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Pudding Frosting Recipe

This easy pudding frosting recipe is one of our easy frosting recipes that makes a delicious and creamy frosting from a pudding mix. This frosting can be used for cakes, cupcakes and other pastries. It also makes a great filling!

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This easy pudding frosting recipe is one of our easy frosting recipes that makes a delicious and creamy frosting from a pudding mix. This frosting can be used for cakes, cupcakes and other pastries. It also makes a great filling!

Ingredients

1 small (3 oz.) package of instant pudding mix
milk
8 oz. container of whipped topping

Instructions

  1. Mix the pudding mix as directed on the package, except using only half the milk called for in the box instructions.
  2. Combine with the 8 oz. container of whipped topping.

Notes

  • Use this pudding frosting for frosting cakes, cupcakes or to use as filling in cupcakes, Long Johns and other pastries.
  • You can many different flavors of pudding to make the frosting. Lemon, white chocolate, chocolate, banana, butterscotch (for spice cakes).
  • You might try using just vanilla to frost a cake, including the layers, and then add things like fresh berries, sprinkles, crushed candy, dried fruit, coconut and nuts.
  • Chocolate shavings and sprinkles are great on chocolate frosting. You can also try candied lemon peels on lemon frosting and banana slices on banana pudding.
  • This pudding frosting is a great way to use up some that leftover holiday candy you may have. Just crush it and sprinkle on top of the pudding frosting for a quick but luscious looking cake or cupcake!