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Magic Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Healthy No Flour Cupcakes for the whole family
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, healthy
Servings 16 cupcakes
Author Reprinted from Trim Healthy Mama; Trim Healthy Table. Copyright ©2017 by Pearl P. Barrett and Serene C. Allison.

Ingredients

CUPCAKES

  • 2 15 oz cans White Beans - rinsed & drained *or 3 cups home cooked
  • 3 large Eggs
  • ¾ c Egg Whites
  • ¾ c Gentle Sweet (or other sugar replacement)
  • 2 teaspoon Baking Powder Aluminum Free
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ teaspoon Natural Burst Caramel Extract (or other caramel extract)
  • ¼ teaspoon Mineral Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut Oil

FROSTING

  • 3 oz Less Fat Cream Cheese
  • ½ c Heavy Cream
  • ¼ c Gentle Sweet (or other sugar replacement)
  • ½ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Natural Burst Caramel Extract (or other caramel extract)
  • 5 pinches Mineral Salt

Optional Caramel Sauce Drizzle

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon Gentle Sweet (or other sugar replacement)
  • ½ teaspoon Black Strap Molasses
  • ⅛ teaspoon Mineral Salt
  • 2 tablespoon Heavy Cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon Xanthan Gum or Gluccie

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 16 cups of muffin tins with cake liners (the parchment kind work best). Lightly spray the insides with coconut oil.
  • Put all the cupcake ingredients in a food processor and process well.
  • Using a spoon, drop the batter into the muffin cups.
  • Bake for 25 minutes
  • Remove from pan and allow muffins to cool on rack, then refrigerate until ready to frost.
  • Place all frosting ingredients in a blender and blend until thickened.
  • Optional Caramel Sauce: Put butter, sweetener, and molasses in a small saucepan. Heat until bubbly over medium-high heat and allow to bubble for about 2 minutes -- whisking constantly. Remove from heat and add salt and cream while whisking. Gently sprinkle in xanthan or Gluccie while continuing to stir. Allow sauce to cool and thicken. 
  • Frost cupcakes (optional: drizzle caramel sauce), then refrigerate for several hours (or overnight) before serving. 

Notes

Reprinted from Trim Healthy Mama; Trim Healthy Table. Copyright ©2017 by Pearl P. Barrett and Serene C. Allison. Published by Harmony Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.