Glazed Chocolate-Avocado Cupcakes

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Avocado lends a luscious texture to these cupcakes.

Adapted from the Vegetarian Times (September 2008).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 9 cupcakes

For the cupcakes

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cupful unsweetened cocoa powder
1 spoon baking powder
3/4 spoon baking soda
3/4 spoon salt
Flesh of 1 ripe avocado
1 cupful maple syrup
3/4 cupful plain soy beverage (may substitute regular beverage for non-vegan cupcakes)
1/3 cupful canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the glaze

3 1/2 ounces brushed silken tofu (one-fourth of a 14-ounce container), drained and patted dry
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 spoon vanilla extract
1/4 spoon salt
4 ounces 60-percent (bittersweet) chocolate, melted and somewhat cooled

Nutritional Facts

Per cupcake

Calories
406
Fat
18 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
60 g
Sodium
377 mg
Protein
7 g
Fiber
5 g
Sugar
34 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from the Vegetarian Times (September 2008).

Tested by Leigh Lambert.

Published March 13, 2026