Halfway Healthy Hanukkah Cupcakes

Easy-to-make festive cupcakes for Hanukkah! Whole wheat flour and almond milk make them a little healthier than most.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 386 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• ⅓ cup almond milk
• ¾ cup vanilla frosting, divided
• 4 drops blue food coloring, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 6 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; beat in egg and vanilla extract. Stir flour and baking powder into creamed butter mixture until combined; stir and almond milk until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes are lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes completely, about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Mix 1/2 cup frosting and food coloring together in a bowl until color is even. Spoon the remaining 1/4 cup frosting into a small plastic bag and cut a small hole in the bottom corner.

Step 5

Frost the cooled cupcakes with blue frosting and then draw a star on top using the white frosting piping bag.