White Bean Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Icing
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Cupcakes made with white beans and coconut oil with a coconut cream icing.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Dish Type cupcakes
Cooking Style Baking
Diet and Health gluten-free, healthy-ish
Ingredient white beans
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Servings 12 cupcakes
Author Vanessa Vanya
- 1 15-oz can rinsed and drained organic white beans
- 5 large eggs
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup agave or honey
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
For the coconut cream frosting:
- 1 15-oz can coconut cream
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 325.
Drain and rinse beans in a strainer. Make sure they're completely dry!
Put beans, 3 of the eggs, vanilla, and salt into blender or food processor.
Blend on high until completely liquified.
Whisk together baking soda and baking powder and set aside.
Beat butter and/or oil with agave or honey until light and fluffy with a hand-mixer.
Add remaining two eggs, beat each one for about a minute.
Pour bean batter into egg mixture and mix with hand-mixer.
Stir in dry baking soda and powder mixture and beat the batter on high for one minute, until smooth.
Pour into cupcake tins almost to the top and bake for 25-30 minutes.
For coconut frosting:
Put the can of coconut milk and mixing bowl in the fridge overnight.
Set beaters in freezer for a few minutes before you begin. (great trick!)
Open can and remove all the solid coconut cream.
Mix cream in chilled bowl, with chilled beaters until fluffy.
Mix in powdered sugar and/or any other flavoring
Use right away or cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.