No-Sugar Added Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes
Servings 12 cupcakes
These no-sugar added chocolate brownie cupcakes make the perfect rich, decadent and healthy treat for babies, children and adults! Especially great for baby's first birthday! {Gluten-free, paleo, no sugar-added}
Ingredients
For the chocolate brownie cupcakes:
- 4 1/2 overripe bananas mashed
- 3/4 cup smooth almond butter I like to use the drippy kind
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
For the sweet potato frosting:
- 1 3/4 cup diced sweet potato or about 1 medium sweet potato
- 1/2 cup mashed avocado or about 1 medium avocado
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup pitted dates soaked in boiling water to soften
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin tin with silicone baking cups or spray with cooking spray.
- Mash bananas in a bowl until mostly smooth (there can be some lumps) and stir in the almond butter and cocoa powder until well combined.
- Evenly distribute the mixture among 12 cups in the muffin tin.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until brownies are cooked through.
- Meanwhile, steam or boil the sweet potatoes in a pot until soft. Once cooked, put them in a bowl of ice cold water to cool.
- Soak the dates in a bowl of boiling water to soften for at least 20 minutes.
- Combine the sweet potato with the remaining ingredients in a food processor or powerful blender until smooth.
- Place the frosting in the fridge for about a half an hour to harden a bit.
- Pipe or spread the frosting onto the cupcakes with a knife. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to four days or in the freezer for up to a month.
Notes
** These cupcakes are not overly sweet. If serving these to adults, you may wish to add a couple tablespoons of maple syrup or other desired sweetener to the icing to sweeten it up a bit more, to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 54mgPotassium: 522mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2789IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
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