When it comes to a low carb diet, desserts can be quite challenging. In fact, I avoided desserts completely while “dieting” in the past. However, that’s recently changed. I still can’t believe these are low carb and gluten-free. Whaaaat? That’s right.
These Low Carb Vanilla Cupcakes are super moist. I used butter, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, etc. So still some yummy stuff in there.
Eating a low carb diet does not mean savory only. You can still enjoy sweets. I tried sugar-free desserts a couple of years ago and I thought “Nope“. Heres the thing, my brain is a little tricky. If I eat pizza for dinner, chocolate cake for dessert, and then eat these a couple hours later, I will toss them out. I’m being super honest here. Now, if I eat a low carb diet all week, and then have one of these I will worship them with a cup of coffee. Sugar-free and low carb desserts are very different from regular desserts.
The best part about these is how moist and soft they are. So yum. Also, super easy to make. The first time I made these I used 1/2 cup of sour cream and found them a bit too dry. So I then tried doubling the sour cream and voila. Perfect low carb vanilla cupcakes!
So adorable 🙂
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Low Carb Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp Natural Xylitol Sweetener
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sweetener Swerve
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix the unsalted butter and Xylitol until smooth.
- Add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, and mix until well combined.
- Stir in the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the batter evenly into your muffin tin and bake for 27 minutes or until fully cooked through.
- To make the buttercream, mix the butter, powdered sweetener, and vanilla extract for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the milk and mix for an additional minute or two on high speed.
- Using a star tip and piping bag, frost the cooled cupcakes and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Disclosure: I am not a nutritionist nor a Doctor. Consult with a Physician before starting a new diet.
Hello Julie,
The nutritional value includes the frosting?
Hi, yes, it does.
These are amazing! Best cupcakes I’ve made that are low carb/keto friendly. They stuck like crazy to the paper liners but popped out very easily without liners when I made them the next time.
So glad you enjoyed them Colleen 🙂
Just finished making these and sat down to eat one. I nearly cried! It was SO good! My greatest weakness when it comes to food is cupcakes and these absolutely hit the spot. They feel heavy but they are light and the texture is perfect. I could eat these without the icing. Thank you!
Yay! So glad you liked these Cheryl 🙂
Hi! Thank you for the recipe! Is it possible to change the sour cream for anything else?
Hi Zaide, I’ve only tried it with sour cream but maybe mayonnaise will work.
How long can they sit out before serving? I was thinking of making them the day before. Would the frosting hold overnight? Or should I frost them the day of?
I would recommend frosting them the day of but as long as you keep them in an airtight container at room temperature you should be fine if you frost them the day before.
What is the best way to store these to keep them from drying out? I will not eat 12 in one setting. Thanks!
Place them in an airtight container. I don’t recommend refrigerating them.
Amazing, turned out soft and fluffy, as good as the real thing. Added keto lemon curd to finish ????????Thank you!
All I have to say is WOW these are super super good. Ive tried many keto recipes for cupcakes these are the best!
Thank you so much, Christina! I’m so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
You list baking soda as an ingredient, but then in the instructions it says to add
‘baking powder’. which is it?
I apologize, it’s baking powder. I just adjusted the recipe.