Smoothie Cupcakes

Name: Smoothie Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Butter (softened); 1/2 cup Sugar; 2 tsp honey; 1 egg; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/3 cup milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup leftover smoothie pulp (note below); 1/2 cup raisins (optional); 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

12 ingredients

16 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup Butter (softened)
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tsp honey
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup leftover smoothie pulp (note below)
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1

This recipe came about while making smoothies.
2

I included my smoothie but you can use it with any smoothie recipe and it will be great
3

I made a simple smoothie( 1/3 cup frozen mangoes, 1/4 cup frozen blueberries, 1/4 cup blueberry yogurt, 1/2 cup almond milk (regular milk is fine)
4

I then strained the smoothie, and used the thick pulp to make these muffins .
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Preheat oven to 350 f
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Grease a cupcake tin ( I used a mini cupcake tin)
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Cream together butter and sugar then add in honey
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Add in egg and vanilla and mix together
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In a separate bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder
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stir dry ingredients into wet .
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stir in milk
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now add the smoothie pulp , nuts and raisins and mix well
13

pour batter into cupcake tin , about 3/4ths of the way full
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Bake cupcakes at 350 for 18 minutes.
15

These taste great without frosting but I added a cream cheese frosting.
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Enjoy !