Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes with Vanilla Cashew Cream and Crushed Pistachios
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • Cupcakes-1 C almond meal or flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbs matcha green tea powder
  • 2 Tbs raw cane sugar or honey
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
  • 2 Tbs coconut oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 1 Tbs almond or coconut milk OR ½ C if you want to leave out the banana
  • Frosting-½ C raw cashews, soaked 6-8 hrs
  • ¼ C water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbs honey
  • Topping-1/4 C crushed pistachios
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Mix together dry ingredients, almond meal, baking soda, salt,matcha and sugar
  3. Mix together wet ingredients, coconut oil, egg,banana, coconut or almond milk, combine with dry ingredients and don't over mix.
  4. Fill cupcake papers ¾ of the way up, bake for 20-25 minutes
  5. In a blender or food processor add the strained cashews, coconut oil, vanilla, honey and a pinch of salt, slowly add the water until the consistency is thick yet spreadable and super smooth and creamy.
  6. Let the cupcakes cool before spreading with cashew cream frosting, top with crushed pistachios.
Recipe by Naked Cuisine at https://www.nakedcuisine.com/matcha-green-tea-cupcakes-vanilla-cashew-cream-crushed-pistachios/