Ingredients:
Cupcake batter:
2 cups fine ground almond flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs, room temperature
¼ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
¼ cup honey
1 cup finely shredded carrots
Cream Cheese Icing:
â…“ cup cream cheese
2 tablespoons icing sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Instructions (Tips below!):
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners or grease with oil of your choice, and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add eggs, oil, and honey. Mix well, leaving a few clumps. Stir in the shredded carrots. You can also stir in optional ingredients such as nuts or shredded coconut.
Pour about ¼ cup of batter into your paper liners. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until the center is set. To check this, poke the cupcakes with a toothpick; if the toothpick comes up clean, your cupcakes are ready! Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving. You can top these with any frosting, but cream cheese is a classic! Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator or the freezer.
Enjoy!
Tips!
Working with almond flour: Spoon almond flour into the measuring cup instead of scooping and level it with a knife. If you freeze your almond flour, make sure almond flour is at room temperature before using. If your almond flour is not fine ground, put it through a food processor on pulse before using and dry it with a paper towel to absorb any excess moisture.
Honey substitute: You can use maple syrup, agave, or a sugar free syrup in place of the honey in this recipe.
Coconut oil substitute: Butter works as a substitute for coconut oil in a 1:1 ratio.
Nutritional Information:
Yield: 12, Serving size: 1
Per serving: Calories: 236kcal; Carbohydrates: 12g; Protein: 6g; Total fat: 19g; Saturated fat: 6g; Trans fat: 0g; Unsaturated fat: 12g; Cholesterol: 47mg; Sodium: 166mg; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 7g
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.