“Who doesn’t like gingerbread? I’ve made these a few times for the kids at parties and they always go down very well,” says fitness expert and author Joe Wicks.
“The date topping is genius, too. When soaked in hot water, the dates soften and can be blended into a purée, which has a smooth, sticky texture and a caramel-like flavour.”
Gingerbread cupcakes with date caramel
Equipment
- Muffin tin
- Medium bowl
- Jug
- hand blender/food processor/standing blender
Ingredients
- 90 g wholemeal plain flour
- 30 g soft dark brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 25 g ground almonds
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ⅛ tsp ground clove
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 90 g 0% fat Greek yoghurt
- 45 ml water
- 1 egg
- 1½ tbsp melted coconut oil
- 2 tbsp crystallised ginger chunks to decorate
For the date caramel:
- 100 g pitted dates
- 60 ml milk or non-diary milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan and line a standard muffin tin with six muffin cases.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, ground almonds, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, spices and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl or jug, combine the yoghurt, water, egg and coconut oil.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir together until just combined. Divide the mixture between the prepared muffin cases.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the centre of a cupcake comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the caramel. Place the dates into a small jug and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 15 minutes to soak.
- Drain the dates and return to the jug, then add the milk, vanilla and salt. Blend until smooth with a hand blender, or in a food processor or free-standing blender.
- Once you’re ready to serve the cupcakes, frost them with the date caramel and sprinkle on some of the crystallised ginger chunks for decoration.
Nutrition
Feel Good Food by Joe Wicks is published by HQ. Photography by Dan Jones.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Wicks, Joe (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
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