Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and I have a guilt-free chocolate recipe that’s perfect for sharing! But I won’t blame you if you decide to keep these all to yourself. They go great with a glass of red wine or a cold glass of nondairy milk.
These Vegan Chocolate Avocado Cupcakes are gluten-free, soy-free, and use avocado in place of refined oil! I promise you that no one will notice that these are healthy. The avocado in the cake and the icing make them moist and rich. It’s whole grain teff flour in the cake with ground flax seed. If you don’t have almond meal, you could sub your favorite gluten-free baking blend.
Please note that this post is sponsored by The Teff Company, the makers of Maskal Teff™ products
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Gluten-free Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with No Added Oil!
Serves: 3 dozen mini cupcakes
These mini cupcakes will satisfy your chocolate cravings and are gluten-free, vegan, and have no refined oil. They are moist from the avocado and get a chocolate punch from the icing that has avocado too. You will amaze your family and friends!
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
2 tablespoons ground flax seeds mixed with ¼ cup warm water
1 ½ cups unsweetened nondairy milk
½ cup mashed ripe avocado
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
Dry Ingredients:
1 cup Maskal Brown Teff Flour
½ cup almond meal or flour
½ cup vegan sugar (or sweetener of choice, to taste)
¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Icing Ingredients:
2 ripe medium avocados
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon organic cornstarch
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract, your choice
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add paper liners
into
your mini muffin pans.
Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Then mix the dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
Add the dry to the wet and mix well.
Using a small scoop fill up each muffin about ¾ full.
Bake for 15 minutes, then lightly touch one to see if it’s firm. If it’s still a little soft, bake for 5 more minutes.
Remove and let cool.
While the cupcakes are in the oven, you can make the icing.
Put all the icing ingredients into your food processor or blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Once the cupcakes are cool, frost with the icing using a spatula or a piping bag.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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