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Green Velvet Cupcakes

A festive twist on red velvet cake, these skinny Green Velvet Cupcakes are a St. Patrick's Day treat with the perfect amount of sweetness!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9 cupcakes
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Geri

Ingredients

FOR THE CUPCAKES

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 2 tbsp nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tsp almond milk (or milk of choice)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • green food coloring (amount depends on your food coloring and how green you want it)
  • (optional) green sprinkles

FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tbsp almond milk (or milk of choice)

Instructions

MAKE THE DONUTS

  • Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together softened cream cheese and sugar. (See blog notes for how to quickly soften cream cheese.)
  • Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the cream cheese/sugar mixture and beat until fully combined.
  • Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry until just fully combined. Add in food coloring (if you want) until the batter is a bright green color.
  • Insert 9 cupcake liners into muffin pan. Spritz liners generously with cooking spray. Fill each liner about 2/3 way up with batter, dividing evenly between 9 molds.
  • Bake until just cooked through, when a tooth pick inserted comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Try not to over bake! Let cool for about 5 minutes.

MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add in vanilla and milk, then whisk until combined.
  • Frost cupcakes with a mini spatula, or drizzle frosting over the top. Top with sprinkles

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically)
WW Green, Blue, and Purple SmartPoints: 5 per cupcake with frosting

Nutrition

Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g