Grain-free chocolate cupcakes (Primal, GAPS, Grain-Free, Gluten-Free)

What to do when your grain-free recipes don’t “hold a candle” to the old stand-by recipes for cupcakes, cookies, and cakes? It can take a lot of trial and error to adapt recipes to a gut-healing diet, and still taste good. In this post, I will describe how to make grain-free chocolate cupcakes that are just as delicious as the sugary, gluten-full versions.

I am happy to say that this cupcake recipe holds up.

We’ve made these cupcakes for countless birthdays, potlucks where there were gluten-free eaters, and other special occasions.


Important note: Cocoa and baking soda are allowed on the GAPS Diet, but only when all digestive symptoms are gone, and only on the Full GAPS Diet.

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Grain-Free Chocolate Cupcakes (Primal, GAPS, Grain-free, Gluten-free)

4.9 from 14 reviews
  • Author: Melanie Christner - Honest Body
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Description

Makes 12+ cupcakes

Adapted from this recipe by Comfy Belly

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa (fair trade best)
  • 1/2 tsp unrefined sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup raw honey
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Combine all the dry ingredients and mix well
  3. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat
  4. Mix eggs, honey and melted butter together
  5. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients and mix for at least a minute or more, until smooth without clumps (coconut flour expands as it takes in moisture, so it is good to give it a little time)
  6. Fill each cupcake liner 1/2 way up
  7. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  8. Cool cupcakes before applying frosting
  9. Frost and enjoy! You can store these at room temp or in the fridge. The buttercream frosting will stay “in shape” better in the fridge.

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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  • 2 sticks, or 1 cup butter (softened to room temp)
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 4 Tbs unsweetened cocoa

Method:

  • Combine in mixer and blend until smooth and pliable enough to go into a pastry bag for piping

Try these out for your next birthday party or family celebration…they will be a hit!

This simple grain-free chocolate cupcake recipe will be your go-to recipe the first time you try them! Perfect for GAPS and grain or gluten-free diets.

 

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