Vegan Halloween Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote

These chocolate decorated vegan Halloween cupcakes are spooky delicious and so easy to make at home!

Cook Time20

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate, cupcakes, dairy free, egg free, vegan

Servings: cupcakes

1 cup flour (120g) (spelt, white, or gf all purpose) (For low carb: Keto Chocolate Cupcakes)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g)
2 tbsp Dutch cocoa powder or additional unsweetened cocoa powder (10g)
3/4 cup sugar or xylitol (150g)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup water (120g)
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (120g)
1/4 cup oil (48g) (can sub additional water for fat free)
2 tsp pure vanilla extract (10g)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar (5g)
vegan Halloween decorations of choice (see above for ideas)

1. Preheat oven to 350° F (177° C).
2. Grease or line a cupcake tin, then set this pan aside.
3. Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and stir well.
4. Add wet ingredients to form a cupcake batter. Stir until just evenly combined.
5. Portion into 9 cupcake tins, filling each about 2/3 of the way up.
6. Bake on the oven's center rack for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out mostly clean.
7. Let cool before frosting. See above for detailed instructions on how to turn the cupcakes into different Halloween characters.
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