Carrot Cupcakes

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  • Author: Banhishikha Roy
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 10
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Made completely with real grated carrots and the option to add nuts or raisins, these cupcakes are always a hit! Soft, fluffy, Healthy, Sugar- free, Vegan and Moist carrot cupcakes! 

Carrot Cakes became popular with the health food craze of the 1970s, although Jean Anderson in her American Century Cookbook says This carrot cupcakes recipe has began to appear as early as the 1920s.
These cupcakes are easy to make, versatile and utterly delicious. These cupcakes are also inspired by one of our most popular recipes! Carrot cupcakes are very simple to make and you don’t need any fancy equipment to make the batter. These healthy and vegan carrot cupcakes are soy-free and can be gluten-free and sugar-free.


Ingredients

  • Wheat flour – 1 1/2 cup
  • Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – 3/4 tsp
  • Cinnamon – 1 tsp
  •  Sugar free – 1/4 cup
  • A drop stevia
  • Raisins – 1/2 cup
  • Applesauce – 1/2 cup
  • Peanut butter – ½ Cup
  • Apple cider vinegar – 2 tsp
  • Pure vanilla extract – 2 tsp
  • Carrot  (peeled and grated carrots) – 2 cups

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 3500F and place 10 cupcake liners in a muffin tin.
  2. Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then set aside.
  3. In a large measuring cup, combine all liquid ingredients (including carrot).
  4. Mix wet ingredients into dry.  Blend well with a whisk and immediately portion into the baking cups and place in the oven.
  5. Add the grated carrots, chopped and floured raisins to the other ingredients and stir to combine.
  6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  7. Cool 10 minutes in pans then move to wire rack to cool completely.
  8. If you have leftover Cupcakes, store them, covered, at room temperature for two days, or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Notes

You can grate the carrots by hand, or for an easier option, use the grating attachment on your food processor


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 150 - 155 Kcal
  • Sodium: 235 mg
  • Fat: 5.9 - 7 g
  • Carbohydrates: 41 g
  • Fiber: 0.9 g
  • Protein: 4.7 - 5 g

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Sweet potato burfi

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Sweet potato burfi

  • Author: Shampa Banerjee
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Category: Sweets
  • Diet: Diabetic

Description

Sweet Potato Barfi is a low calorie tasty and healthy sweet. Since sugar isn’t used in the preparation of sweet potato barfi it is very good for people with diabetes and those who are overweight. Sweet Potato Barfi is prepared using sweet potato, milk powder and nuts, and hence it is a very good option as a low calorie sweet.


Ingredients

  1. Sweet potatoes (1 medium) :100g
  2. Ghee or clarified butter: 1 tbsp.
  3. Green cardamom powder (freshly ground is better): 1/4 th tsp.
  4. Chopped almond: 2 nos.
  5. Skimmed milk powder:25g

Instructions

  1. Boil sweet potatoes along with their skin in a pressure cooker and cool them
  2. When cooled, peel and mash the boiled sweet potatoes. 
  3. Add cardamom powder and mix well.
  4. Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed or non-stick pan.
  5. Fry the mashed sweet potatoes, stirring frequently, until ghee begins to separate. The halva tastes better when fried well.
  6. Add milk powder (unsweetened). Cook, stirring continuously, for another 2-3 minutes.
  7. Turn off heat and add 2/3rd of the chopped almonds.
  8. Spread it out on a greased plate and allow it to cool. Then cut them into squares or in diamond shape. 
  9. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with remaining nuts. Serve them warm or cold.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 4
  • Calories: 251Kcal
  • Fat: 7g
  • Carbohydrates: 35g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 12g

Keywords: Sweet potato burfi

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Pomegranate raita

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Pomegranate raita

  • Author: Meenu Agarwal
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Side dish
  • Cuisine: Indian
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Pomegranate raita is a delicious, healthy and quick to make accompaniment which is made using just yoghurt/curd, pomegranate peels, some spices and herbs. This fruit based raita is a great side dip for rice preparations, or even sandwiches and crankiest/rolls.


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Ingredients

  • Curd:500g
  • Pomegranate pearls 200g
  • Roasted cumin seed powder:10g
  • Curry leaves:7-8pcs
  • Dry red chili: 1pc
  • Oil:1tsp
  • Mustard seeds: 1tsp
  • Hing: 1/4 tsp
  • Sugar: 2tsp
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1.  Whisk curd. Add roasted cumin seed powder, Sugar, Salt and mix well.
  2.  Wash pomegranate pearls. Add to the curd mixture.
  3.  Heat oil in small pan, add mustard seeds. Allow them to splutter.
  4.  Add curry leaves, red chilli, and stir them for few seconds. Add hing and immediately transfer this to the raita mixture.
  5.  Mix well and serve.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 5
  • Calories: 100Kcal
  • Fat: 2g
  • Carbohydrates: 7g
  • Protein: 5g

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