Fluffy, moist and deliciously wholesome zucchini bread cupcakes frosted with a mouthwatering paleo chocolate avocado frosting. The perfect dessert to indulge and eat healthy.
How to prepare these beauties
Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a muffin tin with 12 muffin paper cups.
In a large bowl, combine the brown rice flour, chia eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, coconut oil, banana and baking soda and whisk well.
Fold in the zucchini and fill the cups to the top.
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes and let cool in the pan before frosting them.
Prepare dates by soaking them in hot water for about 15 minutes. Once dates are softened enough mix in a food processor or high speed blender with the rest of the ingredients.
Frost muffins and store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
If you happen to make these beautiful chocolate frosted zucchini bread cupcakes, please let me know! I’d love to see how it turns out. As always, don’t forget to tag @delight.fuel or simply comment below.
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Chocolate Frosted Zucchini Bread Cupcakes
Fluffy, moist and deliciously wholesome zucchini bread cupcakes frosted with a mouthwatering paleo chocolate avocado frosting. The perfect dessert to indulge and eat healthy.
Ingredients
Zucchini Bread Muffins
- ¾ cup brown rice flour
- 6 flax eggs (6 tbsp flax meal, 12 tbsp plant-based milk) sub with 3 whole organic eggs.
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup shredded zucchini
- ½ banana, mashed
Avocado Chocolate Frosting:
- 2 Avocados
- 100 ml coconut milk (sub with any plant-based milk)
- 4 tbsp cacao powder
- 3 tbsp almond butter
- 4 dates, softened and pitted
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a muffin tin with 12 muffin paper cups.
2. In a large bowl, combine the brown rice flour, chia eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, coconut oil, banana and baking soda and whisk well.
3. Fold in the zucchini and fill the cups to the top.
4. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes and let cool in the pan before frosting them.
5. Prepare dates by soaking them in hot water for about 15 minutes. Once dates are softened enough mix in a food processor or high speed blender with the rest of the ingredients.
6. Frost muffins and store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Can I substitute regular rice flour?
Hey Raluca,
yes you can definitely use regular rice flour. Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Mhhhmm – this looks soo good! We need to try this!
thank you so much 🙂 If you have any questions, let me know.