No Cook Quick Chocolate Glaze
This chocolate glaze is made with cocoa powder, comes together in two minutes with no cooking required, and makes literally everything it touches look and taste like it came from a bakery. It’s about to become your most used recipe.
Sometimes you just need a quick chocolate glaze and you need it now. No melting chocolate, no cooking, no fuss- just a bowl, a whisk, and two minutes of your time. That’s exactly what this is, and I’m telling you it tastes way better than something this easy has any right to.
One time I didnt even have 5 minutes so instead of topping my chocolate chip cake with a regular chocolate frosting, I used this quick recipe and everyone raved about it!
It’s made with unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a splash of cream or milk. Stir it all together until smooth and glossy and you’re done. The hardest part is deciding what to pour it on first.
And the possibilities really are endless. I use it all the time on my chocolate chip bundt cake, or this banana bundt cake. But honestly if it’s a baked good and you want chocolate on it, this glaze works. As a trained pastry chef I’ve finished a lot of desserts, and this is genuinely one of my most reached-for recipes because of how versatile and foolproof it is.
What you need
Make the glaze
Glaze and enjoy: Drizzle the glaze immediately over your favorite desserts and enjoy!
TIPS FOR RECIPE SUCCESS
- Make sure to sift the cocoa powder and powdered sugar before whisking them together. This will help to prevent any lumps in the glaze and create a smooth and even texture.
- Use a whisk to combine the ingredients rather than a spoon or fork, as it will help to create a lighter and airier glaze that’s easier to drizzle.
- If your glaze is too thick, add a little more cream or milk, one teaspoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency.
- To prevent the glaze from drying out while you’re working with it, cover it with a damp paper towel or plastic wrap until you’re ready to use it.
No Cook Quick Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, natural, sifted
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6 tbsp cream, or milk
Instructions
- Sift the ½ cup cocoa powder and 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar into a medium bowl.
- Whisk gently to combine.
- Add the tsp vanilla and 6 tbsp cream or milk.
- Drizzle immediately over a cake or cookies.
Made this and it turned it great. So easy!
Yay Megan! Thank you so much!!
This was very quick and so easy! Here comes the but…I ended up putting about 5 more tablespoons of milk/cream before I could get it to a stirring consistency. It was delicious! It’s a keeper for quick and easy!
Ah! Ok thats so interesting, Im not sure why that would happen but I am glad it worked out anyways! Thank you for the 5 stars!
How long will this keep at room temp?
It’ll keep just fine for a few days once topped on a dessert. I recommend using it right away to glaze once its made otherwise it can thicken and crustover and not be pourable.
The glaze was easy and delicious although it was very runny and a lot ended up on the parchment paper under the rack the cake is on. Maybe because I only had milk to use not cream. I was glad to find a recipe that didn’t require heating the ingredients. Thanks!
Yay Carley – I’m so glad this turned out so well for you! I also have a post about how to thicken frosting and glazes that might help for next time: https://frostingandfettuccine.com/how-to-thicken-frosting-quickly/
Thanks, Sam, for letting me know about your post for thickening frosting and glazes – I’ll check that out. I did scrape the glaze off the parchment paper to reuse on something else. 🙂
This is so good, I’m never using Frosting again.
YAY Jessica, so happy to hear this!
Thanks for this no-cook glaze option. I used milk, started with 5 T and it was still too runny. Next time I’ll try 4-4.5 T. Perhaps with heavy cream it would have been perfect with six.
Thanks for letting me know Sarah! You can always add in a little more powdered sugar (eyeball it) to make it thicker.