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almonds, basil, Body Ecology Diet, cauliflower, eggs, gluten free, grain free, peas, SCD, Specific Carbohydrate Diet, spinach, vegan
You know what I love? Afternoon thunderstorms:)
Cauliflower Cupcakes with Green Pea & Spinach Frosting!
And today we had one — with all the bells & whistles — thunder, wind, rain, and the fresh & clean post-storm air. Our flowers and grass definitely welcomed the rain!
so whimsical!
That’s that best part — when you walk outside after a storm, it’s 10 degrees cooler, and the air smells magnificently fresh and so alive. I love it.
a savory cupcake!
So tonight for dinner, I was feeling a little spunky. A little adventurous. And my parents were going out on a dinner date, so I had a bit more freedom to experiment:)
late evening sun:)
So what did I make? SCD Cauliflower “Cupcakes” with Green Pea & Spinach “Frosting!”
mmmmmmm!
Tender and fluffy, savory cupcakes topped with a healthy and delicious frosting of pureed spinach and green peas!
yum!
And they’re Gluten Free, Specific Carbohydrate Diet and Body Ecology Diet friendly with a Vegan Option!
amazing Green Pea and Spinach “Frosting”
Here’s what you need: (serves 1)
Cupcakes: (makes 3)
2/3 head of cauliflower, riced
1/4 cup almond flour
2 egg whites (Vegan option: 2 flax/chia eggs)
scant 1/2 tsp salt
2 grinds of black pepper
pinch of garlic powder
green onions, sliced (garnish)
Frosting:
1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
1 cup baby spinach
~ 10 fresh basil leaves (one stem’s worth)
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 squeeze of lemon
healthy pinch of salt
pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place your raw cauliflower florets into your food processor and process until it resembles rice. Then, place your “rice” in a clean kitchen towel and wring out all the liquid. Then, combine it with the rest of your cupcake ingredients and mix well. Then, tightly pack your batter into 3 olive-oil-sprayed, non-stick muffin tins. Bake for 30 minutes, until the edges are beginning to turn golden brown.
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To extract them from the tins, carefully run a paring knife around the edge. Place a plate upside-down on the muffin tin, and then flip the whole thing over, flipping the cupcakes out. :)
Gluten Free, SCD & BED w/ Vegan Option!
While they’re baking, make your frosting. Combine all your frosting ingredients in the food processor, and process until smooth and creamy. You will need to scrape down the sides about 5 times.
what a plate!
To make the “swirl,” put the frosting in a ziplock bag. Squeeze it down to one corner, snip the corner, and you now have a make-shift piping bag!
wonderful golden edges!
These cupcakes were phenomenal! They were so fun and whimsical! They felt like they were straight out of a Dr. Seuss book!
love it!
The flavors were delicate and wonderful! You could really taste the sweet peas and basil in the “frosting!” Fabulous:)
so light and fluffy!
And the texture of the cake was wonderful! You’d think it’d be dense, but it wasn’t at all! Quite the opposite, in fact! It was light and fluffy, and so tender! And the cauliflower was indistinguishable! It was just good:)
there’s cauliflower in that?!!!
A real winner in my book:)
Do you like thunderstorms?
See ya tomorrow!
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I need to try these! I can’t get over how green the “frosting” is! I can’t imagine by brother’s reaction to this one but I for one think it looks delicious! So creative!
Haha thank you Alaine! These were so fun to eat! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great night!
OMG how cute are these?! The green “frosting” is so beautiful and vibrant and I love the idea of the cauliflower “cupcake.” I bet this tasted so good!
I also really love thunderstorms. I love the smell of the air after a storm. Just like I love the smell of the air right before it snows. So clean and fresh :)
Thank you Sarah! These were definitely a whimsical treat:) oh my gosh, you’re making me so excited for winter! I love that feeling right before it snows! Everything is so still and crisp! I just totally took a mental vacation:) haha thanks for stopping by! Have a great night!
One of the most creative recipes ever! That storm really charged you up! I love that wild and free feeling you can get from a thunderstorm, like something exciting is just about to happen.
Thank you Kamellia! I know! I love that feeling! So exciting:) haha Thanks for stopping by! have a great night!
Cauliflower cupcakes?! You’re too cool girl!!! :D So creative. Yes I LOVE thunderstorms as long as it’s not too windy. I’m scared of wind – yeah strange I know! lol
Thank you Heathy! I’m with you, I don’t like wind either – that’s scary! And yeah! This was a fun meal for sure:) thanks for stopping by!
you are a genius, these look super cute and delicious! will have to make them this week! they look amazing and would be perfect for a dinner party or something. oh i cant wait to share with my girlfriends! :)
thank you so much Alexia! They were a lot of fun to eat! They’d be great for a dinner party! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great afternoon!
Awesome recipe ans some lovely pictures!
Thank you Vicky! This was a fun meal for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh wow these are absolutely gorgeous Caralyn! I love how green the frosting is and I bet this tastes amazing! I am definitely going to try this one!
I love thunderstorms too- something about being all cozy inside while they rage on outside. The sound of rain on the roof, the smell of wet grass- amazing!
