[Healthy] Red Velvet Cupcakes

One of my absolute FAVORITE blog is Undressed Skeleton on Tumblr. It’s run by Taralynn McNitt and she is absolutely fabulous. I’ve been following her blog for sometime now and it’s beyond wonderful. She’s a cupcake addict like myself, but everything does she put a healthy twist to it…I just like to eat it as it! However, I made these and they are so good. Head over to the recipe or check it out below:

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Whole Grain Flour
• 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 Cup Plain Fat Free Chobani
• 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter
• 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1 Cup Baking Stevia
• 3 Large Egg Whites
• 1 Tbsp Red Food Coloring

Frosting:

• 1 Cup Fat Free Cream Cheese
• 1 Packet Sugar Free White Chocolate Pudding Mix
• 3 Tbsp Whole Grain Flour
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 Tbsp Baking Stevia
• 1 Cup Sugar Free Cool Whip

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
3. In a electric mixer combine Stevia, Chobani, applesauce, butter, almond milk, vanilla, egg whites, and food coloring.
4. Slowing mix in the dry ingredients.
5. Fill each cupcake liner up with 1/3 cup of batter.
6. Bake 20 – 25 minutes.

Frosting Directions:

1. In an electric mixer combine cream cheese, vanilla pudding mix and flour on high
2. Turn the mixer to medium speed and add in Stevia, and cool whip until fluffy.
3. Cover and cool in fridge for 30 minutes before adding to cupcakes
4. Add 1/3 cup frosting to each cupcake.

Enjoy! xo

November 8, 2012 by Nicole Ashley Categories: UncategorizedTags: Almond Milk, Baking, Chobani, Cooking, Cool Whip, Cream Cheese, Cupcakes, Frosting, Healthy, omnomnom, Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Undressed Skeleton, Vanilla 2 Comments