Recipes Desserts Frostings and Icings 5 Light and Fluffy Pudding Frosting Recipes By Ita Mac Airt Ita Mac Airt Ita Mac Airt is a longtime member of the Allrecipes Editorial team, starting in the original Seattle headquarters as one of the site's first content producers. She went on to manage several of Allrecipes' international websites before rejoining the Allrecipes.com editorial team in 2023. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on March 30, 2021 Close Photo: Sarah Dippity Are you looking for a homemade frosting that is light and fluffy, yet sturdy enough to hold up for hours? These frosting recipes that use pudding mix are the answer! Use almost any pudding mix in any of these recipes to switch up both flavors and colors for any occasion. From chocolate whipped cream frosting to cool whipped frosting — give one of these highly-rated recipes a try! 01 of 06 Cool Whipped Frosting View Recipe momlovestocook Instant vanilla pudding mix is combined with cool whipped topping, milk, and vanilla to make this smooth and stable frosting. Reviewer KIMBACUB was certainly convinced after making it: "Absolutely fantastic and that is coming from a fan of traditional buttercream icing. It's like a thicker, stiffer whipped cream." Watch the Video 02 of 06 Sugar-Free Frosting View Recipe Eileen Covington This recipe calls for sugar-free instant pudding mix to make a light cream cheese frosting. You can use any flavor of instant pudding that you or your family prefer — try chocolate on vanilla cupcakes or cheesecake flavor on a carrot cake. 03 of 06 Pistachio Frosting View Recipe This recipe uses sugar-free pistachio pudding mix, milk, and whipped topping to make this super quick sweet green frosting for cakes and cupcakes. You can keep it sugar free or use regular pudding mix — it's up to you. Perfect for St Patrick's Day or Easter-themed treats! 04 of 06 Chocolate Cream Frosting View Recipe Melissa Goff This top-rated chocolate frosting is very easy to make with instant chocolate pudding mix, unsweetened chocolate, condensed milk, and freshly whipped cream. It got high praise from reviewer Anne C: "This is my go to recipe and I love it! Fluffy and light but flavorful and not too sweet." 05 of 06 Whipped Cream Mousse Frosting View Recipe Sarah Dippity This light-textured frosting made with instant vanilla pudding is a top favorite. Reviewer candycane1 was skeptical at first after reading all the positive reviews: "My biggest concern was how long it would hold up. I made cupcakes for my granddaughters birthday. Seven hours later they still looked great!" 06 of 06 More Inspiration Cookies Don't stop with the frosting -- check out our collection of pudding cake recipes to use pudding mix in the cake, too! And of course, we have loads more ways to frost your cake in our entire collection of frosting and icing recipes. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit