Paleo Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes are LIFE. Also, paleo chocolate cupcakes are even better. That mountain of fudgey frosting on top of that super moist, fluffy, best ever black out chocolate cupcakes… um, helloooo dessert!
I took some inspiration from one of my most popular paleo brownie recipes and evolved those babies into some double chocolate cupcakes worthy of sprinkles. Did you know you can get all natural sprinkles? Now, they aren’t paleo, but if you are looking for a healthier festive way to spice up your cupcake life, these are the natural sprinkles I always have in stock in my cupboards (also, here are the chocolate ones!!!).
Getting every last drop of cake batter and gooey fudgey frosting is ESSENTIAL, so I pulled out my favorite spatulas for the job- Di Oro’s black silicone spatulas. I cannot stress how important it is to find the right spatula for licking off the last drops of cake batter ;). Yup, I’m one of those. Leave no man behind- or in this case, leave no chocolate goodness behind!! Here’s my favorite friend in the kitchen when it comes to baking cupcakes. Use code, “PALEODIORO” for an extra 40% off! Makes great Christmas gifts, just sayin’.
Paleo Diet + Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes were one of the very first things I made once I turned onto the paleo diet. Never once have they let me down. Always rich. Always decadent and addicting. And always, always my favorite dessert ever.
My sister and I used to have midnight baking and movie marathons, loading our kitchen counters with way too many batches of mini chocolate and vanilla paleo cupcakes… and then of course there was the problematic situation of two teenage girls mixed with chocolate frosting overload, 90’s tv shows, flannel pj’s and bare feet. Partaaaay all night long!
So, if your chocolate dreams haven’t come true since going paleo- that’s ALL about to change. Be prepared to indulge in so much chocolate heaven you won’t know what to do with yourself! A big shoutout to Di Oro for making these chocolate cupcakes possible to share with all of you today, woot! Thanks guys! I hope you enjoy every bite and your chocolate dreams come true.
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips or paleo chocolate
- 2/3 cup cashew butter or almond or peanut
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
Frosting
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- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a stand mixer or by hand combine all ingredients for cupcakes and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Use an ice-cream scoop to fill the muffin liners 2/3 way full. Bake on 350F for 25 minutes until cooked- test by inserting a clean toothpick or knife into the center of a cupcake, if it comes out clean they are done. Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.
- Prepare a double boiler and bring heat to a low simmer. Melt all ingredients for the frosting together in the double boiler. Then beat with an electric mixer for about 1 minute (I use my KitchenAid). Transfer the bowl of frosting (it will be like a thick liquid) to the fridge to chill for about 1 hour until it thickens (stirring on occasion). Whip frosting again before piping onto cupcakes.
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Nutrition Facts
Paleo Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 501
Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30g
46%
Saturated Fat 19g
95%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 93mg
31%
Sodium 233mg
10%
Potassium 198mg
6%
Total Carbohydrates 54g
18%
Dietary Fiber 9g
36%
Sugars 35g
Protein 12g
24%
Vitamin A
2%
Calcium
2%
Iron
19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Looks delicious. What type of coconut milk did you use?
Hi Ali, I used the coconut milk in the carton- but any type will work. 🙂
These are so good!! I added chocolate chips and left them without frosting!
Great idea!
I like it, but I attracte to you more, marry me, I would like to feed my life woth love and your sweets, for💟ever
Thanks for the recipe. Will the frosting work with dairy free chocolate chips?
Hi Jess, yes- that will work!
can I sub maple syrup for the coconut sugar? and if so, what would the ratio be? Thanks!
Hi Greta, I don’t know if that would work since maple syrup is a liquid and coconut sugar is not. Might be worth a try.
It’s amazing how discovering a new website, with unreal looking receipts can bring someone so much excitement! So happy to have found you today Kaylie! And pumped to start creating some of these beauties!
Oh, thank you Lacey!!
Do you think I could sub a few dates for the coconut sugar?? (we’re on Whole30 right now, but I’d still love to serve a compliant dessert for my daughter’s birthday party.) Thanks!
