Healthy Double Chocolate Mini Cupcakes
Easy, one-bowl healthy double chocolate mini cupcakes are 100% whole wheat, low in sugar and have no butter or oil - and they are super fudgy!
Yield: 30 mini cupcakes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour, see notes
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup milk of choice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 extra teaspoon whole wheat flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a mini muffin tin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until well combined.
- Make a well in the center and add the applesauce, milk and vanilla. Stir until just combined.
- Toss the chocolate chips with the extra flour (this helps keep the from sinking in the batter and sticking to the bottom of the muffin tins). Fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Fill your mini muffin tins. Each muffin cup should be about ¾ full.
- Bake at 350 for 14-16 minutes, until done.
- Let cool completely in pan before turning out. (Otherwise the chocolate chips can stick to the muffin pan instead of to the cupcakes. Sad.)
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Notes
Flour: I use white whole wheat flour but you can use whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour if you prefer.
Vegan: You can make these mini cupcakes vegan by using a milk substitute and vegan chocolate chips.
For full-size cupcakes, fill the muffin tins with paper liners and spray with cooking spray. (These don’t have butter or oil so they can stick really easily.) Bake the cupcakes at 350 for 22-24 minutes, until done. Let cool before removing. Makes 10 full-size cupcakes.
You can also split the batch and make 6 big cupcakes and 12 mini cupcakes.
Storage: Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator after the first day. Or freeze in a freezer-safe ziplock bag or container for up to 4-5 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1mini cupcakes | Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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