Dark Chocolate Cupcakes (DF/GF)
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup almond meal
1 1/2 cup tapioca starch (arrowroot flour)
1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
1 teaspoon GF baking powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
50g 85% dark chocolate chopped
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten lightly
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons coconut blossom sugar or rice malt syrup
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Prepare your 12-hole muffin tray or paper/silicon cupcake holders by lightly greasing.
Mix together all the dry ingredients – almond meal, tapioca starch, bi-carb, baking powder, cocoa powder, grated ginger, ground cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl.
In a separate mixing bowl; combine eggs, coconut oil, almond milk and sugar. And the wet mixture to the dry and combine well by hand. Combine in the chopped dark chocolate into the mix.
Bake in your preheated over for about 20-25 minutes, or until skewer comes out clean.
Transfer to wire rack for cooking, best toasted or heated with butter.
Notes: While coconut blossom sugar is low glycemic index, at 35; this is still mostly sucrose which is half fructose. As this is a minimal amount in this recipe of 2 tablespoons and if this is a treat, this is still starting to head in the right direction on the healthy scale. Remember changing a lifestyle takes time and this is much better than putting in 1 1/2 cups of white processed refined sugar. Some healthier options if you are going 'sugar free diet. You can use Rice malt syrup, remembering this does't taste as sweet but I think the cupcakes taste great without any sugar. Stevia is another option, make sure you go for the green powder instead of the processed white stuff they sell in supermarkets. Stevia does have an after taste that many don't like. I personally use stevia in everything as it has no calories! Make sure you check your measurements as 1 teaspoon of stevia is equivalent to 1 cup of sugar!
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