My Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes are an all-time fan favorite. That’s because they taste incredible and they’re super easy to make! This easy paleo dessert recipe is made with only 7 ingredients. To throw these together all you need is coconut flour, eggs, palm shortening, honey, vanilla, salt, and baking soda. Given that the entire batch of cupcakes contains only 2 tablespoons of honey, they’re also a fantastic low-carb cupcake recipe. If you’ve been wondering how to make vanilla cupcakes, then this easy gluten-free cupcake recipe is your answer!
Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes are perfect for your birthday celebrations. They’re gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and best of all since they’re made with coconut flour, they’re a nut-free paleo cupcake. Yes, for all of you nut-free folks, this is the perfect nut-free dessert. If you are looking for more nut-free recipes, don’t miss out on my Nut-Free Recipes page.
Frost these incredible Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes with my easy Paleo Chocolate Frosting recipe for your paleo birthday celebrations. I hope you enjoy these Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes as much as we do. They’re quite a treat.
Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup palm shortening
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine coconut flour, salt, and baking soda
- Pulse in eggs, shortening, honey, and vanilla
- Divide batter between 6 cups in a paper lined muffin pan
- Bake at 350°F for 20-24 minutes
- Cool for 1 hour
- Frost with Paleo Chocolate Frosting
- Serve
Equipment
I haven’t tried making this recipe without eggs, so not sure if that will work. If you are on an egg-free diet, check out my Egg-Free Recipes page.
In terms of other substitution questions regarding this recipe, I wish I had a crystal ball and could predict which substitutions would work and which wouldn’t. Unfortunately, I haven’t yet found such a thing! If I did it would save me the 10 rounds or so I do of testing every recipe on this website. The only way I get an answer to a substitution question is to test it. So go for it guys. Test out your substitutions, and after you do, leave a comment so that others can learn from you in this incredible Elana’s Pantry community.
Here are some of my other nut-free paleo dessert recipes for you!
Jennifer says
For those of you who substituted coconut oil instead of shortening, did you melt the oil and how much did you use?
Amanda says
I just made these with a few substitutions, and they were amazing! I used butter instead of shortening, baking powder instead of baking soda (because that’s all I had), and xylitol with 2tbsp water instead of honey. They came out so tasty! Thank you!
Sarah says
I made these, they smell amazing, but they totally fell in on themselves like a souffle, anyone else encounter this?
Laelle says
I made these with coconut oil and they turned out great!
Lisa Morgenstern says
If it has coconut, it is NOT nut free. Coconut is a tree nut. Just wanted to clarify because coconut will kill my friend with a tree nut allergy, so you might want to modify your comment at the beginning about nut free. I have never used potato flour, is it similar?
laura says
Hi Elana! thanks sooo much for you amazing recipes! love them all! as for egg free recipes, i have recently found that replacing the egg whites can be done easily by replacing 1egg white with 1 table spoon of chia seed in half a glass of water left to rest and expand for 10min. then add in food processor with the rest and the seeds will soon disappear, i leave the egg yolk . voila! tastes the same. but maybe you already knew this in any case your recipes are truly a gift for a new gluten free household ! xxxx laura from Paris france
Jennie says
Quick question! The markings are super small on my computer–do they read EIGHTH of a teaspoon or THIRD of a teaspoon? LOL thanks!
Holly says
It says 1/8 teaspoon :)
Nora says
Can I just stir these in a bowl? I don’t have a foo processor. :(
Ariaun says
I’m looking for a recipe for my son’s birthday and these look great! The cupcake in the picture looks really small, though. Is it a regular-sized cupcake or a mini?
Elana says
Ariaun, it’s a regular sized cupcake :-)
lauren says
I’m making these tomorrow for my daughter to bring in to school Monday so she’s not left out of a school party. My only question is do you know if they freeze ok? I’d love to keep a few on hand for last minute parties. Anyone try?
Elana says
Lauren, I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)