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Vegan Halloween Cupcake Monsters

  • Prep Time: 60 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 85 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cupcakes 1x

Ingredients

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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup cacao powder (or cocoa)
  • ¾ cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp baking powder

Purple Frosting

  • 1 cup baked and mashed purple sweet potato
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 46 tbsp non-dairy milk

Decorations

  • 3 green grapes or kiwi berries
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Chocolate (yellow, and coconut sprinkles)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Blend the dates and water on high until smooth.
  3. Add the rest of the cupcake ingredients. Blend/process to form a thick batter.
  4. Divide beweren 6-8 muffin cups lined with paper liners or lightly oiled.
  5. Bake for 25 mins at 350F.
  6. Remove from the oven. Cool completely before frosting.
  7. In a food processor (works better than a blender for this), combine the mashed purple sweet potato and maple syrup. Process while slowly adding the milk until thick and smooth. This may take a while to get it really smooth.
  8. Spread a thick layer of frosting on each cupcake. Dab with a dull knife to create a “fur” effect.
  9. Top with sprinkles.
  10. Slice the grapes/kiwi berries in half. Insert a mini chocolate chip into the center of each. Place on top of the cupcakes.
  11. Enjoy! They are best eaten the day you decorate them or the grapes get a little funky.