Keto Cupcakes

Losing weight invariably means eating less, and treats and desserts are usually the first things to get cut from your menu. After all, cheesecakes, muffins, and cookies are all high in calories and sugar and are common weight gain culprits.

This goes double for keto, which involves eating just 50 grams of carbs or less per day.

Thankfully, there some low-carb options for keto dieters that mean you can still enjoy a few treats while continuing to lose weight.

These low-carb keto cupcakes are moist, sweet, tasty, and very easy to make. Enjoy one with your afternoon coffee to make your diet easier to live with.

Keto Cupcakes

Ingredients For 10 Servings

For The Sponge

• ½ cup soft butter
• 2/3 cup sugar-free powdered sweetener
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 large eggs, whisked
• 2 tablespoons milk (dairy or plant-based)
• ½ coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For The Frosting

• 3 cups sugar-free powdered sweetener
• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup sugar-free cocoa
• 1-2 tablespoons milk (dairy or plant-based)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees centigrade/350 degrees centigrade. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with ten paper liners, leaving two spaces empty.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, butter, sweetener, and vanilla extract until combined. Sift and add the coconut flour and baking powder and mix.
3. Divide the sponge mix equally between the ten paper liners.
4. Bake for 17-20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the sweetener, butter, and cocoa, adding as little milk as required. Beat to make your frosting and then refrigerate.
6. Allow the cupcakes to cool and then top with equal amounts of frosting.

Nutrition Per Serving

• 260 calories
• 24 grams of fat
• 6 grams of protein
• 6 grams of carbs
• 3 grams of fiber
• 3 grams of net carbs

Bottom Line

It’s hard to believe that you can eat cupcakes on any diet, especially keto, but with this recipe, your cupcake dreams can come true.

Using almond flour instead of wheat flour and a powdered sugar substitute means you can make a cupcake that tastes as good as the regular type, but it won’t derail your diet.

In fact, these cupcakes could help you lose weight faster. As every savvy keto dieter knows, high-fat foods put you into a deeper state of ketosis, leading to even faster weight loss.

A cupcake that helps you lose weight instead of gaining it? You bet!