Thank you Gabby! It’s amazing the color that spinach makes things! SO green! ANd yes! Storms are so great when you can curl up and watch a movie or read a book:) Glad you stopped by! Have a great afternoon!
This is so creative! I can’t believe how well the cupcakes held together–the texture looks great! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
THank you Lauren! I know! I was really happy with how they turned out:) Thanks for stopping by! Have a great afternoon!
I LOVE savory treats! I also LOVE the color of the “frosting” on these! Cauliflower really is such a multipurpose vegetables. Delicious, nutritious and fun to eat! These look and sound amazing!
Thank you Sarena! I know! I like to call cauliflower the “humble superstar!” Its so versatile! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
I’m a thunderstorm fan too, but my canine roommate isn’t. I like the idea of curling up and reading a book or something peaceful, but they are usually spent trying to calm my trembling little girl. Luckily we don’t get them too often out here… :-)
These look amazing and I love the combo of cauliflower and almond flour. They sound so earthy and wholesome, while being light at the same time. Yum!
Awwww yeah my pup doesn’t like thunderstorms either. Thank you, Kristy! Yeah this was a really fun meal:) glad you stopped by! Have a great day!
I love the idea of using cauliflower as “cupcakes”….so creative and really cute presentation! I am pinning this to try later!
Thank you! This was a really whimsical meal:) Thanks for the pin! Glad you stopped by! Have a great afternoon!
Brilliant! Between the cauliflower cupcakes and carrot pancakes (and everything else), you have proven to make healthy food in traditional comfort food form. I love thunderstorms, but they don’t happen here too often (as you might remember from your time at CSU). Would you believe, I don’t own an umbrella – that’s how often it rains here!
Thank you Ingrid! Haha! Now that you mention it, I don’t think I owned an umbrella during my time there either! I do miss those brilliant blue skies:) Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
HOW do you come up with this stuff? You have got to consider making a cook book. These are such fabulous and unique recipes. And beautiful, too.
Aw, thank you so much! That means a lot:) I just love to play with my food:) Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful afternoon!
very creative! great way to play with your food :)
Thank you Shannon! It was definitely a fun dinner:) thanks for stopping by! Have a great night!
These are awesome, dude! Misty would totally DIG these (as would I!) Cute cute cute :)
Thank you so much Lou! I bet Misty would love these too:) glad you stopped by! Have a great night!
I’m in love! Your presentation is so playful- this kind of dish would get any picky eater to gladly eat their vegetables.
And I do love summer storms too, but prefer them at night. The rumbling is sort of like a lullaby that puts me to sleep. :)
Thank you Hannah! This was definitely a fun and whimsical meal! and I LOVE falling asleep to rain on the roof — it’s like nature’s lullaby:) Thanks for stopping by! Have a great night!
Super adorable – I love these savory “cupcakes” you come up with – you are going to be the Master of Food Disguise when you become a mom or auntie!
Hahah thank you Heather! Yeah I love to make eating healthy fun! :) thanks for stopping by! Have a great afternoon!
I love thunderstorms – provided I am inside. Your Cauliflower ‘cupcakes’ with Green Pea & Spinach frosting are so creative! They look absolutely beautiful too, and the flavours sound amazing.
Thank you so much! They were really fun to eat:) thanks for stopping by! Have a great afternoon!
cute lil cupcakes! they sound super yummy. i wonder if i can get my kids to eat them. they might be wary of the green frosting, but hey, it’s still a cupcake! :)
Thank you! Haha yeah, definitely kid friendly! :) thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!
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What great cupcakes.
thank you! They were really fun:) Thanks for stopping by! have a great weekend!
more amazing food – I love the sound of these – want them right now but it is too late – and they are so so beautiful too
Thank you Johanna! This was an especially fun meal – very whimsical:) I couldn’t help but smile when serving them!
I just made these and they were insanely scrumptious!!! I gave one to my roommate and she is in love with them as well. I saw this post on the Wheat-Free Meat-Free Blog as one of her top picks for the week and although I’ve been following her blog for many months, I’ve never gotten around to actually making anything I saw. Until I saw your post!! My only question is about how much cauliflower did you have after you ground it up because I ended up with 8 cupcakes following the recipe and using 2/3 head of cauliflower. Maybe my cauliflower was huge? Thanks again!
Hey Anna! Awesome!! Thank you so much! That just made my day:) I’m so glad you and your roommate enjoyed them. I had enough for 3 cupcakes, so maybe my cauliflower was particularly small, or your cauli particularly large? haha. I thought all cauliflower was roughly the same size, but I recently came across one in Wisconsin that was HUGEEE! so apparently not:P Next time I’ll figure out the exact measurement. I’d guesstimate about a packed cup to 1 1/4 cups. Hope that helps! Have a great night! Glad you stopped by!
Hi, thank you for making fun g/f food ideas for my kids! :) I have all kinds of flour but not almond, could you rec. a sub? Thanks so much! :)
Thank you!! :) Hmm, I would try GF All Purpose flour. It should mimic the texture, however the unique nutty flavor is only provided by almond flour. I hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day! Happy cooking:)
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