Thursday, July 26, 2012

Paleo Sweet (ch)Eats: Mango and Cream Cupcakes

So I've had 112's "Peaches and Cream" stuck in my head, and an overwhelming urge to bake recently. Unfortunately, the local market did not have any frozen peaches. WOMP. No worries though, I don't think Q, Daron, Slim, and Mike will mind that I decided to go for mango instead :)

Mango and Cream Cupcakes
3 eggs
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup frozen mango purée
1/2 cup grapeseed oil
1/2 cup raw honey or agave
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 tspn baking soda
1/4 tspn salt (optional)

Filling
1/4 cup frozen mango purée
1/2 tspn arrowroot powder
1/2 tspn water

Preheat your oven to 350F.

Whisk together the batter ingredients and spoon into a lined cupcake pan about 2/3 full.

In a small bowl, mix the arrowroot and water until well blended and add the mango purée. Scoop some of the filling into each cupcake and fill the remaining 1/3 with the remaining batter.

Bake for 20-25 min and let cool.

Mango Whipped Cream
1 can coconut milk
1/2 cup frozen mango purée
1/2 tspn vanilla extract
Cinnamon

Chill the coconut milk so that it separates properly (leave in the fridge for a few hours or overnight). Scoop out the firm coconut cream that is on top (use the remaining watery coconut mix to drink or use in a smoothie). Use a mixer and whip the coconut cream w the remaining ingredients until light and fluffy.

Top your cooled cupcakes with a dollop of mango whipped cream and enjoy! Happy nomming!

Note: the mango flavor is pretty subtle

1 comments:

girlmeetspaleo said...

ohmygoshhh, YUM!! Love mango in desserts