Keto Gingerbread Cupcakes with Eggnog Frosting

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: gluten free, Low Carb

Keyword: Almond flour recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 423kcal

Author: Angela Coleby

Baked with almond flour these gingerbread cupcakes are slathered with a cream cheese eggnog frosting for a low carb festive treat.

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

½ cup butter softened
½ cup Brown monkfruit or other low carb sweetener
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ginger powder
1 inch ginger, fresh finely grated
½ tablespoon cinnamon, ground
¼ teaspoon cloves, ground
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground

Frosting

8 oz cream cheese softened
6 oz butter softened
½ cup monkfruit sweetener
¼ cup sugar-free eggnog

Instructions

Make the Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees and line a muffin tin with 10 cupcake liners.
In a large bowl add the butter and monkfruit sweetener and whisk until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time and continue to whisk.
Add the almond flour, baking powder, spices, fresh ginger and salt. Whisk until you have a smooth batter.
Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes until the tops of the cupcakes are firm.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before removing them to cool on a cooling rack.

Make the Frosting

Place the butter in a medium bowl and whisk until light and fluffy.
Add the cream cheese and monkfruit sweetener and beat until combined.
Stir in the eggnog and taste test. Adjust for any additional sweetener or eggnog.
Slather or pipe over the cupcakes.

Notes

Makes 10 cupcakes

The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.

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