Paleo Apple Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 tart apple, peeled, seeded and cut in chunks
• 1 2/3 cups Just Like Sugar Brown natural chicory root sweetener, or 5 tablespoon PureLo Lo Han Sweetener by Swanson, or 1 cup raw honey, or your favorite sweetener.
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 pinches unprocessed salt
• 1/4 teaspoon maple flavor
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, solid at room temperature

Instructions

1. In a food processor add the apple chunks. Process until it is liquefied to a soft mush.
2. Add sweetener, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, maple, and lemon or lime juice. Process until it becomes a very smooth paste and the sweetener is completely dissolved.
3. Spoon in the solid coconut oil in small chunks. Process until the oil is completely integrated and the frosting is smooth. That's it!
4. Spread on your cake, cupcakes or cookies immediately.
Note:
5. It is best to keep this frosting at room temperature and use it immediately. When chilled, it is too hard to spread. If that happens, just leave it out at room temperature for several hours to slowly warm to a soft, spreadable texture. Do not try to warm it, or the oil could separate and the frosting may become grainy.