Healthier Chocolate Cupcakes Not Too Sweet

Published 2/1/2020 Looking for more healthier desserts to vie that special someone, look no further than these chocolate cupcakes or our raspberry chocolate almond butter cups or even these sugar cookie cut-outs!

Cupcakes > Cake!

Cupcake, do the cupcake danceeeee! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve searched the internets for a healthier cupcake recipe. And it seems like there are so many delicious healthier cake recipes, but few and far between when it comes to cupcakes. And ain’t nobody like a dry or dense cupcake recipe. So, this led us to the decision to finally take the reins and make one of our own! And let me tell you, cupcakes are just oh so fun to style and photograph. I pretty much just love photographing beautiful desserts of ALL kinds. Sometimes it’s really hard to make a quinoa casserole look pretty, but I NEVER have this issue with cupcakes. They are just so pretty. Plus it finally felt like the perfect time to use our new brass measuring cups from Anthropologie.

Cupcake Decorating!

My favorite part of cupcake making is obviously the cupcake decorating. I literally lay in my bed at night for a good half hour watching dessert decorating tutorials. It just never gets old watching the swirl again and again and again. I’m the same way with cookie decorating. I can just sit there for hours watching someone decorate cookies. Can someone please agree with me?! DESSERT VIDEO TUTORIALS FOR LIFE.

A Not-Too-Sweet Cupcake

So, before you jump into making this recipe…I want to preface that this IS NOT an overly sweet cupcake. We asked ourselves, how do you make a healthier cupcake? Well, there are a couple of things you can do:

Try and use as many whole grains as possibleLower the sugar content a bitTake down the fat content and sub for Greek yogurt

So, this is exactly what we did! I actually have grown to not like my dessert recipes super sweet. So, I am warning you: if you’re expecting a cupcake with 100g of sugar, this is not the recipe for you. The frosting isn’t super sweet either. Pro Tip: If you are craving more sweet, just keep on adding honey to your frosting until it’s at your preferred sweetness. That is all. ENJOY.