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Gluten-free Cricket Carrot Cupcakes

February 9, 2016 By meghan curry Leave a Comment

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Carrot cake is one of those magical desserts that somehow combines dessert with a notion of nutrition.  Unfortunately, most carrot cakes recipes fall short on the later part of this arrangement – they may have a few carrots, but they generally lack anything else besides carbs.   Though you’d never know it, this gluten-free cricket carrot cake packs a whopping 24% of your daily protein, 32% of your daily fiber, and 133% of your daily vitamin A in just one cupcake!  Frosting aside, this gluten-free carrot cake is refreshingly free of refined sugar, wheat flour, and dairy.

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If you do decide to walk on the wild side and add a dollop of traditional cream cheese frosting, you’ll transform this healthy gluten-free carrot cake into a decadent cupcake.  I haven’t played with vegan or paleo cream cheese frosting recipes – it seemed a little too sacrilegious, however, this one gets good reviews if you’re in need.  Please let me know if you have healthier frosting ideas.  Adding the traditional cream cheese frosting described below will add about 100 calories to the nutritional profile of each cupcake … calories that are well worth it in my honest opinion.

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Gluten-free Carrot Cricket Cupcake
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Servings Prep Time
12 cupcakes 15 min
Cook Time
25 min
Servings Prep Time
12 cupcakes 15 min
Cook Time
25 min
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Gluten-free Carrot Cricket Cupcake
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Servings Prep Time
12 cupcakes 15 min
Cook Time
25 min
Servings Prep Time
12 cupcakes 15 min
Cook Time
25 min
Ingredients
wet
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2/3 cup applesauce
dry
  • 1/2 cup gluten-free flour blend
  • 1/2 cup cricket flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 2 cups finely grated carrot
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • pinch coconut sugar
frosting
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp softened butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
Servings: cupcakes
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Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325º. In a large bowl, whisk together the barley flour, coconut flour, cricket flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
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  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, applesauce, oil, and maple syrup.
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  3. Stir in the carrots and walnuts, then add to the dry ingredients. Stir to thoroughly combine. If the batter is needs to be thinned, add more applesauce.
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  4. Pour the batter into a paper-lined cupcake tin and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, then set aside and cool in the tin for 30 minutes.
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  5. Meanwhile, in a large bowl or stand mixer, whip together the butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
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  6. Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, spread with frosting.
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Recipe Notes

adapted from http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/gluten-free-carrot-cake-cupcakes

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Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts
Gluten-free Carrot Cricket Cupcake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Sodium 374mg 16%
Potassium 296mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Dietary Fiber 8g 32%
Sugars 10g
Protein 12g 24%
Vitamin A 133%
Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 7%
Iron 12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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