Now you can have your Green Smoothie and your cupcake at the same time - with these Green Smoothie Cupcakes! And, check out that Vanilla-Coconut Frosting - it sure does balance off these cupcakes well!
Ingredients
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 cup milk of your choice
- 1/2 an avocado
- 2 cups Spinach
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1 pkg Purely Simple Yellow Cake & Cupcake Mix
FOR THE FROSTING
- 1 pkg Purely Simple Buttercream
- 1/2 cup of softened butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes
FOR THE CHOCOLATE-AVOCADO CREAM
- 1/2 an avocado
- 1/2 cup melted dark chocolate chips
Instructions
FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a blender, blend milk, avocado, and spinach into a "smoothie"
- In a large bowl, add the smoothie, Greek yogurt, 3 eggs & the Purely Simple Yellow Cake & Cupcake Mix
- Using an electric mixer, blended everything up for 2-3 minutes.
- Spoon mix into the lined cupcake tray and place the tray and bake for 19-20 minutes
- Then let cupcakes cool completely.
FOR THE FROSTING:
- With an electric mixer, mix Purely Simple Simple Buttercream, softened butter, water, vanilla extract, and unsweetened coconut flakes on low speed for 1-2 minutes till well blended.
- FOR THE CHOCOLATE-AVOCADO CREAM
- Mix 1/2 an avocado and 1/2 cup melted dark chocolate chips
- Frost Green Smoothie Cupcakes with Vanilla Coconut Frosting and "garnish" with chocolate-avocado cream!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g
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