Recipe

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4 - 6 People
Serves 4
Beginner
Difficulty 0

Ingredients

  • 1 mashed banana (sub with applesauce) 
  • 1/2 cup spelt or oat flour 
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour or almond flour 
  • 1 tbsp flaxseed flour 
  • 1/3 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
  • 1/2 cup plant-based milk milk 
  • 3 tbsp smooth almond butter
  • 1/4 cup raw honey or date syrup syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • pinch of salt 

Frosting 

  • 1 cup soaked cashews 
  • 1 cup coconut cream 
  • 1/2 cups icing sugar or 1/4 cups raw honey or date syrup 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 
  • pinch of salt 
  • extra walnuts or pecans for decoration 
  • fresh rosemary or thyme for decoration 

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease muffin tin with coconut oil.
  2. 2. In a medium bowl add flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and baking soda.
  3. In another bowl, mash the banana, pour in the milk, honey or date syrup, and almond butter. Mix well until combined.
  4. Add dry and wet ingredients and mix until combined.
  5. Fold in carrots and pecans and spread batter evenly into a paper lined muffin tins muffin tin (about 3/4 of the way.)
  6. Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes until the toothpick comes clean. Let them cool completely. 
  7. Blend the drained cashews with coconut cream, icing sugar or honey, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. 
  8. Scoop into a piping bag and frost the cupcakes, decorate the cupcakes with chopped pecans or hazelnuts, and enjoy!
  9. Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for a few days or freeze the cupcakes (without the frosting for the future) 
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I hope you love these super fluffy and yummy cupcakes!!

M*

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