Healthy Cupcake Recipes

In addition to the typical sweet cupcakes, we can also prepare others suitable for diabetics, with dark chocolate and blueberries, or even in a salty version, varying their ingredients according to our taste.

If they say the word ” cupcake”, “muffin ” or “muffin”, surely a muffin with chocolate and a multicolored paper that contains it comes to mind. We tell you that you can enjoy more than delicious recipes for healthy cupcakes with not so common ingredients, both sweet and savory.

4 healthy cupcake recipes

Sweet cupcake : first recipe

This first preparation consists of a blueberry and dark chocolate muffin suitable for diabetics and also for those who do not want to abuse sugars.

To make 12 units, you will need the following ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons of sunflower or peanut oil.
• 225 gr of flour.
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder.
• 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder.
• half a teaspoon of allspice.
• 2 large eggs.
• 175 ml of orange juice.
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
• 40 gr of blueberries.

Preparation

• Brush a cupcake mold with oil .
• In a bowl, sift the flour and add the yeast, pepper and cocoa.

• Besides, beat the eggs with the oil and add the orange juice and zest, as well as the blueberries.
• Mix this last preparation with the other container and stir gently, but not so much, since the pasta should be a little lumpy.
• Distribute the pasta in the molds until the 2/3 parts.
• Bake at 200 ° for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and rising.

Sweet cupcake : second recipe

This recipe contains muesli, a set of cereals that has Swiss origin and helps prevent constipation, among other problems. It is an interesting option for breakfast ; You will start the day very well, with a lot of strength and energy.

Among the components of muesli, oats, barley, wheat, rye, rice and corn stand out. To make 12 muffins , you need:

• 150 gr of white flour.
• 75 gr of whole wheat flour.
• 100 gr of toasted muesli (+75 extra grams).
• 115 gr of brown sugar.
• 85 gr of raisins.

• 250 ml of milk.
• 2 eggs
• 100 gr of butter.

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 210 ° and spread the molds with melted butter.
• Sift the flours and add the muesli, sugar and raisins.
• Make a hole in the center; Beat the milk with the eggs and pour the mixture into that hole.
• Stir with a spoon a little until you get a homogeneous mixture, but with a lumpy texture.
• Place in the molds to three quarters.
• Sprinkle additional muesli on top before placing in the oven.
• Cook for 20 minutes.

Salty cupcake : first recipe

With these recipes, you will notice that the muffins or cupcakes not always have to be sweet. You can make them salty as a starter, for example.

In this case, we present a variety of pumpkin, really delicious. The ingredients for 12 units are:

• Half a kilo of pumpkin peeled and cut into cubes.

• 100 gr of whole wheat flour.
• 275 gr of white flour.
• Half a teaspoon of assorted spices.
• ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg.
• 115 gr of brown sugar.
• 2 eggs
• 125 ml of milk.
• 125 ml of vegetable oil.
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or essence.

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 210 ° and brush the molds with melted butter or oil.
• Cook the pumpkin in a saucepan until tender ; then strain, crush and let cool.
• Separately, sift the flours and add the spices and nutmeg. Make a hole in the center and add the sugar.
• In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla essence and pour into the flour hole.
• Stir, but don’t beat too much ; You should have a lumpy texture.
• Place the mixture in the molds and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Salty cupcake : second recipe

This recipe is very simple to make, but above all delicious. It is an excellent pre-dinner snack option and can be served with cold cuts or a cheese board.

It can also be a healthier snack. The fact that it contains so many seeds makes these muffins a more natural alternative ; also, having two varieties of cheeses, it will be really delicious.

You will need the following ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons of sunflower seeds.
• 4 tablespoons of sesame seeds (+1 extra tablespoon).
• 50 gr of pumpkin seeds.
• 375 gr of flour.
• 50 gr of grated Parmesan cheese.
• 60 gr of grated cheddar cheese.
• 250 ml of milk.
• 2 eggs
• 125 gr of melted butter.

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 210 ° and butter 12 cupcake molds .
• Place the three kinds of seeds in a pan and toast them a little; then, transfer to a container until cool.
• Sift the flour and add the salt, then the seeds.
• Add the cheeses and make a hole in the middle.

• Apart, beat the eggs and milk and pour into the hole.
• Stir until they have come together well. It should be of a rather lumpy consistency.
• Fill the molds in 2/3 parts and sprinkle with the extra sesame seeds.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

As you can see, these healthy cupcake  recipes are very simple. Of course, have no doubt that they are exquisite, as well as containing healthy ingredients. Your family will love them!