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These gluten-free cupcakes with a twist mean you definitely won’t feel left out of office cake day. The zucchini gives them a fantastically soft, moreish texture, and the wholefood ingredients make them feel naughty when in fact they are nice!
Ingredients
- 400g (about 2 medium) grated zucchini
- 3/4 cup raw cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 tea bag Morning Mojo Higher Living Tea - contents only
- ½ cup ground flaxseed meal
- 3 cups almond meal
- 1 tsp gluten free baking powder
Chocolate Frosting
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup coconut butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1 ½ cups milk of choice, to blend
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced.
- Combine the zucchini, cacao powder, vanilla, coconut oil, maple syrup and Higher Living Tea Morning Mojo Tea Bag contents into a food processor.
- Blend until all combine.
- Add flaxseed meal, almond meal and baking powder. Blend until a thick mixture is formed- wipe down sides of jug during blending if needed.
- Divide into paper-lined muffin tins.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes until cooked through
- Cool and enjoy.
- To make frosting combine all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Note: frosting will firm up in the fridge.
- Spread frosting over muffins and enjoy!