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Cupcakes Make The Perfect Bite Sized Treat – 16 Quick and Easy Recipes You Can Make Today

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Cupcakes are more than just a kid’s delight. They can be elegant, decadent, healthy and festive, too. Whether you need gluten-free, vegan or holiday-themed cupcakes, we have the recipes to suit your needs and cravings. From parties to bake sales to everyday indulgences, cupcakes are always a good idea. Go ahead and spoil yourself!

S’Mores Cupcakes

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S’Mores Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

Classic s’mores ingredients brought together in a cupcake. Moist chocolate cake batter baked right on top of a graham cracker crust form the base of these cupcakes, which are then topped with creamy marshmallow fluff (toasted with a torch), more graham crackers and chunks of chocolate. Get the recipe for S’Mores Cupcakes.

Mini Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes

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Mini Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

Chocolate cake with a swirl of rich dark chocolate ganache – in mini cupcake form. Portion control! Get the recipe for Mini Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes.

Key Lime Cupcakes

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Key Lime Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

Vanilla cake on top of a layer of low FODMAP, gluten-free graham cracker crust, lime curd filling and a zesty lime cream cheese frosting complete the recipe, which is party-worthy. This recipe takes advantage of a gluten-free vanilla cake mix! Get the recipe for Key Lime Cupcakes.

Teeny Tiny Coconut Cupcakes

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Teeny Tiny Coconut Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

Sometimes the best treats come in tiny packages, like these Coconut Cupcakes. This recipe uses two forms of dried and shredded coconut: sweetened for sweetness and a fabulous chewy texture and unsweetened to boost the coconut flavor without added sugar. Sour cream in the batter makes a rich cupcake. Get the recipe for Teeny Tiny Coconut Cupcakes.

Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

White cake with a filling of pastry cream and a dark chocolate glaze – just like full-size Boston Cream Pie, which is a cake! Get the recipe for Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

This is the recipe to make for bake sales and parties. Everyone loves a moist chocolate cupcake with creamy vanilla frosting. Get the recipe for Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting.

Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes

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Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

These chocolate cupcakes sport a chocolate glaze with a white chocolate “web”. They are easier to make than they look – and people will be amazed. Get the recipe for Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes.

Basic White Cupcakes

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Basic White Cupcakes. Photo credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

This is our basic, gluten-free white cake batter. Pick and choose whatever frosting you like! Get the recipe for Basic White Cupcakes.

Dominican Bizcocho Cupcakes

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Photo credit: Tia Clara.

These cupcakes are made with the same batter from our bizcocho dominicano, our beloved Dominican cake recipe. Now you can also serve them in beautiful, easier-to-make cupcakes but with the same delicate flavor and heavenly texture, we all know and love so much. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Vegan Nutella Cupcakes

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Photo credit: Alexandra Caspero.

Vegan Nutella Cupcakes! These vegan cupcakes are SO delicious, no one knows they’re vegan! Chocolate hazelnut cakes with chocolate frosting. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Chocolate Almond Flour Cupcakes

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Photo credit: Karen Kelly.

If you are looking for a sweet treat but you are avoiding refined sugar, these Chocolate Almond Flour Cupcakes are for you. They are super-rich, dense, and chocolatey and mildly sweet from the coconut sugar. {gluten free, grain-free, paleo, refined sugar free}. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Quick Cream Cheese Frosting

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Photo credit: Tia Clara.

I love carrot cake, and I love spices, and I combined them into these easy-to-make carrot cake cupcakes. Enjoy these single-serving carrot cakes with fantastic flavor, soft, moist crumbs, moist texture, and smooth cream cheese frosting with a secret or two of its own. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Easy Easter Mini Egg Nest Cupcakes

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Photo credit: Bella Bucchiotti.

It’s never too early to start looking for Easter cupcake recipe ideas! These Easter mini egg nest cupcakes are perfect. They’re cute little bird nest cupcakes and they’re made with Cadbury mini eggs for a colourful result. This Easter dessert is easy to make from scratch and tastes great! Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Strawberry Filled Cupcakes With Strawberry Whipped Cream

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These Strawberry Filled Cupcakes are the ultimate summer cupcakes, and loved by kids and adults alike. Super easy to make with just vanilla cupcakes, fresh strawberries and whipped cream they come together in under 1 hour. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Candy Cane Cupcakes

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These candy cane cupcakes are the ultimate Christmas cupcake. With a moist vanilla muffin topped with a whipped cream frosting with real candy canes – this is an easy recipe that comes out looking and tasting just like candy canes. Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

Fudgy Vegan Brownie Cupcakes

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Photo credit: Emese Maczkó and Nándor Barta.

How do you like your chocolate brownies? We like them fudgy, chocolatey, and moist. You need only one bowl and 9 wholesome ingredients to make these festive vegan brownie cupcakes for Christmas. Are you ready? Get the recipe for these cupcakes.

6 Rich And Fudgy Brownies That Will Make You Want To Lick The Bowl

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In our opinion, you can never have enough brownie recipes. We have gathered our top 6; the brownie recipes you don’t have – yet. And you do need them; trust us. Nutella. Peppermint. Toasted almond & Coconut. S’Mores. PB & J – and even a super quick One-Bowl Brownie. Get ready to be inspired. Click for 6 Rich And Fudgy Brownies That Will Make You Want To Lick The Bowl

85 Desserts For The Chocolate Lover In Your Life

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Welcome to the largest collection of desserts for the chocolate lover in your life. Each of these are also gut-friendly so that you don’t have to worry about bloating, or a noisy belly when getting romantic! All of these desserts are gluten-free and low FODMAP! Click for 85 Desserts For The Chocolate Lover In Your Life

The Crazy Best and Easy Cookie Recipes Ever!

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Cookies – small, large, soft, chewy, crispy, chocolaty, peanut buttery, elegant, homespun, one-bowl, drop, rolled and shaped – we’ll take them all. You can never have enough cookie recipes and ours are all created in our very own Test Kitchen; these recipes work! Several can be prepped in the time it takes to preheat the oven. Click for The Crazy Best and Easy Cookie Recipes Ever!

Looking For Dairy Free Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts?

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This article will discuss the low FODMAP ice cream and frozen desserts that you can find in supermarkets and restaurants, as well as our own exclusive recipes, and will include information on dairy based as well as alt milk frozen desserts and recipes. Click here for Dairy Free Frozen Desserts Recipes.

20 Strawberry Recipes That Will Make You Berry Happy!

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Photo Credit: Dédé Wilson from FODMAP Everyday®.

These days, depending on where you live, you might be able to get decent strawberries all year long. Spring, however, brings fresh, new batches and we are always looking for new ways to incorporate these delicious berries into our diet. From drinks to cakes, crisps, cobblers, bars and even a salad, frozen desserts and a salsa, we have 20 strawberry recipes for you. Click for 20 Strawberry Recipes That Will Make You Berry Happy!

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