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Grasshopper cupcakes
9
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
The grasshopper, a classic old-school cocktail gets a rebirth with these fun cupcakes. It's the dessert version of the retro creamy cocktail that is made with equal parts mint liqueur, chocolate liqueur, and cream, shaken with ice and strained into a martini glass. Here, the chocolate is represented in the cupcake, and the frosting brings the mint to the party. They are garnished with coarsely broken chocolate wafer cookies to add a little crunch to the otherwise soft and creamy cupcakes.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
⅞ cup(s), (3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp)
Unsweetened cocoa powder
6 Tbsp
Sugar
¼ cup(s)
Monk fruit sweetener with erythritol
2⅔ Tbsp, (2 tbsp plus 2 tsp)
Baking powder
¾ tsp
Baking soda
¾ tsp
Table salt
½ tsp
Canned pumpkin puree
½ cup(s), purée
Plain unsweetened almond milk
½ cup(s)
Canola oil
¼ cup(s)
Egg
1 large egg(s)
Mint extract
1 tsp, divided
Low fat cream cheese
½ cup(s), at room temperature
Powdered sugar (confectioner's)
½ Tbsp
Light aerosol whipped cream
½ cup(s)
Food coloring
1 drop(s), green
Chocolate wafer
5 item(s)