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Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins

10/17/2017

 
PictureImage Credit: Simple Mills
Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins, courtesy Simple Mills.

Prep time (excluding cooling time): 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Yield: 12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:
CUPCAKES:
3 eggs (or egg substitute)
1 cup boiling water
4 tea bags of chai tea
3 tbsp coconut oil, melted and slightly cooled
1 box of Simple Mills Pumpkin Muffin Mix
FROSTINGS:
3/4 cup Simple Mills Vanilla Frosting, divided and at room temperature
1/4 cup goji berries
1/4 cup water
1/8 cup pureed purple sweet potato
1/4 - 1/2 tsp charcoal

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Make the cupcakes: place the tea bags in a mug with the boiling water and let them sit for 10 minutes. Let cool completely
2. Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a muffin pan or line with paper liners
3. Prepare pumpkin muffins according to instructions on the box, using the chai water instead of regular water
4. Pour batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each cup 2/3 full
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until tester comes out clean; cool completely before frosting
6. Make the frostings: soak goji berries in water for 20 minutes
7. Puree the berries and water in a blender. Strain into a small mixing bowl using a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds
3. In a separate bowl, add 1/4 cup of frosting and 1 1/2 tsp of goji puree. Mix homogeneous orange color is obtained. Add more coloring if desired; set aside
4. Make the purple frosting: in another small bowl, add 1/4 cup of frosting and the pureed sweet potato. Mix until homogeneous; set aside
5. Make the black frosting: in another small bowl, add 1/4 cup of frosting and the activated charcoal. Mix until homogeneous; set aside.
Enjoy!


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