Ingredients
The following ingredients have 12 Servings
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons oat flour (don't have oat flour? Make your own by grinding oats in your food processor or blender!)
- 1 cup packed almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
- 2 tablespoon coconut or avocado oil (melted if using coconut)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or fresh lemon juice)
- 1 ¼- 1½ cups grated carrots (I used my food processor but you can grate them for smaller pieces)
- ¼ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are great)
- ½ cup raisins
- 1/3 cup crushed pineapple very well drained (optional)
- 6 wedges Laughing Cow Creamy Light Cheese (sub Dairy Free Cream Cheese if dairy free)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-6 tablespoons Organic Powdered Sugar
Instruction
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake tin with parchment liners.
- Mix oat flour, almond flour, salt, spices, and baking soda in a medium sized bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, beat eggs, then whisk in maple syrup vanilla, almond milk, oil and apple cider vinegar.
- Mix wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix just until combined - overmixing will affect the texture!
- Fold in your mix-ins of choice.
- Using a cookie scoop or ¼ measuring cup, scoop the batter evenly into 12 muffin tins.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the muffins are set. **If you use the pineapple, this may take a little longer.
- While the muffins are baking, combine laughing cow cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whip the frosting lightly with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer. You could also just use a whisk if you don’t have anything else. Allow frosting to chill in the fridge.
- After muffins are done baking, allow them to cool completely before frosting or enjoying. This is especially important if you use the pineapple!
- Frost each cupcake with ~2 tsp of the frosting and enjoy! These are also delicious without the frosting if you want a less sweet muffin.