Okay, these are awesome! I found this recipe on Weelicious, for spinach muffins. (I love Weelicious. I love the kid's themed recipes. I refuse to grow up.) I figured that muffins are the breakfast cousin of cupcakes so I decided to just tweak it a tad and throw some Hungry Girl Frosting on it. Do not worry they do not taste like spinach or anything healthy. They really taste like a cupcake, a really dense, yummy cupcake. Best of all, they are only 138 calories with frosting!
Cupcake Ingredients:
1/2 cup applesauce (1 applesauce cup)
1 large egg
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 heaping cup fresh spinach - packed
1/4 cup Blue Agave
2 tablespoons coconut oil - softened
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or wheat flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting Ingredients:
1/4 cup fat-free cream cheese
2 tbsp Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
1/2 cup Cool Whip Free
I just noticed that the Baking Soda is missing from the group photo. Sorry.
Throw the applesauce, egg, vanilla extract, spinach, agave, and coconut oil into the blender or food processor.
Pulse until they are all combined and liquefied.
Pour the liquid spinach mixture into a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Stir all the ingredients together until it is all fully incorporated.
Pour the mix into a cupcake tin lined with baking sheets and bake at 350*F for 12 minutes.
Take out and cool.
While the cupcakes are cooling, place the cream cheese and Splenda in a bowl and stir until combined. Then, add the Cool Whip, continuing to stir until you have a creamy frosting. Take out the spoon/whisk and lick it clean. Soooo gooood.
Frost each cupcake with 2 tsp of the frosting.
Enjoy.
They're actually pretty easy to make. I really thought it would be more complicated. They are really yummy and really low in calories which is great. I think they would be awesome around Christmas time as Grinch cupcakes too.
Please let me know what you think of them.
| Nutrition Facts | ||||||
Serving Size 1 cupcake with 2 tsp frosting
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Amount Per Serving
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Calories 138
Calories from Fat 48
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% Daily Value*
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Total Fat 5.3g
8%
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Saturated Fat 3.9g
19%
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Trans Fat 0.0g
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Cholesterol 21mg
7%
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Sodium 173mg
7%
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Total Carbohydrates 19.7g
7%
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Dietary Fiber 0.6g
2%
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Sugars 7.3g
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Protein 2.6g
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Nutrition Grade D+
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* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
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