Healthy Mini Cupcakes
This is my daughter’s favorite food in the entire world. I have even heard her whining, “Little Cupcakes” in her sleep. I usually make a large batch and divide them into sections to freeze for a later date. These are the perfect healthy, organic and tasty little treat to make with your children!
She helped me make these this morning, here is the recipe:
- 1 1/2 cups shredded/grated carrots
- 1/2 cup ground nuts
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup flax seed
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 1/4 cup organic whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
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Full each mini cupcake in the tin to the fullest it can go. Cook at 350 for 15 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Top with icing. I make a cream cheese/maple syrup flavored icing to go on top. I have an all natural, no sugar recipe for frosting if you would like me to pass it along to you I can. BUT when the actual cupcake is full of such wonderfully healthy things, I don’t mind that there is sugar frosting on the top at all.
3 questions -
can you provide the maple/cream cheese icing recipe? with the flax seed - is that flax seed meal/ground flax?
what type of ground nuts do you usually use?
looks great! (and a fun way to get some carrots past my picky toddler’s teeth
The recipe sounds really good! I would also like to know how you make the cream cheese icing! Please share!
Please send me the recipe for the frosting!!! They sound so good..can’t wait to try them.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! If you’re sending out the frosting recipe by e-mail, please add me to your list. Thanks!
That sounds so good! Love that it’s dairy-free and soy-free too. Now if I could just find a frosting that would work too…
Just stumbled upon this recipe. Looks great, and I’m wondering about the frosting recipe as well. Thanks for sharing.
Since my husband lost over 112Lbs. in the past year and a half. We try to eat as healthly as we can. Can’t wait to try these muffins. Can you please send me the frosting recipe. Thanks!!