Gluten-free Chocolate Cupcakes w/ Mint Avocado Icing
Yield: 8 Cupcakes
Total Time: 40 Minutes
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ingredients For the Cupcakes
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- ½ cup millet flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ cup avocado puree
- ½ cup banana puree
- ½ cup plus 2 tbsp. agave nectar
- 6 tbsp. water
For the Icing
- ½ tsp. fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup mashed avocado
- 1 tsp. water
- 1 tbsp. agave
- 2 sprigs of mint leaves, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Prepare the standard 12-cup muffin tin by lining the cups with paper liners and coating liners with cooking spray.
In a bowl, mix buckwheat flour, millet flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In another mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients until well blended; stir in the flour mixture until well-combined.
Divide the batter among the cups and bake for about 20 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool completely as you make the icing.
For the icing, add all ingredients to a food processor and process until very smooth.
Ice the cupcakes just before serving.
Nutritional Information per Serving:
- Calories: 189
- Total Fat: 8.3 g
- Carbs: 11.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Sugars: 3.2 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 87 mg
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