Fluffy texture, creamy frosting, delicate flavors perfectly complementing each other – these vegan pineapple coconut cupcakes will be a hit any day!
Vegan Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cans (400 ml) full fat coconut milk, refrigerated for at least 24 hours
- 3–4 tablespoons organic powdered sugar (optional)
- ¼ cup toasted coconut for topping (optional)
Instructions
Make the cupcakes:
- Pre-heat oven to 175°C/350°F and grease a 12-cup muffin pan (or use cupcake liners).
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Add the fresh pineapple to a blender and pulse a few times until it is puréed. Add the pineapple to a small bowl, along with the milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk together and then add to the dry ingredients, stirring until combined.
- Divide the batter into the prepared cupcake pan. Each cup should be about two-thirds full. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frost the cupcakes:
- Scoop out the solidified coconut milk (discard or reserve the coconut water for another use) and add to a deep mixing bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the coconut milk on high until it is fully whipped and creamy. This may take a few minutes. For a sweetened coconut whip, add in 3-4 tablespoons of powdered sugar and beat until incorporated
- Add the coconut whip to a piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes, or spread on with a knife. Top with toasted coconut, or other desired toppings.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 3-4 days.
Notes
If the coconut whip is too soft to pipe onto the cupcakes, just place in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to set up.
The powdered sugar in the coconut whip is completely optional. It doesn’t really impact the texture of the whip, it just sweetens it.
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