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Gluten-free chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting

These cupcakes are gluten-free and without the frosting, can be frozen - great for adding to lunchboxes.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 24 people (makes 24 cupcakes)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 60g good-quality gluten-free dark chocolate, chopped
  • ⅔ cup water
  • 100g reduced-fat spread
  • ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup gluten-free self-raising flour
  • 2 tablespoons gluten-free cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup almond meal
  • 1 tablespoon crushed peanuts, to serve
  • Peanut butter frosting
  • ⅓ cup no-added-salt-or-sugar peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup low-fat gluten-free Greek-style yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 150°C. Line 2 x 12-hole (40ml) muffin tins with paper cases.

    2 In a small saucepan combine chocolate and water. Place over a medium heat, stirring, until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.

    3 Beat spread, sugar and eggs with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Sift in flour and cocoa then stir in almond meal. Add chocolate mixture and stir to combine.

    4 Divide mixture evenly into prepared muffin tins. Bake for 20 minutes, or until firm to touch. Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

    5 To make frosting, combine all ingredients and stir until smooth. Dollop frosting over cooled cupcakes. Serve scattered with crushed peanuts.

    Variations

    Make it low FODMAP: Check dark chocolate for high-FODMAP ingredients such as inulin, chicory root fibre and honey. Also choose a gluten free flour that does not contain soy, garbanzo bean, amaranth or lupin flours.

    HFG tip

    Un-iced cupcakes are suitable to freeze.

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