No Bake Chocolate Cupcakes (Vegan | Gluten-Free)

These No Bake Chocolate Cupcakes are topped with coconut cream. These cupcakes are gluten-free, dairy-free and do not contain refined sugar. And the combination of coconut cream and cacao is just great. You don’t need an oven to make cupcakes. This simple and delicious dessert will decorate your table.

Vegan Cupcake Ingredients

There are few ingredients in the recipe for chocolate cupcakes. They can be divided into 3 groups. This is a crust of cupcakes, filling and cream.

Crust

I usually use almond flour and refined coconut oil for the crust. I like the savory crust. it stands out nicely against the sweetness of the dessert. Today, in addition to these ingredients, I added cacao powder and maple syrup to the recipe. I liked the result.

Filling No Bake Chocolate Cupcakes

For the cupcake base, I used no-bake cheesecake ingredients. These are soaked cashew nuts, coconut milk, cacao powder, vanilla extract, cacao butter and maple syrup. Soak cashew nuts for 8 hours or overnight before cooking. Change the water periodically. Cacao butter can be replaced with coconut oil. Instead of maple syrup, add whatever sweetener you like. Even coconut sugar.

Coconut Cupcake Cream

I made coconut cream for the first time. Been preparing for this for a long time. The question is still difficult. For the cream, I used Nature’s Charm Coconut Whipping Cream.

 

 

There is one nuance in these creams. Coconut sugar has already been added to them. Therefore, I did not add a sweetener to the cream. Only vanilla extract and cacao powder.

The cream itself is not very sweet. But that was enough for me. You in the process of whipping try the cream. For the right sweetness. Whether others will fit, I don’t know. Everything must be tried.

In addition to these ingredients, we will also need a 6-cell cupcake mold and paper liners. And good mood.

How to make No Bake Chocolate Cupcakes

We start making chocolate cupcakes with a crust. By the way, you can do without it. But I won’t do it.

So. In a bowl, combine almond flour, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and cacao powder. Then spread the crust blank into each cell of the mold. an average of 1.5 – 2 teaspoons. And press down with a spoon. Don’t forget about paper inserts before that. Our crust is ready. Now let’s make the cupcake filling.

Chocolate filling

To prepare the filling, you will need a blender. Of course, the more powerful it is, the better. If the blender bowl is not large, divide by 2 times. Using a blender, combine the soaked cashews, cacao butter, coconut milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract and cacao powder. Work with a blender until the mass is smooth.

Then, using a pastry bag or a tablespoon, fill in the cells of the mold. then put the mold in the freezer for 2 hours until it hardens. While the base of the cupcakes hardens, you can relax and unwind. Remove the mold from the freezer after the cupcakes have set. and start making coconut cream.

Cooking Coconut Cream

Place the coconut whipping cream in the refrigerator overnight before making the cupcakes. In this case, turn the jar upside down. This is necessary so that when you open the jar, the more liquid part of the cream will be at the top. And we need to drain it. We will use the frozen part of the cream for the cream.

Just before preparing the cream, chill the bowl in the freezer for 15 minutes. Then put the frozen part of the cream into a cold bowl. And beat with a mixer for about 1 minute. Then add vanilla extract and cacao powder. And keep beating for another 1 minute.

I did not manage to get a smooth mass. Maybe you should have whipped it longer? I didn’t experiment with it. It’s summer now and my kitchen gets a little warm. And I was afraid that the cream would not melt. But even in this form, the cream turned out to be very tasty.

Next, use a pastry bag and a closed star nozzle to decorate the cupcakes with cream. The choice of nozzle is your own business. It is quite possible to get by with just a pastry bag. Or just a spoon.

That’s all. Our delicious No Bake Chocolate Cupcakes are ready. I look forward to your feedback on this recipe.

Enjoy!

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