Pumpkin cupcakes with gingerbread cream cheese frosting
These Gluten-free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Gingerbread Cream Cheese Frosting are tender and flavored with warming spices. The perfect easy fall, Christmas, or Holiday dessert! These cupcakes can be made dairy-free and refined sugar-free as well!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp oat flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
Cream cheese frosting
- 12oz Organic cream cheese, lactose free, or vegan cream cheese
- 3 tbsp grass-fed butter or vegan butter (I love the brand Monty's for dairy-free!)
- 1 cup monk fruit powdered sugar alternative *Or regular powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a muffin tin with spray oil OR use muffin liners!
- In a food processor or large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, blending or mixing well until no lumps remain. Careful not to over-blend. Then divide the batter amongst your cupcake tin, filling them 3/4 full.
- Bake the loaf for 20-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the top springs back when touched. Careful not to over-bake. Let the cupcakes cool completely before removing from the pan.
- While cooling, make the frosting. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together with an electric hand mixer at medium speed until well combined. It’s okay if it looks a little crumbly.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until fully combined. Then beat in the salt and vanilla extract. If it’s firm enough for your needs you can add to a piping bag and pipe right away.
- If you want a firmer frosting, you can refrigerate it for about an hour, stirring after about 30 minutes. Don’t let it chill too long before frosting your cake, though, because it gets quite firm!
- I like to grab gingerbread men cookies, cut the heads and arms off, and add them to the cupcake frosting! SO cute!