Coconut Flour Cupcakes
Ingredients:
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5 tbsp. NUA Naturals Coconut Flour
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4 tsp. Potato Starch
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1-1/2 tsp. Baking Powder (GF)
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½ cup PLUS 1 tbsp chickpea flour
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165g NUA Naturals Coconut Palm Sugar
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120ml Coconut milk (full-fat)
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120ml Water
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2 tbsp. Whole psyllium husks
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75g NUA Naturals Coconut oil (melted)
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1/2 tbsp NUA Naturals Vanilla powder
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½ tsp fine sea salt
Icing:
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150g NUA Naturals Coconut Oil (melted)
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50g NUA Naturals Cacao Powder
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80ml NUA Naturals Agave Nectar
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 180°C.
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In a bowl, whisk the coconut milk, water, psyllium husks, coconut sugar, coconut oil and vanilla and let stand for 5 minutes.
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In another bowl, whisk the chickpea flour, coconut flour, potato starch, baking powder and salt.
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Stir both mixtures together until just blended.
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Pour the mix into a lined cupcake tray.
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Bake in oven for 25 – 30 minutes and then allow to cool before icing.
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To make the icing, melt the coconut oil using a Bain Marie.
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Remove from heat and whisk in the cacao powder and agave until smooth.
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Cool for 20 minutes (it will thicken as it cools) and then pour over cupcakes!



