Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes – Connoisseurus Veg

October 13, 2023

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These vegan pumpkin cupcakes are moist, tender, and bursting with pumpkin spice! They’re additionally simple to make with only one bowl. The right deal with to have a good time fall with!

Vegan Pumpkin Cupcake with cinnamon sticks and pumpkin in the background.

My vegan pumpkin cake is one among my favourite candy recipes to make when the temperatures begin to drop. It is really easy, makes the entire home scent like fall, and naturally is totally scrumptious.

A few of you requested if it may very well be made as cupcakes, and I did not have a particular reply… till immediately!

Each time I put up a cake recipe I get a bunch of individuals asking if it may be made as cupcakes. The reply is often sure, however with some modifications. I am unable to all the time say what these modifications are although, till I begin doing a little testing within the kitchen.

That is what I did to remodel my vegan pumpkin cake recipe right into a vegan pumpkin cupcake recipe. All for you guys! (Imagine me although, I did not thoughts testing this one out in any respect.)

The cupcakes are simply as scrumptious because the cake, simply as simple, and type of higher as a result of there’s simply one thing particular about biting into a fragile little cupcake that is piled excessive with frosting!

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Elements You will Want

Flour. We’re utilizing all-purpose flour, also called white flour. That is what I developed and examined the recipe with, although it might doubtlessly work with different varieties like spelt flour or complete wheat pastry flour.
Sugar. Use natural sugar to maintain the recipe vegan. Typical (non-organic) sugar could also be bleached utilizing animal bone char, so it isn’t thought of vegan.
Brown sugar. Identical deal! This additionally must be natural.
Baking powder.
Baking soda.
Pumpkin pie spice.
Floor cinnamon.
Salt.
Pumpkin puree. I created the recipe utilizing canned pumpkin puree. Bought a contemporary pumpkin you would like to make use of? That is positive, however you may must cook dinner and puree it first. Strive this technique.
Non-dairy milk. You should use any non-dairy milk that is appropriate for ingesting, so long as it is unflavored and unsweetened. Need assistance deciding? See my information to non-dairy milk.
Vegetable oil. No matter kind of oil you wish to bake with will work. Corn oil, canola oil and melted coconut oil are all positive decisions. I even examined one batch of those with olive oil and it labored like a dream.
Vanilla extract.
Apple cider vinegar. Want a substitute? Learn my information to apple cider vinegar substitutes for baking.

How They’re Made

The next is an in depth picture tutorial on find out how to make this dish. Scroll all the way in which down if you would like to skip proper to the recipe!

Dry ingredients for pumpkin cupcakes in a mixing bowl with whisk.

Whisk your dry elements collectively in a big bowl: flour, sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Wet ingredients for pumpkin cake batter in a liquid measuring cup.

Stir the moist elements collectively in a small container. (A liquid measuring cup works nicely!) This contains your pumpkin puree, milk, oil, vanilla, and vinegar.

Tip: Moist elements ought to be at room temperature. This is applicable to all all baking recipes, until in any other case specified. So you might must heat your non-dairy milk up a bit if it was within the fridge.

Vegan Pumpkin Cupcake batter in a mixing bowl with a whisk.

Add the moist elements to the bowl with the dry elements and whisk every thing collectively till there aren’t any lumps. The batter shall be on the thick facet.

Vegan Pumpkin Cupcake batter in a muffin tin.

Switch the batter to a paper-lined muffin tin, then bake the cupcakes. They’re finished when a toothpick inserted into the middle of 1 comes out clear.

Tip: Do not fill your muffin cavities to the brim otherwise you’ll have spillage. About ¾ full is the candy spot. If in case you have a variety of further batter, bake a number of cupcakes in a second batch.

Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting being piped onto a vegan pumpkin cupcake.

Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack and ensure to let your cupcakes cool fully earlier than frosting them. I actually like these cupcakes with vegan cream cheese frosting, however vegan buttercream frosting or vegan chocolate frosting would additionally work!

Tip: If you happen to’re in a rush, let the cupcakes cool within the tin for 10 to fifteen minutes, then take away them from the tin and place them straight on the rack to complete cooling. This may velocity up the method!

Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes on a white wooden surface with cinnamon sticks and a cup of tea.

Shelf-Life & Storage

Vegan pumpkin cupcakes will preserve in an hermetic container at room temperature for 4 to five days, within the fridge for a few week, or within the freezer for about 3 months. You’ll be able to freeze them frosted or unfrosted!

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