Keto Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Keto Carrot Cake Muffins - this bakery classic has a gluten free and sugar free twist. Perfectly spiced, super moist muffins topped with rich and creamy cream cheese frosting.
Servings: 12
Calories: 313
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 2 ½ Cups almond flour (see my favorite on Amazon)
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ Cup sugar free granulated sweetener (see my favorite on Amazon)
- 3 Large eggs, beaten
- 1 Cup Shredded carrots
- 1 ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- 8 oz Greek Yogurt
- pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Frosting:
- 8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
- ½ Cup Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup sugar free powdered sweetener
Garnish: (optional)
- 1 Tablespoon sugar free granulated sweetener (see my favorite on Amazon)
- 1 Tablespoon Walnuts
- 1 Tablespoon Shredded carrots
Instructions
Muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 400F and line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners. Spray the inside of the liners with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, baking soda, salt, sweetener, vanilla cinnamon, ground ginger and nutmeg. Now add in the beaten eggs, greek yogurt and carrots. Mix well.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin cups evenly using a scoop. Bake in the oven for 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting
Frosting:
- In a medium size mixing bowl, whip the softened cream cheese and butter. Add in the sweetener ⅓ at a time until fully incorporated. Finally, add in the vanilla and beat until nice and smooth. Use a piping bag or the corner of a a zip top bag to frost your cupcakes.
Garnish:
- Combine sweetener, walnuts, and shredded carrots in a mini food processor and pulse for a few seconds. Just enough to combine all the ingredients together and to chop up carrots and walnuts. Alternatively, you can chop finely with a knife. Garnish on top of your muffins.
Notes
- Carrots: I used pre-shredded and then chopped them even more in a mini food processor.
- Greek Yogurt: look for a plain Greek Yogurt that has the fewest carbs. This is usually 7g per cup. You can substitute sour cream but that will increase the calorie count.
Nutrition
Calories: 313 | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Fiber: 3g