Gluten Free Apple Cupcakes
Gluten Fee Apple Cupcakes made with almond flour and cinnamon and topped with a simple yet delicious buttercream icing. Whether you're gluten free or not, you're going to want to try these cupcakes for yourself!
Servings: 14
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup almond flour
- ⅓ cup cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup shredded apple
for the icing:
- 3 tablespoon butter softened; regular or dairy free
- 2 tablespoon almond milk or more as needed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, syrup and vanilla together. Combine wet and dry ingredients into the same bowl, and then stir in the shredded apple by hand.
- Line a muffin tin with muffin liners, spray them with nonstick spray and distribute the cupcake batter evenly. Bake cupcakes for approximately 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes before removing them from the tin and onto a cooling rack.
- While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the icing. Stir butter, milk and vanilla together with an electric mixer, and then add the powdered sugar.
- Wait until cupcakes have completely cooled before icing them.
Notes
*Calories are per cupcake and are an estimation
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg