Paleo Jelly Donut Cupcakes

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Ingredients

  • or the cupcakes:
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup apple sauce
  • ½ cup grapeseed oil
  • ½ cup agave nectar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • for the filling:
  • ½ cup raspberry jam
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
  • for the topping:
  • 2 tablespoons xylitol

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor combine eggs, apple sauce, grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla and pulse together
Pulse in coconut flour, salt and baking soda
Allow batter to sit and thicken just a bit
To prepare filling, combine raspberry jam and arrowroot powder in a small bowl and stir vigorously
Next, line a cupcake tin with unbleached paper liners
Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons cupcake batter into each cupcake liner
Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon of jam mixture (on top of batter) into each cupcake liner
Spoon another tablespoon of batter onto cupcakes to cover jam mixture
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes
Remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes
Spoon a scant ½ teaspoon of xylitol “sugar” onto top of each cupcake
Cool and serve
Makes about 10cupcakes