Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Healthy Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting




A wonderful little treat perfect for dessert, breakfast or an afternoon snack. You won't believe they are only 3 points+

Makes 18 ( 3 points +)

  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 c. white whole wheat flour ( such as King Arthur)
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 T. flaxseed meal
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 2 c. shredded carrots
  • 1 c. unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla


Frosting:

  • 1/3 c. light cream cheese
  • 1/3 c. powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla


Preheat oven to 350 and spray or line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients ( through salt)
In a medium bowl, combine carrots, applesauce, egg and vanilla. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir until just blended.
Spon evenly into 18 muffin cups. Bake 18-20 minutes or until done. Cool completely.

Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth. Spoon onto cupcakes.

adapted from "Better Homes and Gardens Good and Fresh" magazine

5 comments:

  1. Wow these look so good!I love carrot cake- are they 3 points plus WITH frosting?!

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    1. Robyn,
      Yes, they are 3 PP with the frosting...as long as you get 18 cupcakes out of the batch. They are really good too!

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  2. I'm definitely going to try these this weekend!

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  3. Ohhh 3 PP....sounds good! :) Those look great, carrot cake hs got to be my favorite! Thanks for the recipe!

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  4. I made these this week and we all like them! I did 12 regular size and 12 mini muffins- and used all whole wheat (I'm trying to do this for the baby as much as I can). It's a great snack!

    Thanks! :)

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