SUPREME RECIPE Of THE WEEK: SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES W/CHAI FROSTING

                        

SUPREME RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Sweet Potato Cupcakes With Chai Frosting

This recipie  less than 75 calories each. Flavor bliss plus built-in portion control!

Makes 16 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

Batter

• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg white
• 1/4 cup cooked or canned sweet potato
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons skim milk

Frosting

• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries, chopped

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 350°. Line 16 cups of two 12-cup mini-muffin pans with mini-muffin papers. In a bowl, combine flours and baking soda. In another bowl, cream together sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium. Add egg white, sweet potato and vanilla; beat on low until well combined. Add flour mixture and milk; beat on low until just combined. Do not overmix. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove from pans and cool completely. In a third bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese and spices until smooth. Frost cupcakes; garnish with cranberries.

The skinny

144 calories per 2 frosted cupcakes, 5 g fat (3 g saturated), 24 g carbs, 13 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein     self.com

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