for something else for your sweet tooth? You might be interested in these recipes!

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