These grain-free Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes are absolutely perfect for birthday celebrations. Because so many of you have nut allergies, I decided this had to be a nut-free cupcake recipe! Be sure to check out my Nut-Free Recipes page if you are on a nut-free diet, or if your children go to a school with a nut-free food policy.
Made with coconut oil, these cupcakes are also a fabulous dairy-free dessert. While I’ve been on a strict grain-free diet since 2001, my recipes continue to evolve within the grain-free genre, as I learn more about various healthy foods. Coconut oil has been a favorite ingredient of mine for some time, but for the past year or so my focus has been on eating as much coconut oil as I can. Sometimes that means eating it straight out of the jar, other times I add it to everything I cook. Most days I do both.
A good deal of anecdotal evidence points to coconut oil as a fabulous brain food. Here’s a video that discusses the health benefits of coconut oil.
Did you ever notice that the rise of various brain disorders (ADD, Autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, etc.) happened to take place in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when the fat-free diet was all the rage? I think many people’s brains may have been malnourished by the pervasive lack of fat in the Standard American Diet during this period.
My Paleo Chocolate Cupcake recipe is full of good fat! I hope your family enjoys these gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free chocolate cupcakes as much as we do!
Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ⅓ cup honey
Instructions
- Pulse together dry ingredients in a food processor
- Pulse in wet ingredients
- Line a muffin pan with paper liners and scoop ¼ cup batter into each
- Bake at 350°F for 15-18 minutes
- Cool and serve
Frost these Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes with my amazing Paleo Chocolate Frosting. Here are some of my other easy paleo cupcake recipes!
stacy says
Anyone find a sub for the eggs? I want to make these for my sons birthday and he has a dairy and egg allergy. Thanks
Elana says
Stacy, here’s a link to my Egg-Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
jessie says
Hi Elana made your chocolate cupcakes to night and they were a delight, light as a feather, best ones I have ever made, the icing was a little tricky but worked and added and extra dimension to the cupcake. Love your site and the effort you have gone to to create these lovely recipes and then to share with the rest of us. Considering I am not much of a baker as in making cakes etc your recipes so simple and easy to follow. Love them. Thanks.
heather says
This recipe was a great find for me. I’m fairly picky when it comes to both chocolate and pale baked goods recipes, and this one is beautifully simple and results in tasty, very moist cupcakes. I substitute coconut sugar and it worked great. mmm.
Abigail (Mamatouille) says
I’m going to do a baking preview of these this week and make them again for my son’s 7th birthday party next week. So excited to have found this recipe + the frosting one. Cheers!
carla flaim says
Thanks so much for the grain free paleo recipes! Helps so much…
Holly C says
I just made these cupcakes and the frosting… OMG!!! These are the BEST tasting cupcakes I have ever made from scratch. I can’t wait to try other recipes you have on your site.
Crystal says
Hi.. I am researching and learning about a grain free/gluten free lifestyle.. we are already dairy free.. But I have a question.. What do you recommend for those of us that don’t have a food processor? Will a regular blender work?
Thank you again for these very delicious and simple recipes..
Mallory says
If you have an allergy to honey what do you suggest as a replacement?
Lisa says
I don’t usually comment on recipes, but I had to comment on these. I was hesitant to try these ever since I tried coconut flour pancakes and hated them for their dry and funny taste. However, these are delicious!! They are easy, cheap, and have a great, moist taste. They are the closest thing I’ve tasted to a regular cupcake in a long time! Thank you!
Eden says
Elana, I love your recipes. You were the one who made me realize I could survive my food allergies when I was diagnosed a couple of years ago. In the last year, I also went Paleo and love all the recipes you have been sharing this year that are Paleo-specific. I own all of your cookbooks and the last two years my birthday cakes have been a version of one of your cupcakes. Thanks for making it easy to eat and enjoy good food.