In my family we treat corn, carrots, potatoes, and white rice as if they were sweets (i.e. sugar = excess weight gain). They are all simple carbohydrates as are the products made from them (chips, cereal, rice cakes and pretzels...). So we never use alternative flours made from corn, rice or potatoes. Remember 4 grams of carbohydrates equal 1 teaspoon of sugar in our body! My new favorite is peanut flour; it is low in carbohydrates, high in protein and healthy fats. It also gives my baking a great flavor.
2 cups peanut flour
1/2 cup Just Like Sugar (or erythritol)
1 tsp stevia glycerite
3 1/2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners or you may also grease cupcake pans with butter. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 30 seconds while scraping bowl. Mix at high speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl every minute.
Spoon cupcake batter into liners until they are 2/3 full. You should have enough batter for 24 cupcakes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans then move to wire rack to cool completely.
Frost your peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes any way you want. You could even try just spreading extra peanut butter as your frosting.
Peanut Flour (Per CUP): 196 calories, 20.82 carbs, 9.5 fiber, 31.32 protein
Makes 6 LARGE cupcakes (per cupcake): 110 calories, 7.6 carbs, 3g fiber, 14g protein!
