Comments on: Best Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Cupcake, EVER! xanthan free, soy free, dairy free, egg free, sugar free

By: alea

alea — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:36:35 +0000

Hi Crystal!

If yo uwant to improve the nutritional value, you could try millet flour or sorghum flour- they are both soft flours and have a good texture. I find quinoa (unless you roast the flour), sometimes has a strong grassy taste, and adding more coconut flour will make them dry (coconut flour tends to slurp up all the moisture in a recipe- i try to use as little as possible) . For cupcakes- If you use an ice cream scoop i believe it should make about a dozen. Hope this helps! :D alea

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:35 +0000

Love your website! You are so innovative and resourceful.
I was hoping to increase the nutritional value of these cupcakes and wondered about replacing the white rice flour with a combination of quinoa and maybe more coconut flour? I’d like to take see to a girls night and want really want them to turn out! Also, I may have misses it, but how many cupcakes does it make?
Thanks!

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By: alea

alea — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:49:07 +0000

Hi there Jordan!

hmmmm…. ok, about the substitutions…. to substitute for the coconut flour, you can do chickpea flour. For the almond flour, can your friend do any nuts? if so, try a mix of 1 part hazelnut meal, 1 part potato starch, and 1 part sorghum flour. I can’t guarantee it will work, almond flour has some pretty unique properties to it, although, you can check for the cupcake recipe at Gluten Free Goddess.com – she doesn’t use almond or coconut in her recipe. :) best of luck, let me know how it turns out! -alea

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:44:53 +0000

Hey there!

I was wondering if you have any substitution suggestions for the coconut flour in this recipe apart from almond meal. I was going to attempt this recipe to cheer up a friend of mine who is quite new to his restricted diet and having a tough time dealing with it, but he has a sensitivity to both almonds and coconuts. Any ideas? Thanks in advance :)

By: alea

alea — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:11:20 +0000

hi there Jay!
You can use chickpea flour instead, it has similar protein properties and binding capacity. You can also use regular white or brown sugar insteadof the coconut sugar. Happy baking! :D

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:50:50 +0000

Hi. I was wondering if you had a substitute for the almond meal in this recipe. My son is allergic to nuts. Also, if I can’t find coconut sugar, coudl I use brown sugar instead.

By: alea

alea — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:54:44 +0000

hey there Jenn!
thank you so much for that awesome feedback… i kinda love those brownies a bit too :D oh! hey- i just found a barbecue sauce recipe thats sugar free and gluten free- i posted on the FB fanpage wall, hope its helpful… if you have any requests for anything, don’t hesitate to ask :D alea

By: JennInAustin

JennInAustin — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:56:41 +0000

Thanks! These were yummy. I had to make a few substitutions (didn’t have coconut flour and only had brown rice flour – not white). It was GREAT to be able to have a sweet thing for my kiddos (and me too!).