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Pecan Cupcakes

Moist, flavorful, and with an icing that's soo good you'll want to eat it by the spoonful, these keto Pecan Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Icing are going to become your new favorite!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond flour cupcakes, brown butter cream cheese icing, keto dessert, keto pecan cupcakes, low-carb cupcake recipe
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 342kcal
Author: Chef Jenn

Ingredients

Icing

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, xanthan gum, pecans, and baking powder.
  • In another larger bowl, whisk the eggs until well combined. Add the melted butter and mix well. Finally, add the vanilla.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Your batter should be thick but still runny.
  • Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray and fill 6 muffin cups with equal amounts of batter.

Bake at 350-F for about 15 minutes or until the cupcakes are set in the middle - a toothpick or knife should come out clean when inserted.

    To Make The Icing

    • Beat the cream cheese with electric beaters until creamy and smooth.
    • Add the butter to a small skillet. Melt the butter over medium heat. Continue to cook the butter until the foaming subsides, and you start to see brown flecks in the bottom of the skillet. Don't burn the butter - medium to dark brown solids are what you're looking for. Remove the butter from the heat and let cool.
    • When the butter is cool, add it to the cream cheese and beat with the beaters for 2-3 minutes.
    • Add the powdered sugar substitute and 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream. Beat until light and fluffy. Add another tbsp or two of heavy whipping cream if your icing is too thick.

      To assemble
    • Top the cooled cupcakes with the icing and enjoy!

    Notes

    Recipe Card Tips

    • Let the cupcakes cool completely before icing. Icing warm cupcakes melts it right off.
    • Pull the browned butter off the heat the moment the solids turn medium brown. It keeps cooking from residual heat.
    • Use room temperature cream cheese for the icing. Cold cream cheese leaves lumps that won't beat out.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupcake and 1/6 of the icing | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 917IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbohydrates: 3g