Hi Christy, I am not sure how that will work, but it would be a fun experiment!
Can you use coconut milk from a can??
Hi Carole, yes! That totally works 🙂
These turned out so good! I switched out the regular peanut butter for coconut peanut butter in the frosting. I was so pleased with these beautiful little treat I made a second batch and shipped them to my sister for her birthday!!! Thank you Kaylie!
So great to hear Pam! 🙂 Thank you.
These look super yummy, I’m just wondering if they are very coconut tasting? My hubby doesn’t like coconut in everything, while I don’t mind it at all. But I would like to make something he’ll enjoy that’s healthier but still tastes indulgent and chocolatey.
Hi Danielle, you shouldn’t be able to taste the coconut oil in these 🙂 Enjoy!
Have you ever tried using the “cupcake” recipe & baking it into a cake instead?
Hi Stephanie, I haven’t but it should work great! 🙂 Let me know how it goes.
Didn’t read nutritional data till after I went out and bought these expensive ingredients and mixed the cupcakes. I haven’t tasted them yet but I could have had real brownies or cupcakes and it would have been less carbs and less sugars. Very disappointing.
Hi Teresa, food is fuel- I like to focus on nutrition, not calories. 🙂
So the nutritional info is per cupcake, not for the whole batch?
Hi Kelly, yes- it’s per cupcake. 🙂
So there are 54 carbs per cupcake? Or is this per the entire batch?
Per cupcake.
Whenever i melt coconut oil it solidifies in the batter then I end up with weird looking cupcakes
Hi Dianna, it might be prematurely cooking your eggs in the batter if you are really heating up the oil and then not mixing it into the batter right away. I would suggest heating coconut oil over low heat then mixing right away. 🙂 Best of luck!
What kind of chocolate chips do you use? Semi-sweet? Because there is no sweetener in the frosting? Not unsweetened is guess.
Hi Sarah, I used semi sweet.
I am thinking of making these for my son’s first birthday. Since that much cocoa would be a lot for a little guy, do you think it would would to sub half the cocoa for coconut flour? Thanks 🙂
Hi Marisa, I don’t know how well that would turn out- they have much different baking consistencies. Maybe cassava flour?? I haven’t tried.
I want to thank you for sharing this recipe. I substite the sugar for baking truvia for a sugar free version and it taste like heaven! Thank you again.
Thank you Lua.
Is the nutrition label per cupcake or for the whole 12 servings?
It’s per cupcake.
Do you think you could substitute flax seed eggs for the 6 eggs to make it vegan?
Hi Anna, it will probably turn out gummy if you do, but you can always experiment. I haven’t personally tried it.
Can we sub coconut sugar for regular granulated sugar?
Yes! 🙂
These are delicious!!! Thank you!
I subbed the 1 cup of coconut sugar for 1/2 a cup of coconut sugar & 1/4 of maple surup
So Yummy!!! I made for my hubby’s birthday & I’m going to make for my daughters.
Do you have a birthday cake version of any kind?
Thanks
Claire
Hi Claire, so glad to hear you enjoyed them. I do have a cake version- just search chocolate cake on my blog. 🙂
Hi,
Do you have a nutritional count for the cupcakes without the frosting? Thanks
Hi Jo, sorry- I don’t.
I halved the recipe to try them out and I found them a little dry 🙁 Your description says they come out moist though- just wondering if you had any suggestions for next time??
Hi Jalisa, your oven probably cooks a little bit different than mine, so I would just cook them less next time. 🙂
Okay, I usually don’t do recipe comments, but being paleo and needing dessert recipes is hard!! So here’s my take! I made these for my daughters birthday party, and I added 1/4 cup of semisweet chocolate chunks to the batter, and I forgot to add the coconut milk to the recipe because I suck. They still turned out so wonderfully that my VERY non-paleo cousin and my daughter both asked for another one! They are so moist and perfect!!! I wouldn’t have known they weren’t traditional cupcakes. I served them with a coconut frosting that I found a recipe for, and thy tasted like German chocolate cupcakes. BE STILL MY HEART. But seriously, these will forever be the cupcakes I make from this point forward. I ate one today, and even being day old, they were fantastic!!
