Low Calorie Mint Chocolate Cupcakes With Frosting from 'cook You Recipe

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Low Calorie Mint Chocolate Cupcakes With Frosting from 'cook You
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Directions:

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper liners.
  2. 2. Using a handheld or standing mixer, whisk the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes, until pale and quadrupled in size. Add the grated sweet potato and whisk again. Whisk in the ground almonds, flour, peppermint extract, salt, cocoa powder and baking powder until they are well combined. Add the chocolate chunks or chips, and using a spatula, mix so that they are evenly distributed.
  3. 3. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners so that each liner is half-filled. This will give them enough space to puff up and rise to the top while baking.
  4. 4. Bake for 20 minutes. They will be somewhat flat on top rather than dome-shaped.
  5. 5. Once cooked, remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes. Transfer to the refrigerator until the cupcakes are cold. The cupcakes will need to be cold to keep the icing from sliding off.
  6. 6. While the cupcakes are baking, make the icing: With a wooden spoon or mixer, beat the butter with one heaping tablespoon of the sugar, the peppermint extract and coloring for a minute until they are all incorporated and the butter has softened slightly. Add the confectioners' sugar one heaping tablespoon at a time, with half a teaspoon of water each time you add the sugar, and beat between each addition. Once all the sugar is added, you should have a soft green paste.
  7. 7. Ice each cold cupcake, using just over a tablespoon of frosting per cupcake. Finish by sprinkling dark chocolate shavings over the top of each one.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 489.58 Kcal (2050 kJ)
Calories from fat 146.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.25g 25%
Cholesterol 49.39mg 16%
Sodium 385.03mg 16%
Potassium 282.36mg 6%
Total Carbs 84.13g 28%
Sugars 56.1g 224%
Dietary Fiber 2.55g 10%
Protein 5.55g 11%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 113.2mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 368.99 Kcal (1545 kJ)
Calories from fat 110.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.25g 25%
Cholesterol 37.23mg 16%
Sodium 290.2mg 16%
Potassium 212.81mg 6%
Total Carbs 63.41g 28%
Sugars 42.28g 224%
Dietary Fiber 1.92g 10%
Protein 4.18g 11%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 1.3mg 10%
Calcium 85.3mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.6
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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