Light and fluffy, this easy Cool Whip Frosting recipe uses just 3 ingredients and takes just minutes to make! It's a great vanilla-flavored frosting for all your desserts.
Add the dry vanilla pudding mix, powdered sugar and milk to a medium mixing bowl.
Mix on low speed, with a hand mixer, until blended.
Let mixture stand 3 minutes so the pudding can begin to thicken.
Fold in thawed Cool Whip.
Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
The vanilla powder will give the frosting a slight yellow tint. If you're hoping for a stark white color, this is not it!
If you aren't happy with the consistency of your frosting there are a few things you can add to make it thicker. Add some cream cheese, cream of tartar, more powdered sugar, powdered pectin or mix in a little corn starch. These may change the flavor a bit.
For an extra flavor boost, you can add a splash of vanilla extract.
Use other flavored dry pudding mixes to change up the flavor from vanilla to strawberry and beyond.
You don't want to over mix this frosting as it can cause the ingredients to break down.
If the frosting seems to loose, put it in the fridge for about 15 minutes to firm up before frosting with Cool Whip frosting.
Once you frost the cake or cupcakes, keep them in the fridge until ready to serve.The Cool Whip Frosting can be made ahead of time and stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for about 10 hours. Refrigerate any leftover frosted desserts.