Coconut Flour Cupcakes!
These coconut flour cupcakes contain nourishing coconut oil, protein-and-vitamin-rich eggs, unrefined raw honey, and satiating coconut flour. It is my go-to recipe for a quick but impressive dessert. I’ll often serve them spread with apple butter and sprinkled with fresh berries. The coconut flour cupcakes themselves require only about 10 minutes of prep, so I can whip them up with a moment’s notice.
If you wish to invest a bit more time, top these cupcakes with one of the Paleo frosting recipes that I’ve gathered below. Many of the recipes are also SCD/GAPS-friendly.
- ½ cup coconut flour, available here
- 6 eggs, at room temperature (that's important)
- 6 Tbs. raw honey, get a free jar of my recommended honey here
- 6 Tbs. coconut oil or butter
- 2 Tbs. coconut milk, room temp. (recommended brand here) OR an equal amount of full-fat yogurt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a muffin tin with 8 liners.
- Combine the coconut flour and eggs until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
- Divide evenly between the muffin tins. Bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Cool completely and frost with the lemon mousse.
- Makes 8 cupcakes. Feel free to double the recipe if you want more cupcakes! These last in an airtight container for a few days at room temperature. They also freeze really well!
Great Paleo Frosting Recipes
So, now that you have these flavorful coconut flour cupcakes, are you looking for a paleo frosting recipe? Here are some tasty options:
1. “Cream Cheese” Buttercream from Healthful Pursuit, with homemade cashew cheese and palm sugar
2. – Paleo Lemon Mousse, from me, actually a mousse but I use it for a frosting.
3. Paleo Maple Frosting, from The Civilized Caveman, with palm shortening (it’s just healthy palm oil) and arrowroot flour
4. Hazelnut Chocolate Frosting, from The Healthy Foodie, with hazelnut butter and cocoa (but you can use any other nut/seed butter)
5. Easy Chocolate Buttercream, from Cookies and Cups, made with only chocolate chips and butter. You can use dairy free chocolate chips and coconut oil for a Paleo version.
6. Paleo Chocolate Frosting from Elena’s Pantry contains only chocolate chips, coconut oil, and vanilla extract.
7. Dairy-free whipped cream frosting with just coconut cream, honey, and vanilla extract. Only frost the cupcakes immediately before serving, however, because it doesn’t hold up at room temperature well.
8. Paleo Vanilla Frosting from The Paleo Baking Company makes a simple option packed with healthy fats, made with only coconut oil and raw honey.
9. Paleo Honey Frosting, from The Civilized Caveman, uses palm shortening, honey, and coconut cream.
Enjoy the recipes and happy baking!
These were the most beautiful looking paleo cupcakes I’ve ever made, however the texture/flavor was off. They’re too eggy tasting and spongy, they even make a weird sound when you bite into them.
Lauren – a big thank you all the way from Tasmania for sharing this recipe.
I made them this morning to take to a Paleo get together. No frosting, just topped with slices of fresh strawberries. I didn’t have quite enough coconut flour left and added 2Tb almond meal.
In short: they were very well received, and the first plate on the table to be emptied.
Everyone asked about the recipe so I directed them to your page.
Well done and thanks again
Good day, I am going to try this recipe tomorrow and I know it will be delicious.
Thank you for sharing this recipe with all of us.
Val Meyer from Cape Town South Africa.
I made these today for someone’s birthday so I would have something to eat when everyone else is having cake. They are amazing! They taste just like yellow cake to me. I made the chocolate buttercream frosting that you linked to. So good. I would absolutely make them again and double them next time. Thanks for the recipe.
Can I use less coconut oil? It would obviously change the composition and since I’m not a baker, not sure if it will make it bad or not.
I did make them and they were very yummy but just a tad on the oily side. I shared them with my coworker’s and they enjoyed them also.
I want to substitute the honey with a low carb sweetener. Hope this works!
Hi, is the coconut milk from a can or is it the one that u drink?