Low Carb Pumpkin Cupcakes (With Not-So-Low-Carb Cream Cheese Frosting)

Need to whip upwards a dessert this autumn for soul or a few people who are eating on a low-carb or keto diet? Leave one-half of the batch unfrosted, in addition to thus pipage in addition to decorate the relaxation of the cupcakes alongside this not-so-low-carb cinnamon cream cheese frosting recipe for those who aren't on a low-carb diet to savor this autumn season!

Fall volition survive hither earlier nosotros know it which tin exclusively hateful ane thing: pumpkin spice everywhere!

I know what you're thinking. It gets sometime yesteryear the destination of the season. But every summer, I remind myself that autumn is coming in addition to along alongside all of the excessive amounts of pumpkin spice flavored everything also comes the cooler weather. So a hint of autumn inward my kitchen this calendar week was welcomed, in addition to today I'm sharing this keto-friendly, autumn pumpkin cupcake recipe! 

If yous are looking for a depression carb dessert this fall, yous don't bring to gain these pumpkin cupcakes alongside the cinnamon cream cheese frosting. But whipping upwards this batch alongside a few that are piped in addition to topped alongside frosting volition continue everyone happy if you're preparing cupcakes for a grouping of people. 

This frosting, however, is definitely non low-carb! The final few times I bring been baking, it has been baking for others (more specifically, baking for Adam's co-workers at his school). Most people savor traditional, non-sugar-free baking in addition to alongside that inward mind, I wanted to whip upwards unopen to not-so-healthy frosting that tastes absolutely delicious in addition to tastes similar a large seize alongside teeth of autumn inward your mouth! 

Life is virtually balance, later all, thus these depression carb pumpkin cupcakes duo beautifully alongside this traditional cream cheese frosting!

It is worth nil that your NET carbs per cupcake is going to depend on the specific nutritional information of each element that yous use. For our cupcakes alongside the brands that nosotros used, each cupcake without frosting is half dozen grams NET carbs. With frosting, however, it does saltation upwards quite a bit. 

If yous are aiming for low-carb, yous volition desire to skip on preparing them alongside this frosting. 

That said, nosotros recommend that if yous are baking for a grouping that yous purpose this frosting recipe to instruct alongside these low-carb cupcakes every bit they duo perfectly together! 

Low Carb Pumpkin Cupcakes (with Not-So-Low-Carb Cream Cheese Frosting)

*Yields 12 cupcakes 

Cupcake Ingredients:

• 2 cups of pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 2/3 loving cup of kokosnoot flour
• 1 loving cup of almond meal
• 1 loving cup of powdered sweetener
• 1 3/4 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

Cupcake Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F) in addition to trace of piece of occupation a cupcake tin alongside newspaper baking cups.
2. In a large mixing bowl, vanquish the pumpkin alongside the powdered sweetener in addition to the vanilla extract. Add inward the eggs ane at a fourth dimension in addition to vanquish them until the batter texture is fluffy. 
3. Add inward one-half of the kokosnoot flour in addition to gently flexure it into the mixture simply plenty thus that it is dispersed. 
4. Pour inward the almond meal, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt, in addition to baking soda in addition to gently flexure it into the mixture.
5. Finally, add together inward the remaining kokosnoot flour in addition to flexure it inward exclusively plenty thus that yous no longer run across the kokosnoot flour. The batter should await mixed, but the play a joke on is to non over-beat the batter thus that your cupcakes volition come upwards out low-cal in addition to fluffy in addition to non dense in addition to chewy.
6. Use a scoop or spoon in addition to fill upwards the baking cups virtually one-half agency alongside the batter. 
7. Bake the cupcakes inward the oven at 350 degrees (F) for 25-30 minutes, or until yous tin insert a toothpick in addition to it comes out clean. 
8. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely in addition to thus yous tin savor them. 

Not-So-Low-Carb Frosting Ingredients:

• 8 ounces of regular cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 loving cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoons of cinnamon

Not-So-Low-Carb Frosting Directions:

1. Combine all of the frosting ingredients inward a large mixing bowl. Beat the mixture until it is smooth. 
2. Fill a decorating handbag alongside the frosting.
3. Use a piping frosting tip in addition to insert the tip into the middle of the cupcakes in addition to fill upwards a pocket-size amount inward the middle of the cupcakes. 
4. Use a medium-sized frosting tip to decorate the tops of the cupcakes, in addition to sprinkle alongside a pocket-size amount of pumpkin pie spice (optional). 

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