Healthy cupcakes? These coconut flour cupcakes are gluten-free and dairy-free…and they’re topped with homemade chocolate coconut frosting! (Not to mention, they’re also sprinkled with shredded coconut.)
They bake super well and are a great addition to any party.
Coconut Flour Cupcakes
Coconut Flour CupcakesCoconut flour cupcakes ingredients and substitutions
To make this recipe like I did, you’ll need:
- 6 Eggs
- ½ Cup Coconut Oil, Melted
- ⅔ Cup Coconut Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ½ Cup Coconut Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder (I use this easy homemade grain-free baking powder)
But let’s talk substitutions for a minute…
Like I mentioned above, this recipe is already dairy-free and gluten-free. If you want to make it fully vegan, you’ll need to replace the eggs. My recommendation would be to use JustEgg since it bakes just like an egg; I regularly substitute chia eggs and apple sauce for eggs in other baked recipes, too.
How to make coconut flour cupcakes
This step-by-step recipe is very simple – healthy baking doesn’t have to be difficult! Simply:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
- Stir the melted coconut oil into the dry ingredients.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract to the batter and mix until incorporated.
- Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Pour batter into each cup, filling ¾ the way full.
- Bake cupcakes for approximately 20 minutes or until golden on top.
- Cool before frosting.
While they’re cooling, you can make the frosting. (See below!)
PrintCoconut Flour Cupcakes – Gluten & Dairy Free
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
- 6 Eggs
- ½ Cup Coconut Oil, Melted
- ⅔ Cup Coconut Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ½ Cup Coconut Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder (I use this grain free baking powder)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
- Stir the melted coconut oil into the dry ingredients.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract to the batter and mix until incorporated.
- Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Pour batter into each cup, filling 3/4 the way full.
- Bake cupcakes for approximately 20 minutes or until golden on top.
- Cool before frosting.
Now it’s time to make the frosting…
Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting
- 1 Can Coconut Cream, Cold
- ⅔ Cup [easyazon_link keywords=”Soy Free Chocolate Chips” locale=”US” tag=”coconutmama0f-20″]Soy Free Chocolate Chips[/easyazon_link]
- Open cold coconut cream and pour off any liquid.
- Melt chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Once melted take off the heat and mix in the coconut cream.
- Refrigerate chocolate frosting for approximately 20 minutes or until it’s cold.
- Use a mixer to whip the frosting up to make it fluffy and spreadable.
Dairy Free Chocolate Frosting
- Yield: 1 cup 1x
Ingredients
- 1 Can Coconut Cream, Cold
- 2/3 Cup Soy Free Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Open cold coconut cream and pour off any liquid.
- Melt chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Once melted take off the heat and mix in the coconut cream.
- Refrigerate chocolate frosting for approximately 20 minutes or until it’s cold.
- Use a mixer to whip the frosting up to make it fluffy and spreadable.
can you use butter instead of oil?
I made these cupcakes this afternoon. They are very good. I will definitely make them again very soon.
Made your plain coconut cake…beautiful….thank you for sharing your recipe
These coconut flour cupcakes are HEAVENLY!! I replaced the coconut sugar with honey and 1 tsp of the vanilla with almond extract. I also added 1 cup of organic quick oats to my doubled batch…kids loved them!!!
Hello,
Great recipes! thank you so much!
Just wondering..is coconut cream the same as coconut milk? The type in the can?
Thank you!
Tia Alexander
Coconut cream can be scooped off the top of coconut milk. If you’re using canned coconut milk, refrigerate it overnight then open it and pour the liquid out and scoop out the cream.
Cupcakes just cooled and I tried one…….they turned out greasy and inedible – I’m so disappointed. Not sure why, I followed the recipe. 🙁 I do love your site though!
Just wondering if you have the nutritional value on the cupcakes…..Thank You
I made these for a celiac friend. They turned out great! I didn’t make the frosting but instead put chocolate chips in the batter. They were yummy! Thanks!
They came out amazing!
I’m so glad you like them! 🙂