- prep: 20 min
- cook: 35 min
- total: 55 min
Summary
Decadent and moist, these carrot cake cupcakes are perfect for spring! A cream cheese frosting would work perfectly here, too!
Ingredients
- 1 lb carrots (approximately 3 large.), grated
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup cake and pastry flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 cup unsweetened, toasted coconut
- 1 small apple, peeled, grated
- 5 egg whites, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature
- 1/2 tbsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 24
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 291 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 15 g 22.47%
- Saturated Fat: 10 g 48.94%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 31 mg 10.24%
- Sodium: 296 mg 12.33%
- Calcium: 33 mg 3.29%
- Potassium: 166 mg 4.74%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 3.91%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 41 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g 12.1%
- Sugar: 26 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 70.49%
- Vitamin C 2.21%
- Vitamin D 0.01%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq