Chocolate Beet-Apple Cupcakes
* This recipe can be made dairy free and/or gluten free!
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Dry Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pureed beets (I usually wash, roughly chop, boil, and mash. But microwaving works, too. Make sure you save the greens for a different healthy dish!)
2 cups all purpose flour (One to one gluten-free flour works, too! Check out these local g-f flours!)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup cocoa powder
Wet Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup applesauce (I just cook down some chopped, peeled apples and mash them. This was a local element that came from our trees during our fall harvest.)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs (always available locally!)
3/4 cup chocolate chips (To make this recipe dairy-free like my family does, just use dairy-free chocolate chips. We like Chatfields!)
-Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl.
-Mix all wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
-Combine two bowls of ingredients together, mixing out all lumps.
-Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
-Spoon batter into prepared cupcake tins.
-Bake 15-20 minutes, inserting a toothpick or fork to check for doneness.
-Cool before frosting. Yum!! Enjoy!
* The FDA recommends not eating raw batter that has uncooked ingredients such as eggs or flour.
*These cupcakes can be frosted with your favorite dairy-free or cream-cheese frosting, or eaten plainly delicious!
