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Healthy Copycat Hostess Cupcakes

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Servings: 9

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate melted
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Ganache

Filling

  • Organic vanilla icing I like Miss Jones brand
  • OR
  • 4 oz cream cheese or vegan cream cheese
  • 2 tbps powdered monkfruit sweetener or organic powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Make cupcakes by whisking wet ingredients together, then mix in dry
  • Pour into 9 silicone cupcake liners
  • Bake at 350 for 28-30 min
  • Allow to cool ~ 10 min, then remove from pan and onto cooling rack
  • Make filling by whipping softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla
  • Make ganache by melting chocolate and whisking with the cacao cashew spread until smooth and creamy
  • Use a cupcake corer, or apple corer , or tsp to carve out the center of your cupcakes
  • Pipe your filling inside
  • Pour and smooth ganache filling overtop, and allow ganache to set in the fridge
  • Then with a small piping tool make your traditional hostess cupcake icing swirls
  • Enjoy!

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Notes

For substitutions please scroll up a tad in the post until you see "variations for dietary preferences"