Healthy Hostess Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

• * 1 medium zucchini, grated and excess water removed*
• * 1/4 c almond milk
• * 1/4 c whole wheat flour or oat flour
• * 1 scoop Select Milk Chocolate protein powder
• * 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
• * 1 egg
• * 1/4 c egg whites
• * 1/4 c vitafiber or sticky syrup
• * 2 tbsp. unsweetened applesauce
• * 1 tsp. uncut stevia
• * 1 tsp. vanilla extract (I used Better Body Foods)
• * 1 tsp. baking powder

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

* 2 oz sugar free dark chocolate
* 1 tsp. coconut oil
* 1 tsp. vitafiber syrup or sticky syrup
FILLING
* 1/2 c Truwhip or coconut whip cream
ICING:
* 1/4 c plus 1 tbsp. powdered erythritol
* 1/2 tbsp. water
* 1/2 tbsp. vitafiber or sticky syrup
* 1 tbsp. vanilla protein powder

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 325f and prepare cupcake pan with non-stick spray. (I used a silicone cupcake mold)
2. Use a cheese grater to shred the zucchini then place in a paper towel and squeeze out the excess water and set a side. 
3. In a large bowl, mix eggs, egg whites, vanilla extract, applesauce, almond milk, vitafiber syrup and zucchini until smooth and fluffy. 
4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, protein, baking powder, stevia and cocoa powder together then add to the egg mixture and stir until combined. 
5. Fill cupcake molds with approximately 1/4 cup of the mix and bake for 22-24 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
6. Let cupcakes cool completely. 
7. There's two ways you can fill the cupcakes, you can poke holes on the tops of the cupcakes and use a small nozzle tip to pipe the filling in or you can cut out a hole in the center from the top of the cupcake and fill it using a nozzle tip and piping bag. I feel like you will get more filling if you cut out a little cake. Either way is delicious. 
8. Once your cakes are filled, gently melt your glaze ingredients together until smooth. 
9. Dip the tops of each cupcake into the chocolate and then place them in the freezer for 5 minutes to harden. 
10. *Do not make your icing until you are completely ready to place it in your piping bag and decorate the cupcakes because this icing hardens very quickly. 
11. Mix all icing ingredients together and place them in a prepared piping bag and then decorate Protein cupcakes. 
12. Enjoy!

Yield: 6 cupcakes
Serving Size: 1 cupcake
Calories per serving: 126
Macros: 4g F, 21g C, 4g P

Recipe by: @peanutbutterpluschocolate