Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

R’member how I asked in my giveaway (I’ll be contacting the winner shortly!): what would you make in these cups? Looks like a lot of you read my mind! One of the things I decided to make with these were pumpkin spice cupcakes! :]

Cupcakes tend to be the bane of my existence because I’m not a big fan of frosting. I tend to scrape 98% of it off (I’m blaspheming, I know) because it’s usually way too sweet for my liking. Making it is usually even worse (for me). I envy you awesomely talented cake/cupcake-decorators out there, because I lack such skills!

pumpkin spice cupcakes

I know Halloween is over and all, but fall is all about all things pumpkin, so it’s not too late yet! I scored the candy corn and candy pumpkins at the after-Halloween sale since I thought they’d be super cute for decorations. You can omit them if you want them to be supersuper healthy. That being said, however, these are made with whole wheat flour and I’m not sure the sugar was even necessary, because the 3-ingredient protein-packed “frosting” takes care of your sweet tooth rather well! Assuming you use a vegan hot chocolate mix, the recipe for the cupcake itself is actually also vegan, and you can sub in your favorite vegan frosting if you’d like!

What’s especially awesome about the “frosting” is that you can use the leftovers to mix with some granola and bam! You have a nutritious and delicious snack. :]!

If you purchase a set of Venice Kitchen Silicone Baking Cups (affiliate link), this recipe, along with 49 others, will be available to you for free in the form of a super awesome ebook! :] (This is what I spent the bulk of my 2-week vacation back at home doing. The work never ends!)

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Ingredients:
(Cupcakes)

  • 1 1/4 tbsp white whole wheat flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 3/4 tbsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp organic coconut palm sugar (or light brown sugar)
  • 1/4 cup applesauce or vegan butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp flax seed meal, mixed with 2-3 tbsp water
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 pack hot chocolate mix, with 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp ground ginger

(Frosting)

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 6 oz. plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

(Garnish)

  • candy corn pieces
  • candy pumpkin pieces

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350Ā°F.
  2. Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder into a bowl, then set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. The mixture should become lighter in color. (If using applesauce, just mix with sugar until just combined.) Add the flax seed and water mixture.
  4. Stir in hot chocolate mixture, pumpkin puree, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ground ginger. Stir in flour mixture from the first bowl, then mix until just combined.
  5. Pour batter into baking cups and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until they pass the toothpick test.
  6. Let cool in a pan for 10 minutes, then remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting!

(Frosting)

  1. In a small bowl, mix the honey, Greek yogurt and vanilla extract together until well combined.
  2. Spread about 1 tablespoon (more if desired) onto each pumpkin spice cupcake.
  3. Garnish with candy corn and pumpkins, if desired.

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  1. the candy corns are adorable!!

    1. Thanks! When I saw em’ for sale, I couldn’t help myself from grabbing some for decorating purposes! :P

  2. I want this in ma face right now. And with the pumpkins and candy corn (obvs)
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    1. hahaha, I still have a bunch that I need to figure out a use for! Clearly, more fall treats need to be made. :O

  3. So cute! The perfect little sweet treat ;)
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    1. Taking picture of these made me really happy, haha. :D!

    • Kim on November 17, 2014 at 8:53 am
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    Farrah,
    Great Job. These looks so festive and I am sure they taste amazing!
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    1. Thank you! I was a little worried about how they turned out since I added so little sweetener to it, but whew! :D My taste-testers approved! :]

  4. These are so cute and perfect. My kids would love them. Thank you for sharing.
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    1. Yay, thanks! I hope they’ll enjoy em’! :]

  5. Love the idea of Greek yogurt in the frosting!
    Jeanette | Jeanette’s Healthy Living recently posted…60 Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving RecipesMy Profile

    1. This lays foundation for a whole lot of new “frosting” experiments! :D!

    • Ricardo on November 17, 2014 at 10:40 am
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    I have a small confession, I don’t actually like candy corn D=.

    1. haha, I definitely can’t eat em’ by the handful, but in small doses, I enjoy em’! :P

  6. You can never ever go wrong with anything that involves both pumpkin AND cupcakes!!
    Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl recently posted…Pumpkin Spice French Toast Sticks (Vegan)My Profile

    1. Agreed! I’m still very much on a pumpkin kick right now! :]

  7. these look so cute!

    1. Thank you! :D It was fun decorating them!

  8. Cute! Love the colors!
    Melanie @ Nutritious Eats recently posted…Vegan Pumpkin Pie {Gluten Free} + GiveawayMy Profile

    1. Thanks! I figured I should make something festive-ish for the season! :]

  9. These look delicious!! Pinning for later!!
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    1. Thanks! I hope you like em’! :D

  10. Haha I’m the same- I almost always scrape all the frosting off cupcakes! I make exceptions for really, really good buttercream though. These are super cute!
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    1. haha, I do enjoy the super awesome buttercream sometimes, but even then I tend to find some other food substance that might do well with some frosting and use the “excess” on that. :x

  11. Fun, healthy, delicious: what more could anyone (especially my kids) ask for! Love these cupcakes and am pinning now :)

    1. Thank you! I hope they love em’! :D!

  12. Cute! Love the pumpkin on top!
    Alex @ DelishKnowledge recently posted…Sweet Potato Hummus with Cinnamon FlatbreadMy Profile

    1. :D! I saw em’ on sale and just couldn’t pass up using them as decorations!

  13. Candy corn is my guilty pleasure… these look so tempting!
    Francesca recently posted…Homemade Pasta DinnerMy Profile

    1. I always get tempted to buy a bag of it, and finally decided to do it this year, hehehe. Yay for festive decorations on baked goods!?

  14. I’m baking these for Thanksgiving!
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    1. Yay! Hope you like them!

  15. PROTEIN PACKED Frosting is a DREAM COME TRUE! ;)
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    1. Indeed! This makes life pretty wonderful in that it opens the door to all sorts of future experimentation! :]

  16. Super cute cupcakes! I’m the opposite – I LOVE frosting, I could eat that shiz with a spoon if it wasn’t so bad for me, haha! That combo of fat and sugar is addicting to me somehow, like the filling in oreo cookies. I have a sweet tooth!
    Sarah Jane @ FitBetty recently posted…Move of the Week: Ball Slam BurpeeMy Profile

    1. hahaha, I might just be weird! On the plus side, the “frosting” in this one could indeed be eaten by the spoonful! ;P

  17. Can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
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    1. Thanks so much! :]

  18. These look so cute! And delicious!! I need to get my bake on and try these out :D
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    1. I hope you like em’! :D!

  19. These look absolutely adorable Farrah :)
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    1. Thanks, Alex! <3

  20. These look adorable – and delicious!
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    1. Thanks so much! :D

  21. These sound very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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