Apple Spice Cupcakes

Name: Apple Spice Cupcakes
Yield: makes 10
Ingredients: 1/2 cup coconut flour; 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 large eggs; 1/4 cup grapeseed oil; 1/2 cup agave nectar; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green apple

December 9, 2011

Tart chunks of green apple and warming cinnamon make this healthy and delicious cupcake the ideal after-school snack. Pack, unfrosted, in a lunch box along with a small container of Cream Cheese Frosting (page 95) for a special school-lunch dessert.

Cooks' Note

Sweetness: Medium

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