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 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:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
3. Stir the melted coconut oil into the dry ingredients.
4. Add eggs and vanilla extract to the batter and mix until incorporated.
5. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
6. Pour batter into each cup, filling ¾ the way full.
7. Bake cupcakes for approximately 20 minutes or until golden on top.
8. Cool before frosting.

While they’re cooling, you can make the frosting. (See below!)

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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]

1. Open cold coconut cream and pour off any liquid.
2. Melt chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat.
3. Once melted take off the heat and mix in the coconut cream.
4. Refrigerate chocolate frosting for approximately 20 minutes or until it’s cold.
5. Use a mixer to whip the frosting up to make it fluffy and spreadable.

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