Wow, thank you so much Rachel!! 🙂
Hi there , I really want to try to make these this weekend- my question is could I sub out the eggs for an egg substitute mix I bought? My son has an egg allergy and members of my family are gluten free, so I’d love to just do one recipe! Thanks so much!
Hi Nitara, that could work- I haven’t tried it, so I cannot say for sure. Let me know how it goes if you try it! 🙂
on the nutritional facts, is that with or without the frosting?
Hi Faith, they are with the frosting. 🙂
I’m so excited to try this recipe! I have had the worst chocolate cravings for the past 3 days! I just ordered a kitchen-aid stand mixer, so only a couple more days of waiting! I wanted to ask your opinion on subbing the coconut oil for clarified butter? Only because the last time I baked with coconut flour, coconut milk and coconut oil, the coconut flavor was so overpowering, although not sure that would be the case in this recipe? Anyway, thanks so much for posting this, Kaylie!
Hi Charity, this recipe doesn’t taste like coconut in my opinion- just lots of chocolate. :)I think the butter could be a good sub.
Hi! Can I sub regular milk for the coconut milk?
Totally!
Your recipes look great I can’t wait to make these tonight with my daughter.. I have one small suggestion. I’d move the placement of your ads,!85 cuts the recipe weird when viewing on the phone. I almost left because of it. It kinda give the page a tacky feel.. like those Spamy every other work is a ad site.. your site is too cute for that! Have a good day! Jamie
Thank you Jamie! I’m working on it- my web developer does all that stuff, so I’m working trying to get those changes into place. Sorry for the hassle!! Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
Just curious to if Sunbutter would work for frosting? We have a peanut allergy in the house. Thanks so much.
Totally! Sunbutter would work great and sounds delicious. 🙂
I got 189 calories per cupcake? With no frosting, anyone else try to figure that out?
I got 306 calories total per cupcake. What did I miss?
Great recipe. I used 1/2 the amount of coconut flour, 1/4 cup and baked a few minutes less. I just go by how much the flour soaks up, adding a little and waiting to see the texture. Used sweeteners and lily’s stevia chocolate chips.
Do you use canned coconut milk or
coconut milk in carton box? Thank you
I used boxed coconut milk in this recipe, but either will work.
25 minutes is waaaay too long. I took them out at 22 and they were already a bit overcooked. If I’d left them in the entire time, they would have tasted burnt. Not a great recipe. The taste is pretty good, but the texture is kind of spongey.
Since going gluten free, I have been trying recipes and this one is AMAZING!!! Also, should they be refrigerated once baked and iced?
Hi Ashley, they can be stored in the fridge or freezer. 🙂
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So I usually don’t go gluten free or paleo for that matter but having a family reunion this weekend and I have to say these are amazing I ate two I have like a second mom who Can’t have gluten and made these just for her and she just died she tried one fresh out of the oven because it has been so long that she had anything that was homemade and gluten free and taught her how to properly make a cake hahaah thank you for such a great recipe
Great to hear, thank you!
I am actually VERY NEW to paleo and I made these today. I would NEVER have known they were paleo! My son’s birthday is this weekend and I wanted to have something sweet for myself so I wasn’t staring at the cupcakes drooling. I will be making these over and over!!! I miss my normal foods and this was amazing!
Great to hear, thank you Mindy!
Hello, can I use this recipe to make a 3 layer cake instead of cupcakes? I’ll just keep make the same recipe over and over again .
Hi Karen, I would suggest making this recipe into a three layer cake, because sometimes cupcakes don’t transfer well into cakes and vice versa- https://paleoglutenfree.com/recipes/blackout-healthy-paleo-chocolate-cake/