5 from 3 votes
The Best Skinny Pumpkin Cupcakes
Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Cake, Others
Ingredients
- 2 cups oat flour can be made by grinding oats until powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutemg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 egg large, room temperature
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or olive oil; melted if using coconut
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
For the Greek Yogurt Maple Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese full-fat; softened and cut into small chunks
- Greek yogurt plain, full-fat, 6 oz container
- 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup pecan toasted, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a 12-tin muffin mold with paper liners or spray each mold with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the oat flour, baking soda, spices and salt; set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, beat maple syrup and eggs with a whisk until well combined; about 2 minutes. Add melted oil. Add pumpkin, orange juice, molasses, and vanilla.
- Gently mix in dry ingredients. Divide batter evenly into prepared cups and bake for 16-20 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with just a few crumbs sticking to it. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before icing.
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For the Greek Yogurt Maple Frosting:
- Place cream cheese and yogurt in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy and completely combined; about 3 minutes. Add the maple syrup and cinnamon and beat until combined. Be sure there are no clumps of cream cheese left before removing the frosting from the bowl.
- When ready to serve the pumpkin cupcakes, simply spread/pipe a small amount of frosting on top of each cooled cake, and decorate with pecans, if desired.
- Refrigerate frosting until needed, and frost cake right before serving.